High-temperature BaTiO_(3) -based ceramic capacitors by entropy engineering design

High-performance BaTiO_(3)(BTO)-based dielectric ceramics have great potential for high-power energy storagedevices. However, its poor temperature reliability and stability due to its low Curie temperature impedes the development ofmost electronic applications. Herein, a series of BTO-based ceramics are designed and prepared on the basis of entropyengineering. Owing to the incorporation of Bi(Mg_(0.5)Ti_(0.5))O_(3), relaxation behavior and low dielectric loss at high temperatureshave been achieved. Moreover, the high-entropy strategy also promotes lattice distortion, grain refinement and excellentresistance, which together increase the breakdown field strength. These simultaneous effects result in outstanding energystorage performance, ultimately achieving stable energy density (U_(e)) of 5.76 J·cm^(−3) and efficiency ( η) of 89%. Mostimportantly, the outstanding temperature stability makes high-entropy BTO-based ceramics realize a significant energystorage density of 4.90 0.14 J·cm^(−3) with the efficiency above 89%, spanning a wide temperature range of 25–250 ℃, aswell as cycling reliability with negligible performance deterioration after 3 105 cycles at 300 kV∙cm^(−1) and 200 ℃. Thisresearch presents an effective method for designing temperature-stable and reliable dielectrics with comprehensive energystorage performance.