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Micro-machined Pyroelectric Infrared Detector Based on Sol-gel Derived Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3/PbTiO3 Multilayer Thin Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Ling Ling Sun ,
Wei Guo Liu ,
Ooi Kiang Tan  and
Wei Guang Zhu
Ling Ling Sun
Affiliation:
Sensors & Actuators Lab, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering S1-B2-17, Nanyang Avenue, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
Wei Guo Liu
Affiliation:
Sensors & Actuators Lab, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering S1-B2-17, Nanyang Avenue, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
Ooi Kiang Tan
Affiliation:
Sensors & Actuators Lab, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering S1-B2-17, Nanyang Avenue, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
Wei Guang Zhu
Affiliation:
Sensors & Actuators Lab, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering S1-B2-17, Nanyang Avenue, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Abstract

A sol-gel derived Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3/PbTiO3 (PZT/PT) multilayer thin film structure has been studied for the application of infrared detection. Compared to the pure Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3 (PZT) thin film deposited by the same process, the multilayer thin film shows a lower dielectric constant and similar pyroelectric coefficient and dielectric loss. The detectivity figures of merit for the PZT/PT and PT thin films are 20.3×10−6 Pa-1/2 and 18.7×10−6 Pa−1/2, and values of voltage response figures of merit are 0.038 m2/C and 0.028 m2/C, respectively. The results show that the multilayer PZT/PT film is a better choice for pyroelectric infrared detection. Pyroelectric infrared detectors have been successfully developed based on the multilayer PZT/PT thin film. A silicon bulk-machined thermal isolation structure has been applied to reduce thermal loss from the sensing thin film to the Si substrate. To evaluate the detector performance and to aid in the thermal structure design, finite element analysis (FEA) of the detector in terms of heat transfer has been carried out by using a software package “ANSYS”. The detector response has been characterized by a modified Chynoweth system. At 7 Hz, the dynamic pyroelectric voltage responsivity is measured to be 108 V/W (in rms) with the sensing element size of 240×360 μm2. The measured results are consistent with the simulated results.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 688: Symposium C – Ferroelectric Thin Films X , 2001 , C10.10.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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