Ferroelectric and multiferroic materials: Pioneering applications in energy storage

Ferroelectric and multiferroic materials have emerged as groundbreaking candidates for energy storage applications due to their unique electro-mechanical and magneto-electric properties. This study investigates the potential of these materials, focusing on their contributions to enhancing the energy density, efficiency, and stability of energy storage devices. Ferroelectric materials, such as BaTiO and PZT, demonstrate superior energy storage capacities due to their ability to undergo polarization switching, while multiferroics like BaTiO-CoFeO offer additional advantages through the coupling of magnetic and electric properties. Based on these catastrophic dielectric materials the performance of capacitors and batteries have been seen to enhance tremendously and faster charges and discharge cycles than are seen in conventional materials. However, the transitions in these structures pose certain problems in terms of material stability, scalability and cost which are still a barrier to the incorporation of such materials in practical applications. In this research, the primary focus is given to the performance characterization of ferroelectric and multiferroic materials that can be applied in energy storage systems and an investigation of the facts, which help to explain the materials’ functionality, is presented. Prospects for further research are presented in the following two general areas: synthesis of new materials, where the most perspective appears to be the creation of composite materials, and modification of properties on the basis of which materials can be optimized with respect to their scalability. The significance of these developments also goes beyond energy storage, affecting potentially a variety of other sectors including smart electronics and sensors. The current problems of cost and long-term stability should be solved in the further work for these materials to be used in further practical applications.