Dynamic Pyroelectric Properties and Their Frequency Dependences of $LiTaO_3$ Crystal

$LiTaO_3$ crystal의 dynamic 초전특성과 그 주파수의 의존성

  • Lee, Won-Jae (Dept. of Electronic Materials & Device Engineering, Inha Univ.) ;
  • Kang, Seong-Jun (Dept. of Semiconductor and Applied Physics, Yosu National Univ.) ;
  • Joung, Yang-Hee (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Yosu National Univ.) ;
  • Yoon, Yung-Sup (Dept. of Electronic Materials & Device Engineering, Inha Univ.)
  • 이원재 (仁荷大學校 電子材料工學科) ;
  • 강성준 (麗水大學校 半導體 應用物理學科) ;
  • 정양희 (麗水大學校 電氣 및 半導體工學科) ;
  • 윤영섭 (仁荷大學校 電子材料工學科)
  • Published : 2000.08.01

Abstract

The frequency dependence of the pyroelectric characteristics of $LiTaO_3$ have been investigated by using the dynamic method. In the frequency range between 2 and 1000 Hz, they are measured in both the regimes of pyroelectric current ($R_L=1M{\Omega}$) and pyrelectric voltage ($R_L=17.3G{\Omega}$), which can be selected by adjusting the value of the load resistance. Pyroelectric coefficient depending on the voltage response in the regime of pyroelectric current shows the maximum value of $1.56{\times}10^{-8}C/cm^2{\cdot}K$ at 40 Hz. The maximum values of figures of merits for the voltage response and for the detectivity are measured as $10.8{\times}10^{-11}C{\cdot}cm/J$ and $13{\times}10^{-7}C{\cdot}cm/J$, respectively. The voltage responsivity depending on the voltage response in the regime of pyroelectrci voltage shows the maximum value of 488 V/W at 2 Hz. Noise equivalent power and detectivity shows the minimum value of $3.95{\times}10^{-10}W/{\sqrt}Hz$ and maximum value of $5.6{\times}10^8cm{\cdot}{\sqrt}Hz/W$ at 40 Hz, respectively.

$LiTaO_3$ 단결정 시료의 초전특성에 대한 주파수 의존성을 dynamic 방법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 2 ~ 1000Hz 주파수 범위에서 $LiTaO_3$ 단결정 시료의 전압응답을 부하 저항의 크기에 따라 초전전압영역 ($U_{PV},\;R_L=17.3G{\Omega}$) 과 초전전류영역 ($U_{PV},\;R_L=1M{\Omega}$) 으로 분류하여 측정하였다. 초전전류영역의 전압응답에 의존하는 초전계수는 40 Hz에서 최대값 $1.56{\times}10^{-8}C/cm^2{\cdot}K$를 나타내었고, 전압감도와 검출능을 위한 재료평가지수는 각각 최대값 $10.8{\times}10^{-11}C{\cdot}cm/J$$13{\times}10^{-7}C{\cdot}cm/J$을 나타내었다. 전압감도는 초전전압영역의 전압응답에 의존하여 2 Hz에서 488V/W 의 최대값을 나타내었다. 잡음등가전력과 비검출능은 40 Hz에서 각각 최소값 $3.95{\times}10^{-10}W/{\sqrt}Hz$와 최대값 $5.6{\times}10^8cm{\cdot}{\sqrt}Hz/W$이었다.

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