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Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials (2022)
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Sun, D., Saw, B. L., Onyianta, A. J., Wang, B., Wilson, C., O'Rourke, D., …Lu, Z. (2023). Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01),

Flexible dielectric materials with environmental-friendly, low-cost and high-energy density characteristics are in increasing demand as the world steps into the new Industrial 4.0 era. In this work, an elastomeric nanocomposite was developed by incor... Read More about Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials.

Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies (2022)
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Lu, Z., Sun, D., Wang, G., Zhao, J., Zhang, B., Wang, D., & Shyha, I. (2023). Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01), Article 2242006. https://doi

It is crucial to discover lead-free materials with ultrahigh recoverable energy density (Wrec) that can be employed in future pulse power capacitors. In this work, a high Wrec of 4.51 J/cm3 was successfully obtained in lead-free Nd-doped AgNb0.8Ta0.... Read More about Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies.

Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications (2022)
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Sun, D., Saw, L., Onyianta, A., 'rourke, Lu, Z., Wilson, C., See, C. H., Popescu, C., Dorris, M., & Shyha, I. (2022). Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications.

With the rapid development of wearable technology, flexible dielectric materials with environmental-friendly, low-cost and high-energy efficiency characteristics are in increasing demand. In this work, a flexible dielectric nanocomposite was develope... Read More about Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications.

Ionic selective occupation, lattice modulation and photoluminescence properties of garnet typed orange-yellow phosphors for White-Light-Emitting Diodes (2022)
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Yang, C., Chen, X., Mao, M., Luo, X., Sheng, W., Lu, Z., …Song, K. (2023). Ionic selective occupation, lattice modulation and photoluminescence properties of garnet typed orange-yellow phosphors for White-Light-Emitting Diodes. Ceramics International, 4

Orange-yellow luminescent Y2-xSr1-yAl4SiO12: xCe3+, yMn2+ (x = 0.04–0.06, y = 0.1–0.6, abbreviated as YSAS: xCe3+, yMn2+) phosphors with garnet structure were prepared by the high temperature solid-phase method. The matrix energy band is calculated b... Read More about Ionic selective occupation, lattice modulation and photoluminescence properties of garnet typed orange-yellow phosphors for White-Light-Emitting Diodes.

Temperature-stable Y2.95Dy0.05MgAl3SiO12 garnet-type 5G millimeter-wave dielectric ceramic resonator antenna (2022)
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Jiang, Y., Liu, H., Xiu, Z., Wu, G., Mao, M., Luo, X., …Song, K. (2022). Temperature-stable Y2.95Dy0.05MgAl3SiO12 garnet-type 5G millimeter-wave dielectric ceramic resonator antenna. Ceramics International, 48(23), 35085-35091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j

Temperature stability is a crucial property of microwave electronic components, as well as a pivotal aspect of assessing the performance of microwave dielectric ceramics. In this article, the temperature coefficient of high-Q × f garnet-type Y2.95Dy0... Read More about Temperature-stable Y2.95Dy0.05MgAl3SiO12 garnet-type 5G millimeter-wave dielectric ceramic resonator antenna.

High Q×f values of Zn-Ni co-modified LiMg0.9Zn0.1-x Ni x PO4 microwave dielectric ceramics for 5G/6G LTCC modules (2022)
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Li, S., Li, C., Mao, M., Song, K., Iqbal, Y., Khesro, A., …Wang, D. (2022). High Q×f values of Zn-Ni co-modified LiMg0.9Zn0.1-x Ni x PO4 microwave dielectric ceramics for 5G/6G LTCC modules. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 42(13), 5684-5690. h

In this work, Zn-Ni co-modified LiMg0.9Zn0.1-xNixPO4 (x = 0–0.1) microwave dielectric ceramics were fabricated using a solid state synthesis route. Rietveld refinement of the XRD data revealed that all ceramic samples have formed a single phase with... Read More about High Q×f values of Zn-Ni co-modified LiMg0.9Zn0.1-x Ni x PO4 microwave dielectric ceramics for 5G/6G LTCC modules.

High-Qf value and temperature stable Zn2+-Mn4+ cooperated modified cordierite-based microwave and millimeter-wave dielectric ceramics (2022)
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Xiu, Z., Mao, M., Lu, Z., Huang, Z., Qi, Z., Bafrooei, H. B., Zhou, T., Wang, D., Lin, H., Taheri-nassaj, E., & Song, K. (2022). High-Qf value and temperature stable Zn2+-Mn4+ cooperated modified cordierite-based microwave and millimeter-wave dielectric c

Cordierite-based dielectric ceramics with a lower dielectric constant would have significant application potential as dielectric resonator and filter materials for future ultra-low-latency 5G/6G millimeter-wave and terahertz communication. In this ar... Read More about High-Qf value and temperature stable Zn2+-Mn4+ cooperated modified cordierite-based microwave and millimeter-wave dielectric ceramics.

Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced Gapless Quantum-Spin-Liquid Phase in a Kitaev Material α-RuCl3 (2022)
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Zhao, X., Ran, K., Wang, J., Bao, S., Shangguan, Y., Huang, Z., Liao, J., Zhang, B., Cheng, S., Xu, H., Wang, W., Dong, Z., Meng, S., Lu, Z., Yano, S., Yu, S., Li, J., & Wen, J. (2022). Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced G

As one of the most promising Kitaev quantum-spin-liquid (QSL) candidates, α-RuCl3 has received a great deal of attention. However, its ground state exhibits a long-range zigzag magnetic order, which defies the QSL phase. Nevertheless, the magnetic or... Read More about Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced Gapless Quantum-Spin-Liquid Phase in a Kitaev Material α-RuCl3.

Evidence for Magnetic Fractional Excitations in a Kitaev Quantum-Spin-Liquid Candidate α-RuCl3 (2021)
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Ran, K., Wang, J., Song, B., Cai, Z., Shangguan, Y., Ma, Z., Wang, W., Dong, Z., Cermák, P., Schneidewind, A., Meng, S., Lu, Z., Yu, S., Li, J., & Wen, J. (2022). Evidence for Magnetic Fractional Excitations in a Kitaev Quantum-Spin-Liquid Candidate α-R

It is known that α-RuCl3 has been studied extensively because of its proximity to the Kitaev quantum-spin-liquid (QSL) phase and the possibility of approaching it by tuning the competing interactions. Here we present the first polarized inelastic neu... Read More about Evidence for Magnetic Fractional Excitations in a Kitaev Quantum-Spin-Liquid Candidate α-RuCl3.

Significantly reduced conductivity in strontium titanate-based lead-free ceramics by excess bismuth (2021)
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Wang, Y., Liu, H., Yan, T., Zhao, J., Li, J., Guo, S., …Wang, D. (2022). Significantly reduced conductivity in strontium titanate-based lead-free ceramics by excess bismuth. Materials Letters, 309, Article 131453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.1

Lead-free dielectric ceramics 0.75SrTiO3-0.25BiFeO3 (ST-BF) with an extra amount of bismuth (Bi) are synthesized by the conventional solid-state reaction method. The crystal structures of ST-BF retain pseudo-cubic phase as Bi content increases. The g... Read More about Significantly reduced conductivity in strontium titanate-based lead-free ceramics by excess bismuth.

Microstructure and electrical properties of Nb‐doped SrTiO3‐BiFeO3 based lead‐free ceramics (2021)
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Wang, Y., Liu, H., Yan, T., Zhao, J., Guo, S., Sun, R., …Wang, D. (2022). Microstructure and electrical properties of Nb‐doped SrTiO3‐BiFeO3 based lead‐free ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 105(3), 2020-2028. https://doi.org/10.1

In this work, Nb-doped 0.75SrTiO3-0.25BiFeO3 (ST-BF) lead-free ceramics are designed and synthesized using a conventional solid-state reaction method. The influence of Nb doping on the microstructure, dielectric, and electrical properties are systema... Read More about Microstructure and electrical properties of Nb‐doped SrTiO3‐BiFeO3 based lead‐free ceramics.

Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6 (2021)
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Lin, G., Jeong, J., Kim, C., Wang, Y., Huang, Q., Masuda, T., …Ma, J. (2021). Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 5559 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-2556

Spin-orbit coupled honeycomb magnets with the Kitaev interaction have received a lot of attention due to their potential of hosting exotic quantum states including quantum spin liquids. Thus far, the most studied Kitaev systems are 4d/5d-based honeyc... Read More about Field-induced quantum spin disordered state in spin-1/2 honeycomb magnet Na2Co2TeO6.

In situ poling X-ray diffraction studies of lead-free BiFeO3–SrTiO3 ceramics (2021)
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Lu, Z., Wang, G., Li, L., Huang, Y., Feteira, A., Bao, W., …Reaney, I. M. (2021). In situ poling X-ray diffraction studies of lead-free BiFeO3–SrTiO3 ceramics. Materials Today Physics, 19, Article 100426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2021.100426

The origin of the large electrostrain in BiFeO3-BaTiO3 (BF-BT) ceramics is controversial and has been attributed to either a field-induced transition to a long-range ferroelectric (FE) state or to multi-symmetry, polar nanoregions within a pseudocubi... Read More about In situ poling X-ray diffraction studies of lead-free BiFeO3–SrTiO3 ceramics.

Electroceramics for High-Energy Density Capacitors: Current Status and Future Perspectives (2021)
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Wang, G., Lu, Z., Li, Y., Li, L., Ji, H., Feteira, A., …Reaney, I. M. (2021). Electroceramics for High-Energy Density Capacitors: Current Status and Future Perspectives. Chemical Reviews, 121(10), 6124-6172. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01264

Materials exhibiting high energy/power density are currently needed to meet the growing demand of portable electronics, electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage devices. The highest energy densities are achieved for fuel cells, batteries, and... Read More about Electroceramics for High-Energy Density Capacitors: Current Status and Future Perspectives.

5G microstrip patch antenna and microwave dielectric properties of cold sintered LiWVO6–K2MoO4 composite ceramics (2021)
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Ma, M., Song, K., Ji, Y., Hussain, F., Khesro, A., Mao, M., …Sun, S. (2021). 5G microstrip patch antenna and microwave dielectric properties of cold sintered LiWVO6–K2MoO4 composite ceramics. Ceramics International, 47(13), 19241-19246. https://doi.or

In this paper, (1-x)LiWVO6-xK2MoO4 (LWVO-KMO, x = 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90 wt%) composite ceramics with >92% relative density were prepared by cold sintering at 160 °C under a uniaxial pressure of 300 MPa for 1 h. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning elec... Read More about 5G microstrip patch antenna and microwave dielectric properties of cold sintered LiWVO6–K2MoO4 composite ceramics.

High‐energy storage performance in BaTiO3‐based lead‐free multilayer ceramic capacitors (2021)
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Yang, H., Bao, W., Lu, Z., Li, L., Ji, H., Huang, Y., …Wang, D. (2021). High‐energy storage performance in BaTiO3‐based lead‐free multilayer ceramic capacitors. Journal of Materials Research, 36(6), 1285-1294. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-020-00

Lead-free BaTiO3 (BT)-based multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with the thickness of dielectric layers ~9 μm were successfully fabricated by tape-casting and screen-printing techniques. A single phase of the pseudo-cubic structure was revealed by... Read More about High‐energy storage performance in BaTiO3‐based lead‐free multilayer ceramic capacitors.

Cold sintered, temperature-stable CaSnSiO5-K2MoO4 composite microwave ceramics and its prototype microstrip patch antenna (2021)
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Ji, Y., Song, K., Zhang, S., Lu, Z., Wang, G., Li, L., …Reaney, I. M. (2021). Cold sintered, temperature-stable CaSnSiO5-K2MoO4 composite microwave ceramics and its prototype microstrip patch antenna. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(1), 424-

Dense (1-x)wt%CaSnSiO5-xwt%K2MoO4 (CSSO-KMO) composite ceramics were fabricated by the cold sintering process at 180 °C under 400 MPa for 60 min. X-ray diffraction, Energy dispersive X-ray and Raman spectroscopy confirmed that CSSO and KMO coexisted... Read More about Cold sintered, temperature-stable CaSnSiO5-K2MoO4 composite microwave ceramics and its prototype microstrip patch antenna.

High-temperature BaTiO3-based ternary dielectric multilayers for energy storage applications with high efficiency (2021)
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Li, W., Zhou, D., Liu, W., Su, J., Hussain, F., Wang, D., …Wang, Q. (2021). High-temperature BaTiO3-based ternary dielectric multilayers for energy storage applications with high efficiency. Chemical Engineering Journal, 414, Article 128760. https://doi

High-temperature BaTiO3-based ceramic capacitors have broad application prospects in energy storage devices. However, energy density and efficiency of BaTiO3-based ceramic capacitors are bottleneck challenges that limit the applications of ceramic ca... Read More about High-temperature BaTiO3-based ternary dielectric multilayers for energy storage applications with high efficiency.

The mediation of bond strain by vacancies and displacive disorder in A-site-deficient perovskites (2021)
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Levin, I., Krayzman, V., Playford, H., Woicik, J., Maier, R., Lu, Z., …Tucker, M. (2021). The mediation of bond strain by vacancies and displacive disorder in A-site-deficient perovskites. Acta materialia, 207, Article 116678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.

Local distortions in perovskite-like A-site-deficient (Sr,La)TiO3 solid solutions have been determined by refining large-scale atomic configurations against neutron/X-ray total-scattering and extended-X-ray-absorption-fine-structure data. Structural... Read More about The mediation of bond strain by vacancies and displacive disorder in A-site-deficient perovskites.

Ultrahigh energy density in short-range tilted NBT-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors by nanodomain percolation (2021)
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Ji, H., Wang, D., Bao, W., Lu, Z., Wang, G., Yang, H., …Reaney, I. M. (2021). Ultrahigh energy density in short-range tilted NBT-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors by nanodomain percolation. Energy Storage Materials, 38, 113-120. https://doi.

Dense pseudocubic 0.62Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.3Sr0.7Bi0.2TiO3-0.08BiMg2/3Nb1/3O3 (NBT-SBT-0.08BMN) ceramics with excellent recoverable energy density, Wrec = 7.5 J/cm3, and conversion efficiency, η = 92%, were synthesized. Large electric breakdown strength... Read More about Ultrahigh energy density in short-range tilted NBT-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors by nanodomain percolation.