Pyroelectric properties of Mn‐doped Aurivillius ceramics with different pseudo‐perovskite layers

The pyroelectric properties of Mn‐doped Aurivillius ceramics with different pseudo‐perovskite layers were investigated. The pyroelectric coefficients for 0.2 wt% Mn‐doped two‐layer CaBi2Nb2O9 (CBN–Mn), three‐layer Bi4Ti2.85Nb0.15O12 (BTN–Mn), and four‐layer CaBi4Ti3.95Nb0.05O15 (CBTN–Mn) ferroelectric ceramics were found to be on the order of 26.0, 54.4, 84.4 μC/m2K at room temperature, respectively. These values were closely associated with the number of octahedral layers in the pseudo‐perovskite blocks. The high pyroelectric coefficient, together with low dielectric permittivity and loss (tan δ < 0.003), results in to high figures of merit for the current responsivity, voltage responsivity, and detectivity. The excellent pyroelectric properties and high Curie temperatures (TC > 660°C) make the Aurivillius ceramics potential candidates for pyroelectric devices over a broad temperature range.