• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.178-183
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• 2002

The PLZT (x/50/50, x = 1, 2, 5, 7) thin films have been prepared by a sol-gel method using polypropanediol as a solvent, and their dielectric properties have been investigated. The prepared sol was coated 10 times on $Pt/Ti/SiO2_2$/Si wafer. After post-annealing at 560~$600^{\circ}C$ for 10 min, the 600 nm-thick PLZT (x/50/50) thin films were formed with pure perovskite phase. Grain size of the PLZT (x/50/50) thin films was increased with increasing the amount of La. For all the compositions, dielectric properties such as dielectric constant and remnant polarization were enhanced with increasing annealing temperatures. As the amount of La was increased, the remnant polarization, coercive field and dielectric constant of the PLZT (x/50/50) thin films fired at $600^{\circ}C$ were decreased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.180.1-180
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• 2000

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.541-547
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• 1997

(Pb$_{1-x}$ La$_{x}$)Ti$_{1-x}$ $_4$O$_3$(x=0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08) ceramic thin films were fabricated by Sol-Gel method. A stock solution of (Pb, La)TiO$_3$ with excess Pb 10 mol% was made and spin-coated on the Pt/Ti/SiO$_2$/Si substrate at 400rpm for 30 seconds. Coated specimens were dried on the hot-plate at 35$0^{\circ}C$ for 10 min and sintered at 500~75$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. The dielectric constant, remanent polarization and coercive field of the PLT(6at.%) thin films sintered at $650^{\circ}C$ were 884, 13.95$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and 8.7kV/cm, respectively. Pyroelectric coefficient, figure of merit of pyroelectric current, voltage responsivity and detectivity of PLT(6at.%) thin films were 3.2$\times$10$^{-8}$ C/$\textrm{cm}^2$K, 1.02$\times$10$^{-8}$ C.cm/J, 2.9 $\times$10$^{-11}$ C.cm/J, 0.29$\times$10$^{-8}$ C.cm/J, respectively.ely.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.07d
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• pp.1309-1311
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• 1998

$Pb_{1-x}La_xTi_{1-x/4}O_3$ (PLT(x)) thin film has been regarded as one of the most promising materials for applications of sensor, optic devices, and memory devices, because it exhibits various properties as changing the amount of Lanthanum component. So we have prepared PLT thin films on platinized silicon (actually Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si) substrates in oxygen ambient by laser ablation. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) revealed that the stoichiometric thin films were fabricated.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.39 no.12
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• pp.1008-1015
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• 2002

The fabricated La-modified lead titanate (PLT) thin film without poling treatment was investigated for modulation frequency dependence of pyroelectric properties by the dynamic method. $Pb_{l-x}La_{x}Ti_{l-x/4}O_3$(x=0.1) (PLT(10)) thin film haying 10 mol% La content was deposited on a Pt/$TiO_{x}$/$SiO_2$/Si substrate by sol-gel method. The PLT(10) thin film exhibits a relatively excellent dielectric property. The pyroelectric coefficient (p) of the PLT(10) thin film is 6.6 x $10^{-9}C$$textrm{cm}^2$$.$K without frequency dependence. The figure of merits for the voltage responsivity and specific detectivity are 1.03 x $10^{-11}C$.cm/J and 1.46 x $10^{-10}C$.cm/J, respectively The PLT(10) thin film has voltage responsivity (RV) of 5.IS V/W at 8 Hz. Noise equivalent power (NEP) and specific detectivity ($D^{*}$) of the PLT(10) thin film are 9.93 x $10^{-8}$W/$Hz^{1/2}$ and 1.81 x $10^{6}$cm.$Hz^{1/2}$/W at the same frequency of 100 Hz,, respectively The results means that PLT thin film having 10 mol% La content is suitable for the sensing materials of pyroelectric IR sensors.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.53.1-53.1
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• 2000

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.56-62
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• 1997

Using a rf-magnetron sputtering method, highly c-axis oriented La modified $PbTiO_{3}$ (PLT) ferroelectric thin films with compositions of $(Pb_{1-x}La_{x})Ti_{1-x/4}O_{3}$, where x=0.05, x=0 and x=0.15, have been obtained on (100)MgO single crystal substrate under conditions of low gas pressure. The degree of c-axis orientation of PLT films decreases with increasing gas pressure and with increasing La contant. These films were characterized by X-ray diffraction and SEM. PLT thin films of x=0.05, 0.1 and 0.15 show a low dielectric constant of 218, 246 and 361 at 1 kHz and remanent polarization(Pr) of $9{\mu}C/cm^{2}$, $8{\mu}C/cm^{2}$ and $7{\mu}C/cm^{2}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.104-107
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• 2001

The fabricated La-modified lead titanate (PLT) thin flirt without poling treatment was investigated for modulation frequency dependence of pyroelectric properties by the dynamic method. $Pb_{1-x}La_{x}Ti_{1-x/4}O_3$PLT (x=0.1) thin film having 10 mol% La content was deposited on a Pt/$TiO_{x}$/$SiO_2$/Si substrate by sol-gel method. The PLT(10) thin film exhibits a relatively excellent dielectric property. The pyroelectric coefficient (p) of the PLT(10) thin film is 6.6 x $10^{-9}$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$.K without frequency dependence. The figure of merits for the voltage responsivity and specific detectivity are 1.03${\times}$$10^{-11}$/C.cm/J and 1.46 x $10^{-9}$C.cm/J, respectively. The PLT(10) thin film has voltage responsivity ($R_{V}$) of 5.15 V/W at 8 Hz. Noise equivalent power (NEP) and specific detectivity (D＊) of the PLT(10) thin film are 9.93 x $10^{-8}$W/Hz$^{1/2}$ and 1.81 x $10^{6}$ cmHz$^{1/2}$/W at the same frequency of 100 Hz, respectively. The results means that PLT thin film having 10 mol % La content is suitable for the sensing materials of pyroelectric IR sensors.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.11b
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• pp.104-107
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• 2001

The fabricated La-modified lead titanate (PLT) thin flim without paling treatment was investigated for modulation frequency dependence of pyroelectric properties by the dynamic method. $Pb_{1-x}La_{x}Ti_{1-x/4}O_{3}$ PLT (x=0.1) thin film having 10 mol% La content was deposited on a $Pt/TiO_{x}/SiO_{2}/Si$ substrate by sol-gel method. The PLT(10) thin film exhibits a relatively excellent dielectric property. The pyroelectric coefficient (p) of the PLT(10) thin film is $6.6{\times}10^{-9}C/cm_{2}\cdot K$ without frequency dependence. The figure of merits for the voltage responsivity and specific detectivity are $1.03{\times}10^{-11}C\cdot cm/J$ and $1.46\times 10^{-9}C\cdot cm/J$, respectively. The PLT(10) thin film has voltage responsivity (Rv) of 5.15 V/W at 8 Hz. Noise equivalent power (NEP) and specific detectivity (D*) of the PLT(10) thin film are$9.93{\times}10^{-8}W/Hz^{1/2}$ and $1.81\times 10^{6}cmHz^{1/2}/W$ at the same frequency of 100 Hz, respectively. The results means that PLT thin film having 10 mol % La content is suitable for the sensing materials of pyroelectric IR sensors.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.103-110
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• 1998

Pyroelectric infrared detectors based on La-modified $PbTiO_{3}$ (PLT) thin films have been fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering and rnicrornachining technology. The detectors form $Pb_{l-x}La_{x}Ti_{1-x/4}O_{3}$ (x=0.05) thin film ferroelectric capacitors epitaxially grown by RF magnetron sputtering on Pt/MgO (100) substrate. The sputtered PLT thin film exhibits highly c-axis oriented crystal structure that no poling treatment for sensing applications is required. This is an essential factor to increase the yield for realization of an infrared image sensor. Micromachining technology is used to lower the thermal mass of the detector by giving maximum sensor efficiency. Polymide is coated on top of the sensing elements to support the fragile structure and the backside of the MgO substrate is selectively etched to reduce the heat loss. The sensing element exhibited a very high detectivity D* of $8.5{\times}10^{8}cm{\cdot}\sqrt{Hz}/W$ at room temperature and it is about 100 times higher than the case of micromachining technology is not used. A sensing system that detects the position as well as the existence of a human body is realized using the array sensor.