Direct measurement of electrocaloric effect in lead-free (Na0.5Bi0.5)TiO3-based multilayer ceramic capacitors

Autor: Neil McN. Alford, Amanda Baker, Florian Le Goupil, Andrey Berenov, Clive A. Randall, Florent Tonus
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 39:3315-3319
ISSN: 0955-2219
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.04.032
Popis: Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) of lead-free NBT-based ceramics are produced and their electrocaloric effect (ECE) is characterised for the first time. Dense MLCCs with 97μm-thick active layers are successfully produced by tape casting. Dielectric permittivity measurements reveal the MLCCs to have properties similar with that reported for the corresponding bulk ceramics, including Td∼50°C and TS∼100°C. Direct ECE measurements also reveal agreement and confirm the previously reported tendency of the high-field ECE peak to shift towards TS. The highest value of ECE, ΔTmax∼1.7K is measured at 90°C under 90kV/cm. A low breakdown strength of 93kV/cm needs to be solved to realise stronger electric fields and achieve commercially viable ECE values.
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