Abstract

The dielectric properties and electrical hysteresis behaviors of Pb0.97La0.02(Zr0.58Sn0.335Ti0.085)O3 antiferroelectric (AFE) ceramics were investigated in this work with an emphasis on energy storage properties. Three phase transition points can be detected as temperature increases. AFE and paraelectric phases are found to coexist from 100 °C to 170 °C. The room temperature recoverable energy density is 1.37 J/cm3 at 8.6 kV/mm. With increasing temperature (from 20 °C to 100 °C) and frequency (from 0.01 to 100 Hz) under 8.6 kV/mm, the variation of recoverable energy density was less than 15%, all higher than 1.2 J/cm3. All the corresponding energy efficiencies were no less than 75%. The high energy density, high energy efficiency, and their weak dependence on temperature and frequency during a wide scope indicate that these antiferroelectric ceramics are quite promising to be used for pulse power capacitors applications.