Dielectric materials be categorized into four types depending on the hysteresis loops they exhibit: paraelectric (PE), ferroelectric (FE), relaxor ferroelectric (RFE), and antiferroelectric (AFE).

A recent article in Nature Communications proposed a high-entropy tungsten bronze-type relaxor ferroelectric ceramic with an ultrahigh recoverable energy density of 11.0 J/cm 3 and a high efficiency ...

High-quality relaxor ferroelectric BNT-based ceramics achieved high discharge density by many methods of chemical doping, hierarchical structure design, advanced sintering technology, and defect ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Efficient capacitor Nguyen and his team work on a type of capacitor that uses multiple thin layers of different materials. By adding layers they were able to increase the efficiency to over 90%. This ...

Energy storage ceramics represent a vital class of materials in modern electronic applications, underpinned by their ability to safely and efficiently store electrical energy. As dielectric capacitors ...

A research group has used nanosheet technology to develop a dielectric capacitor for advanced electronic and electrical power systems. Innovations in energy storage technology are vital for the ...

A research team led by Prof. Hu Weijin from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with partners, has developed a one-second fabrication ...

Compute-in-memory (CiM) has become an attractive computing paradigm to address the memory and power walls in traditional designs for deep learning applications. With CiM, part of the computation ...

High discharge density was achieved in high-quality relaxor ferroelectric BNT-based ceramics through a combination of chemical doping, hierarchical structure design, advanced sintering technology, and ...

The first article in this series considered the use of ferroelectrics to improve subthreshold swing behavior in logic transistors. The prospects for ferroelectrics in logic applications are uncertain, ...