Low-temperature processing of high-performance 0.74Pb(Mg 1/3Nb 2/3)O 3-0.26PbTiO 3 thin films on La 0.6Sr 0.4CoO 3-buffered Si substrates for pyroelectric arrays applications

Yanxue Tang, Dan Zhou, Yue Tian, Xia Li, Feifei Wang, Dazhi Sun, Wangzhou Shi, Li Tian, Jinglan Sun, Xiangjian Meng, Junhao Chu

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Abstract

To prepare high-performance ferroelectric thin films on Si substrates for pyroelectric arrays applications, 0.74Pb(Mg 1/3Nb 2/3)O 3-0.26PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT) thin films, with composition beyond morphotropic phase boundary, were deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. Conductive perovskite La 0.6Sr 0.4CoO 3 with resistivity of about 20 μΩ cm was used as a buffer layer between PMN-PT and Pt/Ti/SiO 2/Si substrates to promote perovskite phase formation for the PMN-PT thin films. The PMN-PT thin films with pure perovskite phase have been obtained at temperatures as low as 500°C, which is compatible with integrated circuits. The ferroelectric, dielectric, and pyroelectric properties of the films were investigated. It is found that the films exhibit a large remnant polarization of 29.2 μC/cm 2 and a high pyroelectric coefficient of 9.4 × 10 -4 C/m 2 K at room temperature. The calculated figures of merit for current responsivity, voltage responsivity, and detectivity are 3.76 × 10 -10m/V, 0.02 m 2/C, and 1.29 × 10 -5 Pa -1/2, respectively. These features suggest the film a promising material for thermal imaging applications based on silicon technology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1367-1371
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume95
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

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