Entropy‐Driven Local Polarization Engineering for Superior Energy Storage Performance
ABSTRACT Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with high recoverable energy storage density ( W rec ) and high efficiency ( η ) are essential electronic components in advanced electronic devices and pulsed power systems. However, achieving both high W rec and η remains a long‐standing challenge. Here, guided by phase‐field simulations, we propose a strategy of entropy‐driven local polarization fluctuations to realize excellent energy storage performance by judiciously introducing foreign ions with different ferroelectric activities. We validate this by fabricating high‐quality MLCCs and achieve a high W rec of 23.5 J cm −3 and an ultra‐high η of 95.1% simultaneously. Atomic‐scale structural analysis reveals local polarization fluctuations where ultra‐weak polarity regions coexist with short‐range polarity regions. This unique configuration has good flexibility and enables easy polarization switching and fast recovery, thereby achieving high polarization and near‐zero hysteresis. This approach offers a new paradigm for designing high‐performance capacitors.
Authors
- Houbing Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-3495)
- Xiang Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-7568)
- Xiaoyan Dong
- Ying Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6277-137X)
- Zhipeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4444-089X)
- Ke Xu
Institutions
- Beijing Institute of Technology (CN)
- Xidian University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Chengdu University of Information Technology (CN)
- Beijing Research Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technology (CN)
- Chengdu University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.78493
- Primary Topic
- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province