摘要:
A piezoelectric thin film (1) is formed through sputtering and consists essentially of scandium aluminum nitride. The carbon atomic content is 2.5 at% or less. When producing the piezoelectric thin film (1), scandium and aluminum are sputtered simultaneously on a substrate (21) from a scandium aluminum alloy target material (10) having a carbon atomic content of 5 at% or less in an atmosphere where at least nitrogen gas exists. The sputtering may be conducted also by applying an ion beam (31) on an opposing surface of the alloy target material at an oblique angle. Moreover, aluminum and scandium may be also sputtered simultaneously on the substrate from an Sc target material and an Al target material. As a result, a piezoelectric thin film which exhibits excellent piezoelectric properties and a method for the same can be provided.
摘要:
A piezoelectric element which includes an undercoat layer and a piezoelectric material layer that have been formed on a substrate, the undercoat layer being for controlling the crystallinity of the piezoelectric material layer. The piezoelectric material layer is configured of crystals having an ABO 3 -type structure which contains at least Pb at the A sites. In the undercoat layer, the surface that faces the interface with the substrate contains, at the A sites, at least Pb and another substance that differs in content from that in the piezoelectric material layer and, at the B sites, substances having a content ratio different from that in the piezoelectric material layer. Due to this, the undercoat layer has a given crystal structure that has better crystallinity than the piezoelectric material layer. In the layer of the undercoat layer which is located upper than the surface that faces the interface with the substrate, the content of the other substance contained in the A sites of the undercoat layer gradually changes from the surface that faces the interface with the substrate to the surface that faces the interface with the piezoelectric material layer, while the content ratio of the substances contained in the B sites gradually changes. Thus, the composition of the undercoat layer comes closer to that of the piezoelectric material layer.
摘要:
There is provided an ultrasound transducer device 2 including a plurality of piezoelectric single-crystal plates 44a to 44f that are stacked such that polarization components thereof are alternately inverted. The plurality of piezoelectric single-crystal plates 44a to 44f are stacked such that directions thereof in which strain deformation in a direction orthogonal to a direction of voltage application from electrodes 45a, 45b respectively interposed between the plurality of piezoelectric single-crystal plates becomes largest coincide with each other. There is also provided an ultrasound medical apparatus 1 including the ultrasound transducer device 2.
摘要:
A piezoelectric material including a barium bismuth niobate-based tungsten bronze structure metal oxide having a high degree of orientation is provided. A piezoelectric element, a liquid discharge head, an ultrasonic motor, and a dust cleaning device including the piezoelectric material are also provided. A piezoelectric material includes a tungsten bronze structure metal oxide that includes metal elements which are barium, bismuth, and niobium, and tungsten. The metal elements satisfy following conditions on a molar basis: when Ba/Nb=a, 0.30≦̸a≦̸0.40, and when Bi/Nb=b, 0.012≦̸b≦̸0.084. The tungsten content on a metal basis is 0.40 to 3.00 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the tungsten bronze structure metal oxide. The tungsten bronze structure metal oxide has a c-axis orientation.
摘要:
An elastic wave device using plate waves is provided that requires no cavity and thus can be manufactured by a simplified process and offers high mechanical strength, ease of handling, and improved temperature characteristics. An elastic wave device (1) propagating plate waves has a stack of an acoustic reflection layer (3), a piezoelectric layer (4), and IDT electrode (5) on a supporting substrate 2. The piezoelectric layer (4) is thinner than the period of the fingers of the IDT electrode (5). The acoustic reflection layer (3) has low-acoustic-impedance layers (3b, 3d, 3f, and 3h) and high-acoustic-impedance layers (3a, 3c, 3e, and 3g). The low-acoustic-impedance layers are made of SiO 2 , and the high-acoustic-impedance layers are made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of W, LiTaO 3 , Al 2 O 3 , AIN, LiNbO 3 , SiN, and ZnO.
摘要:
A nanopiezoelectric generator is provided. The nanopiezoelectric generator includes a first electrode; a second electrode; at least one nanostructure that is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and includes a piezoelectric material and first carriers; and a concentration adjusting unit that adjusts a concentration of the first carriers in the at least one nanostructure.
摘要:
A nanowire, comprising: a core comprising a first material; and at least one sheath comprising a first sheath surrounding at least a portion of the core, wherein the first sheath comprises a second material which is compositionally different than the first material.
摘要:
A piezoelectric device having resonance characteristics which are not degraded even if an interlayer for bonding is provided between a piezoelectric thin film and a support member and a method for manufacturing the piezoelectric device are provided. After an ion implanted portion is formed in a piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) by implantation of hydrogen ions, an interlayer (32) of a metal is formed on a rear surface (12) the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1). In addition, a support member (30) is bonded to the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) with this interlayer (32) interposed therebetween. A composite piezoelectric body (2) in which the ion implanted portion is formed or a composite piezoelectric substrate (3) obtained by heat separation of the piezoelectric single crystal substrate (1) is heated at 450°C to 700°C to oxidize the metal of the interlayer, so that the conductivity thereof is decreased. Accordingly, since the interlayer of a metal is formed, the piezoelectric substrate and the support member can be reliably adhered to each other, and since the metal of the interlayer is oxidized, the conductivity of the interlayer can be decreased, so that a piezoelectric device having excellent resonance characteristics can be provided.
摘要:
Disclosed is a composition for ferroelectric thin film formation which is used in the formation of a ferroelectric thin film of one material selected from the group consisting of PLZT, PZT, and PT. The composition for ferroelectric thin film formation is a liquid composition for the formation of a thin film of a mixed composite metal oxide formed of a mixture of a composite metal oxide (A) represented by general formula (1): (Pb x La y )(Zr z Ti (1-z) )O 3 [wherein 0.9
摘要:
The present invention provides a piezoelectric single crystal device excellent in heat resistance and capable of stably maintaining the electromechanical coupling factor k 31 in a lateral vibration mode at a high value of 50% or more without a decrease even in an operating environment in which the temperature changes from room temperature to a high temperature (specifically, 150°C), and also provides a fabrication method thereof. Specifically, assuming that the [101] axis of a tetragonal system having the [001] axis as a C axis (with the largest lattice constant) is a polarization direction 3, a normal direction 1 to an edge face T of the piezoelectric device is within the solid-angle range of ±25° with respect to the [-101] axis substantially orthogonal to the polarization direction 3, the range including the [-101] axis. Assuming that the [011] axis of the tetragonal system is the polarization direction 3, the normal direction 1 to the edge face T of the piezoelectric device is within the solid-angle range of ±25° with respect to the [0-11] axis substantially orthogonal to the polarization direction 3, the range including the [0-11] axis. In any case, the electromechanical coupling factor k 31 in the direction orthogonal to the polarization direction 3, i.e., in the lateral vibration mode, is 50% or more.