Electro-caloric effect in (Ba1−xCax)(Zr0.05Ti0.95)O3: A lead-free ferroelectric material

Abstract

Electro-caloric effect in lead-free (Ba1−xCax)(Zr0.05Ti0.95)O3 ferroelectric ceramics has been studied for x = 0.05, 0.08, and 0.10. The electro-caloric coefficient as high as 0.253 K mm/kV has been obtained near tetragonal-to-cubic phase transition for x = 0.08. This value is nearly the same as observed in lead-based ferroelectric materials. The higher value of electro-caloric coefficient at x = 0.08 is attributed to the higher polarization flexibility.