Effect of holding time on microstructure and energy storage performance of (Pb0.2Ca0.2Mg0.2Sr0.2Ba0.2)TiO3 high-entropy perovskite ceramics
摘要
PCMSBT high-entropy perovskite ceramics with the nominal composition (Pb0.2Ca0.2Mg0.2Sr0.2Ba0.2)TiO3 were sintered at 1200 °C for 6, 10, 14, and 18 h to investigate the effect of holding time on dielectric energy storage behavior. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that all samples retained a perovskite phase, while scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed grain coarsening from 6 to 14 h and pronounced grain size heterogeneity at 18 h. The 18-h specimen exhibited distinct dielectric behavior, including reduced εr, increased tanδ, poorer frequency stability, and a feature near 120 °C. Activation energies derived from Arrhenius analysis were 0.727, 0.753, 0.862, and 0.814 eV for the 6-, 10-, 14-, and 18-h samples, respectively. Polarization–electric field (P-E) analysis showed that Wrec reached 0.80 J cm−3 at 150 kV cm−1 for 6 h and then decreased continuously to 0.23 J cm−3 at 18 h, while the energy storage efficiency partially recovered to 52%. Overall, holding time strongly affected the microstructural evolution and dielectric energy storage behavior of PCMSBT ceramics, offering useful insight for capacitor optimization.