摘要:
A boundary acoustic wave device using a boundary acoustic wave propagating between a dielectric layer and LiNbO 3 or LiTaO 3 is provided. Although the boundary acoustic wave device includes a thin electrode layer, the boundary acoustic wave device has low loss using an SH-type boundary acoustic wave. A boundary acoustic wave device (1) includes a LiNbO 3 substrate (1) having a plurality of grooves (1b) formed in the upper surface thereof; electrode layers (3) which are formed by filling the grooves (1b) with a metal material and which include IDT electrodes; and a dielectric layer (4), such as a SiO 2 layer, formed over the upper surface (1b) of the piezoelectric substrate (1) and the electrodes (3). The upper surface of the dielectric layer (4) is flat. The thickness of the electrodes (3), θ of the Euler angles (0°, θ, -45° to +45°) of the LiNbO 3 substrate, and the thickness of the dielectric layer (4) are within any of ranges shown in Table 1 below:
[Table 1]
α≤0.1 θ of Euler angles (0°, θ, -45° to 45°)
0.04≤Thickness of first group electrode (0, 76 to 106, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤2.5
0.07≤Thickness of first group electrode (0, 66 to 116, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤2.5
0.1≤Thickness of first group electrode≤0.2 (0, 56 to 125, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤2.5
0.01≤Thickness of second group electrode (0, 71 to 101, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤3.0
0.02≤Thickness of second group electrode (0, 68 to 103, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤3.0
0.06≤Thickness of second group electrode (0, 66 to 109, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤3.0
0.08≤Thickness of second group electrode≤0.16 (0, 61 to 123, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤3.0
0.01≤Thickness of third group electrode (0, 61 to 112, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤4.0
0.02≤Thickness of third group electrode (0, 60 to 122, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤4.0
0.06≤Thickness of third group electrode (0, 56 to 132, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤4.0
0.08≤Thickness of third group electrode≤0.10 (0, 51 to 136, -45 to 45) 0.8≤Thickness of dielectric layer≤4.0
The thickness of each electrode and the thickness of a dielectric layer are normalized thickness H/λ (λ is the wavelength of a boundary acoustic wave).
摘要:
Provided is a variable capacitance element that includes a dielectric layer whose relative dielectric constant varies in accordance with an applied voltage and that can achieve reduction in size of a piezoelectric substrate such as a piezoelectric resonant component and a tunable filter. A variable capacitance element (1) includes a piezoelectric substrate (2), a buffer layer (3) that is formed on the piezoelectric substrate (2) and has an orientation, a dielectric layer (4) that is formed on the buffer layer (3) and whose relative dielectric constant varies in accordance with an applied voltage, and a first electrode and a second electrode that are provided so as to be capable of applying an electric field to the dielectric layer (4).
摘要:
A surface-acoustic-wave device which does not need a complicated processing step, which does not need preparation of a component such as a cover member having a complicated shape, which is inexpensive, and which is capable of increasing miniaturization, and a method for manufacturing the surface-acoustic-wave device are provided. A method for manufacturing a surface-acoustic-wave-filter device (1) includes a step of forming grooves (2b and 2c) in one principal surface (2a) of a piezoelectric substrate (2), a step of embedding a metallic film in the grooves (2b) to form IDT electrodes, a step of performing a process of removing a portion of the piezoelectric substrate (2) from the one principal surface (2a) of the piezoelectric substrate (2), thereby forming a recessed portion (2d) having the bottom surface in which the IDT electrodes are embedded, and a step of bonding a cover member (13) to the piezoelectric substrate (2).
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:
Disclosed is a low-cost miniaturizable surface acoustic wave device which does not require a complicated processing process or a component such as a cover member having a complicated shape. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such a surface acoustic wave device. Specifically disclosed is a method for manufacturing a surface acoustic wave filter device (1), which comprises a step for forming grooves (2b, 2c) in one major surface (2a) of a piezoelectric substrate (2), a step for forming an IDT electrode by filling the groove (2b) with a metal film, a following step wherein a part of the piezoelectric substrate (2) is removed from the one major surface (2a) of the piezoelectric substrate (2), thereby forming a recess (2d) having a bottom surface wherein the IDT electrode is embedded, and a succeeding step for joining a cover member (13) to the piezoelectric substrate (2).