Enhanced energy storage properties of barium titanate ceramics made from surface modified particles

Surface modification of barium titanate particles has been carried out using a wet chemical method. The microstructural and dielectric properties of the ceramics made from surface modified particles were extensively investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and dielectric properties measurements. The breakdown strength increased by 69% and 117% for the Al2O3 and B2O3-SiO2 modified ceramics, respectively. An energy storage density of up to 3.2 J/cm3 has been obtained. The suppression of grain boundary electron transport and reduction in pore defects lead to the energy storage properties enhancement of the modified ceramics. These results indicated that surface modification of ceramic particles is a promising approach to obtain dielectric ceramics with high energy storage density.