High-performance heat flux sensors based on the TTE effect of <i>c</i> -axis inclined Pb-doped BiCuTeO films

G Guoying Yan (Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,) Z Zhaoyu Mi (Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,) Y Yipeng Luo (Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,) X Xizhen Yuan (Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,) X Xiao Zhang S Shuaihang Hou S Shufang Wang

Abstract

The transverse thermoelectric (TTE) effect is a unique thermoelectric phenomenon, which has great potential in fast-response heat flux detection. In this work, TTE heat flux sensors have been developed by growing c-axis inclined Pb-doped BiCuTeO films on 10° tilted LaAlO3 (001) substrates. The sensor based on 1.1 at. % Pb-doped films exhibits very high sensitivity to a static heat flux of 34.48 μV/(kW/m2) and an ultrafast response of 53 ns under pulsed laser irradiation. In addition, when exposed to 300 °C for over 5 h, the response voltage of the sensor remains relatively stable. The above results demonstrated that the BiCuTeO film is a good material for TTE heat flux sensors with high sensitivity, fast response, and long-time detection stability.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 127, Issue 22
Published December 01, 2025
ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Applied Physics Letters

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0003-6951 Physical Sciences

Authors (7)

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Guoying Yan

Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,

Z

Zhaoyu Mi

Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,

Y

Yipeng Luo

Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,

X

Xizhen Yuan

Hebei Key Lab of Optic-Electronic Information Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University , 071002 Baoding,

X

Xiao Zhang

S

Shuaihang Hou

S

Shufang Wang