Enhanced pyroelectric properties and thermal stability of Mn-doped 0.29Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-0.29Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.42PbTiO3 single crystals

The pyroelectric properties and thermal stability of a [001]-oriented tetragonal 1 mol. % Mn-doped 0.29Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-0.29Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.42PbTiO3 [Mn-PIN-PMN-PT(29/29/42)] ternary single crystal were investigated. The single crystal exhibited a high pyroelectric coefficient of p = 6.0 × 10−4 C m−2 K−1 and figures of merit (FOMs) at 1 kHz for a current responsivity of Fi = 2.4 × 10−10 mV−1, a voltage responsivity of Fv = 0.08 m2 C−1, and a detectivity of Fd = 19.8 × 10−5 Pa−1/2 which were weakly dependent on frequency. These all increased linearly upon increasing temperature to 120 °C. Furthermore, the values of p for the ternary single crystal were weakly dependent on thermal annealing temperatures (Ta), maintaining over 75% of the original value at Ta