AbstractWe have studied the pyroelectric properties of the PLT(10) thin film deposited on a p-doped poly-Si electrode by using the sol-gel method. Measurement of the dielectric constant as a function of temperature shows the typical characteristics of a ferroelectric. The dielectric constant reaches a maximum at 295°C, which can be thought of as the Curie temperature. The PLT(10) thin film on p-doped poly-Si fabricated in this research shows excellent pyroelectric properties. The pyroelectric coefficient and the fiqures of merit, Fv and FD at room temperature are measured as 5.76 × 10−8 C/cm2 °C, 1.17 × 10−10C-cm/J and 0.93 × 10−8C-cm/J, respectively.