Energy-storage properties and high-temperature dielectric relaxation behaviors of relaxor ferroelectric Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 –PbTiO 3 ceramics

Abstract (1 − x )Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 − x PbTiO 3 ( x = 0, 5, and 10 mol%) ceramics were prepared using a conventional mixed oxide solid state reaction method. The low-temperature relaxor behavior of (1 − x )Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 – x PbTiO 3 ceramics were examined in the temperature range from 120 to 523 K. A broad dielectric maximum that shifted to higher temperatures with increasing frequency, signified the relaxor-type behavior of these ceramics. The value of the relaxation parameter γ = 1.61–1.94 estimated from the linear fit of the modified Curie–Weiss law indicated the relaxor nature. High-temperature dielectric relaxation phenomena were found in the temperature region 600–850 K. Energy-storage properties were also analyzed, and the energy-storage density calculated from hysteresis loops reached about 0.47 J cm −3 at room temperature.