The 1 wt % Li-doped (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O₃ (BCZT-Li) ceramics prepared by the citrate method exhibit improved phase purity, densification and electrical properties, which provide prospective possibility to develop high-performance electrocaloric materials. The electrocaloric effect was evaluated by phenomenological method, and the BCZT-Li ceramics present large electrocaloric temperature ...

Traditional artillery guidance can significantly improve the attack accuracy and overall combat efficiency of projectiles, which makes it more adaptable to the information warfare of the future. Obviously, the accurate measurement of artillery spin rate, which has long been regarded as a daunting task, is the basis of precise guidance and control. Magnetoresistive (MR) sensors can be applied to...

The lead-free ferroelectric 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 - 0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 (BCZT) is a promising component for multifunctional multiferroics due to its excellent room temperature piezoelectric properties. Having a composition close to the polymorphic phase boundary between the orthorhombic and tetragonal phases, it deserves a case study for analysis of its potential for modern electronics applicatio...

A large electrocaloric effect is reported in a strain-engineered Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.9Zr0.1O3 (BCZT) thin film heterostructure driven by the near room-temperature electro-structural phase transition. An epitaxial BCZT/La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (BCZT/LSMO) was grown on single-crystal SrTiO3 (100) substrate using pulsed laser deposition. In-depth x-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analyses revealed single-crys...

Due to their remarkable piezoelectric characteristics, (BaCa)(ZrTi)O3 (BCZT) ceramics exhibit vast potential for being employed in cutting-edge electromechanical apparatus. Extensive experimental studies have been conducted better meet the practical needs of BCZT-based materials, focusing on mechanical performance. However, there is a serious lack research theoretical computational aspects. Her...

Perovskite-type Ba0.98Ca0.02Zr0.02Ti0.98O3 (BCZT), Ba0.98Ca0.02Zr0.02Ti0.976Cu0.008O3 (BCZTC) and Ba0.9725Bi0.005Ca0.02Zr0.02Ti0.976Cu0.008O3 (BCZTCB) lead-free ceramics were synthesised via solid-state reaction method at a sintering temperature of 1380 °C. Effects CuO Bi2O3/CuO doping on structural, microstructural, dielectric ferroelectric properties investigated systematically. X-ray diffrac...

The synthesis of (Ba0.99Ca0.01)(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 (BCZT) and doped (Ba0.99Ca0.01)(Zr0.2Ti0.8-xMnx)O3 (BCZT-xMn) ceramics was successfully carried out by the solid-state method. doping effect is followed X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dielectric conductivity measurements. Indeed, diffraction measurements show crystalline structure ceramics. SEM images indicate on studi...

A polarized ferroelectric material can initiate the micro-electrolysis of water molecules which leads to formation reactive oxygen species (ROS) in an aqueous solution resulting selective bacteria killing. This study presents fabrication, characterization, and antimicrobial performance poled particulate composites. Barium calcium zirconate titanate (BCZT) micro-powder is synthesized by a solid-...