Sol-gel PZT and MN-doped PZT thin films for pyroelectric applications

  • Q. Zhang
  • , R. W. Whatmore

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Abstract

Thin films of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PbZr 0.3Ti 0.7O 3 PZT30/70) and manganese doped lead zirconate titanate ((Pb(Zr 0.3Ti 0.7) 1-xMn x)O 3-x = 0.01, PM01ZT30/70 and x = 0.03, PM03ZT30/70) have been prepared using sol-gel processing techniques. These materials can be used as the pyroelectric thin films in uncooled infrared (IR) detectors. Films deposited on Pt/Ti/SiCVSi substrates and annealed on a hot plate at 530°C for 5 min were seen to fully crystallize into the required perovskite phase and showed excellent ferroelectric behavior, demonstrated by reproducible hysteresis loops (P r = 33 to 37 μC/cm 2, Ec(+) = 70 to 100 kV/cm, E c(-) = -170 to -140 kV/cm). The pyroelectric coefficients (p) were measured using the Byer-Roundy method. At 20°C, p was 2.11 × 10 -4 Cm -2K -1 for PZT30/70, 3.00×10 -4 Cm -2K -1 for PM01ZT30/70 and 2.40×10 -4 Cm -2K -1 for PM03ZT30/70 thin films. The detectivity figures-of-merit (F D) were 1.07×10 -5 Pa -0.5 for PZT30/70, 3.07×10 -5 Pa -0.5 for PM01ZT30/70 and 1.07×10 -0.5 Pa -0.5 for PM03ZT30/70. These figures compare well with values reported previously.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-50
Number of pages8
JournalIntegrated Ferroelectrics
Volume41
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ferroelectrics
  • Manganese
  • Pyroelectrics
  • PZT
  • Sol-gel
  • Thin film

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