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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 6/2016

01-03-2016 | Original Paper

Improvement of pyroelectric figures of merit in zirconia-doped congruent lithium niobate single crystals

Authors: Y. Z. Zhu, S. P. Lin, Yue Zheng, D. C. Ma, Biao Wang

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Pyroelectric materials are widely investigated for thermal devices. As an efficient standard for evaluation, the pyroelectric figures of merit (FoM) for specific thermal-related applications can clearly represent the performance of voltage responsivity and detectivity. In this paper, six congruent lithium niobate (CLN) single crystals with different ZrO2 doping concentrations were grown by the top-seeded melt growth method including pure CLN. In order to analyze the dielectric and pyroelectric performances, the concentrations, and occupations were extensively studied by ultraviolet and infrared absorption spectra. Our results present an efficient way to improve the FoM of CLN by using zirconia doping. The working temperature of Zr:CLN thermal device can be widened obviously.
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Metadata
Title
Improvement of pyroelectric figures of merit in zirconia-doped congruent lithium niobate single crystals
Authors
Y. Z. Zhu
S. P. Lin
Yue Zheng
D. C. Ma
Biao Wang
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9625-5

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