Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum Sensor

A traditional thermal conductivity vacuum gauge mainly detects low pressure (the degree of vacuum) by measuring the temperature change of a filament heated by the electric current. We propose a novel pyroelectric vacuum sensor that utilizes the effect of ambient thermal conductivity on the pyroelect...

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Main Authors: Lan Xu, Geng Huangfu, Yiping Guo, Ya Yang
Format: Article
Jezik:English
Izdano: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2023-01-01
Serija:Research
Online dostop:https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/research.0028
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Geng Huangfu
Yiping Guo
Ya Yang
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Ya Yang
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description A traditional thermal conductivity vacuum gauge mainly detects low pressure (the degree of vacuum) by measuring the temperature change of a filament heated by the electric current. We propose a novel pyroelectric vacuum sensor that utilizes the effect of ambient thermal conductivity on the pyroelectric effect to detect vacuum through the charge density of ferroelectric materials under radiation. The functional relationship between the charge density and low pressure is derived, which is validated in a suspended (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti,Ni)O3 (PLZTN) ferroelectric ceramic-based device. The charge density of the indium tin oxide/PLZTN/Ag device under 405 nm of 60.5 mW cm−2 radiation at low pressure reaches 4.48 μC cm−2, which is increased by about 3.0 times compared with that at atmospheric pressure. The vacuum can improve the charge density without increasing the radiation energy, confirming the important role of ambient thermal conductivity on the pyroelectric effect. This research provides a demonstration for ambient thermal conductivity effectively tuning pyroelectric performance, a theoretical basis for pyroelectric vacuum sensors, and a feasible route for further optimizing the performance of pyroelectric photoelectric devices.
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spelling doaj.art-a6a6f663f1e84fb39d6b62b51e55e42a2024-04-02T21:01:32ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Research2639-52742023-01-01610.34133/research.0028Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum SensorLan Xu0Geng Huangfu1Yiping Guo2Ya Yang3CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 101400, P.R. China.State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China.State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China.CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 101400, P.R. China.A traditional thermal conductivity vacuum gauge mainly detects low pressure (the degree of vacuum) by measuring the temperature change of a filament heated by the electric current. We propose a novel pyroelectric vacuum sensor that utilizes the effect of ambient thermal conductivity on the pyroelectric effect to detect vacuum through the charge density of ferroelectric materials under radiation. The functional relationship between the charge density and low pressure is derived, which is validated in a suspended (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti,Ni)O3 (PLZTN) ferroelectric ceramic-based device. The charge density of the indium tin oxide/PLZTN/Ag device under 405 nm of 60.5 mW cm−2 radiation at low pressure reaches 4.48 μC cm−2, which is increased by about 3.0 times compared with that at atmospheric pressure. The vacuum can improve the charge density without increasing the radiation energy, confirming the important role of ambient thermal conductivity on the pyroelectric effect. This research provides a demonstration for ambient thermal conductivity effectively tuning pyroelectric performance, a theoretical basis for pyroelectric vacuum sensors, and a feasible route for further optimizing the performance of pyroelectric photoelectric devices.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/research.0028
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Geng Huangfu
Yiping Guo
Ya Yang
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title Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum Sensor
title_full Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum Sensor
title_fullStr Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum Sensor
title_full_unstemmed Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum Sensor
title_short Charge Density-Based Pyroelectric Vacuum Sensor
title_sort charge density based pyroelectric vacuum sensor
url https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/research.0028
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