Abstract
A thermodynamic potential for Ba1-xSrxTiO3 solid solutions is developed, and the corresponding thermodynamic properties of Ba1-xSrxTiO3 single crystals are calculated. The predicted temperature-composition phase diagram from the thermodynamic potential agrees well with the experimental measurements. Based on this potential, the energy storage performances and electrocaloric effects of Ba1-xSrxTiO3 single crystals are obtained using the phase-field method. It is found that there is an optimal Sr concentration which maximizes the discharged energy density of a Ba1-xSrxTiO3 single crystal under an applied electric field. The electrocaloric effects of Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3, Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3, Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3, and Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 single crystals are also predicted, from which the corresponding optimal temperatures are identified.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 102901 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - Mar 5 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)