Title :
High pyroelectric coefficient modified lead titanate thin films deposition using gold electrode
Author :
Ahmed, Mariwan ; Butler, Donald P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Nanotechnol. Res. & Educ. Center, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
Abstract :
Reported is the deposition and characterisation of lead zirconium titanate (PbZr0.4Ti0.6O3) (PZT) and lead calcium titanate (Pb0.7Ca0.3Ti03) (PCT) deposited on a gold electrode with a gold top electrode to form a capacitor structure. Pulsed laser deposition was utilised to deposit the thin films. The thin films were characterised for their dielectric constant and loss tangent variation with temperature as well as the pyroelectric coefficient. The thin films were poled to improve the pyroelectric effect. The highest pyroelectric coefficient was found to be 280 μC/m2 K for PZT film and 400 μC/m2 K for the PCT film after poling.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; dielectric losses; dielectric polarisation; dielectric thin films; lead compounds; permittivity; pulsed laser deposition; pyroelectricity; PZT; Pb0.7Ca0.3TiO3; capacitor structure; dielectric constant; dielectric loss tangent; gold top electrode; lead calcium titanate; lead titanate thin films; lead zirconium titanate; poling; pulsed laser deposition; pyroelectric coefficient;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.1164