The global energy crisis and environmental pollutions caused mainly by the increased
consumption of nonrenewable energy sources prompted researchers to explore alternative …

Energy storage materials and their applications have long been areas of intense research
interest for both the academic and industry communities. Dielectric capacitors using …

Dielectric ceramic capacitors have attracted increasing attention as advanced pulsed power
devices and modern electronic systems owing to their fast charge/discharge speed and high …

Relaxor ferroelectrics usually possess low remnant polarizations and slim hystereses, which
can provide high saturated polarizations and superior energy conversion efficiencies, thus …

High-performance piezoceramics are some of the most important and widely used materials,
and as such research into this topic is at the forefront of high-technology advanced …

Research on sintering of dense ceramic materials has been very active in the past decades
and still keeps gaining in popularity. Although a number of new techniques have been …

Sintering and accompanying microstructural evolution is inarguably the most important step
in the processing of ceramics and hard metals. In this process, an ensemble of particles is …

Dielectric ceramic capacitors are fundamental energy storage components in advanced
electronics and electric power systems owing to their high power density and ultrafast …

Ceramic proton conductors can reduce the operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cells
(SOFCs) to the intermediate temperature range, 400-600° C, due to their higher ionic …

Pyroelectric materials are of interest for waste heat utilization and thermal detection.
However, the low output current and inefficiency reduces their effectiveness. Here, we utilize …