High performance ferroelectric and magnetoresistive materials for next-generation thermal detector arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4795, Issue , 2002, Pages 88-99

  Todd, Mike A ^a   Donohue, Paul P ^a   Watton, Rex ^b   Williams, Dennis J ^a   Anthony, Carl J ^a   Blamire, Mark G ^c  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b Rex Watton Infrared Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMR; Ferroelectric thin films; LCMO; Microbolometer; PST; Thermal detectors; Uncooled thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FILM GROWTH; INFRARED IMAGING; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SPUTTER DEPOSITION;

LANTHANUM CALCIUM MANGANITE; LEAD SCANDIUM TANTALATE; NEODYMIUM GALLATE; THERMAL DETECTOR ARRAYS; VANADIUM OXIDE;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0036989483     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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