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Ferroelectric phase transitions in nanoscale HfO₂ films enable giant pyroelectric energy conversion and highly efficient supercapacitors

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Hoffmann, Michael ; Schroeder, Uwe ; Künneth, Christopher ; Kersch, Alfred ; Starschich, Sergej ; Böttger, Ulrich ; Mikolajick, Thomas:
Ferroelectric phase transitions in nanoscale HfO₂ films enable giant pyroelectric energy conversion and highly efficient supercapacitors.
In: Nano Energy. Vol. 18 (2015) . - pp. 154-164.
ISSN 2211-2855
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.10.005

Abstract in another language

Temperature- and field-induced phase transitions in ferroelectric nanoscale TiN/Si:HfO2/TiN capacitors with 3.8 to 5.6 mol% Si content are investigated for energy conversion and storage applications. Films with 5.6 mol% Si concentration exhibit an energy storage density of ~40 J/cm3 with a very high efficiency of ~80% over a wide temperature range useful for supercapacitors. Furthermore, giant pyroelectric coefficients of up to −1300 µC/(m2 K) are observed due to temperature dependent ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transitions. The broad transition region is related to the grain size distribution and adjustable by the Si content. This strong pyroelectricity yields electrothermal coupling factors k2 of up to 0.591 which are more than one order of magnitude higher than the best values ever reported. This enables pyroelectric energy harvesting with the highest harvestable energy density ever reported of 20.27 J/cm3 per Olsen cycle. Possible applications in infrared sensing are discussed. Inversely, through the electrocaloric effect an adiabatic temperature change of up to 9.5 K and the highest refrigerant capacity ever reported of 19.6 J/cm3 per cycle is achievable. This might enable energy efficient on-chip electrocaloric cooling devices. Additionally, low cost fabrication of these films is feasible by existing semiconductor process technology.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Juniorprofessur Computational Materials Science > Juniorprofessur Computational Materials Science - Juniorprof. Dr. Christopher Künneth
Result of work at the UBT: No
DDC Subjects: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering
Date Deposited: 05 May 2023 08:58
Last Modified: 05 May 2023 08:58
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/76142