IP Library Granted Patent US 9,520,207
Granted Patent B2
US 9,520,207 · App. 14/708,392 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Single phase lead-free cubic pyrochlore bismuth zinc niobate-based dielectric materials and processes for manufacture

Inventors: Elizabeth K. Michael (State College, PA); Susan Trolier-McKinstry (State College, PA)
Assignees: The Penn State University; National Science Foundation
H01B3/12
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Patent No.
US 9,520,207
App. No.
14/708,392
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Both single phase lead-free cubic pyrochlore bismuth zinc niobate (BZN)-based dielectric materials with a chemical composition of Bi 1.5 Zn (0.5+y) Nb (1.5−x) Ta (x) O (6.5+y) , with 0≦x<0.23 and 0≦y<0.9 and films with these average compositions with Bi 2 O 3 particles in an amorphous matrix and a process of manufacture thereof. The crystalline BZNT-based dielectric material has a relative permittivity of at least 120, a maximum applied electric field of at least 4.0 MV/cm at 10 kHz, a maximum energy storage at 25° C. and 10 kHz of at least 50 J/cm 3 and a maximum energy storage at 200° C. and 10 kHz of at least 22 J/cm 3 . The process is a wet chemical process that produces thin films of Bi 1.5 Zn (0.5+y) Nb (1.5−x) Ta (x) O (6.5+y) without the use of 2-methoxyethanol and pyridine.

Claims (7)

1. A dielectric material comprising:

a single phase lead-free cubic pyrochlore bismuth zinc niobate (BZN)-based dielectric material with a chemical composition of Bi 1.5 Zn (0.5+y) Nb (1.5−x) Ta (x) O (6.5+y) , with 0.10≦x≦0.20 and 0.2≦y≦0.6;

said BZN-based dielectric material having at least one of a maximum applied electric field of at least 5.0 MV/cm at 10 kHz, a maximum energy storage at 25° C and 10 kHz of at least 60 J/cm 3 and a maximum energy storage at 200° C and 10 kHz of at least 30 J/cm 3 .

2. The dielectric material of claim 1 , wherein said BZN-based dielectric material has at least one of a maximum applied electric field of at least 4.5 MV/cm at 1 kHz, a maximum applied electric field of at least 4.7 MV/cm at 100 Hz, and a maximum electric field of at least 5.25 MV/cm at 10 kHz.

3. The dielectric material of claim 2 , wherein said BZN-based dielectric material has at least one of a maximum applied electric field of at least 5.0 MV/cm at 1 kHz, a maximum applied electric field of at least 5.2 MV/cm at 100 Hz, and a maximum electric field of at least 5.5 MV/cm at 10 kHz.

4. The dielectric material of claim 1 , wherein said BZN-based dielectric material has at least one of a maximum energy storage of at least 50 J/cm 3 at 1 kHz and 25° C., a maximum energy storage electric storage of at least 63 J/cm 3 at 10 kHz and 25° C, a maximum energy storage of at least 25 J/cm 3 at 1 kHz and 200° C., and a maximum energy storage electric storage of at least 30 J/cm 3 at 10 kHz and 200° C.

5. The dielectric material of claim 4 , wherein said BZN-based dielectric material has at least one of a maximum energy storage of at least 54 J/cm 3 at 1 kHz and 25° C., a maximum energy storage electric storage of at least 66 J/cm 3 at 10 kHz and 25° C., a maximum energy storage of at least 33 J/cm 3 at 1 kHz and 200° C., and a maximum energy storage electric storage of at least 37 J/cm 3 at 10 kHz and 200° C.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Nov 20, 2015
From: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 037151/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2015
From: MICHAEL, ELIZABETH K.; TROLIER-MCKINSTRY, SUSAN
To: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 035646/0005 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61991050 · May 9, 2014
Related Publication 20150325331A1 · Nov 12, 2015