Abstract
Antiferroelectric thin-film capacitors with ultralow remanent polarization and fast discharge speed have attracted extensive attention for energy storage applications. A multilayer heterostructure is considered to be an efficient approach to enhance the breakdown strength and improve the functionality. Here, we report a high-performance multilayer heterostructure (PbZrO3/PbTiO3)n with a maximum recoverable energy storage density of 36.4 J/cm3 due to its high electric breakdown strength (2.9 MV/cm) through the heterostructure strategy. The positive effect of interfacial blockage and the negative effect of local strain defects competitively affect the breakdown strength, showing an inflection point at n = 3. The atomic-scale characterizations reveal the underlying microstructure mechanism of the interplay between the heterointerface dislocations and the decreased energy storage performance. This work offers the potential of well-designed multilayers with high energy storage performance through heterostructure engineering.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7157-7164 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 8 Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- PZO/PTO
- antiferroelectric
- energy storage
- interface engineering
- multilayer