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Piezoelectric element and piezoelectric element-based device

US10916693B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2018
Grant dateFeb 9, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01P2006/40
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A piezoelectric element has a diaphragm, a first electrode on the diaphragm, a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is a stack of multiple piezoelectric films and is made of a perovskite composite oxide containing lead, zirconium, and titanium and represented by the general formula ABO3, with the molar ratio of the A-site to the B-site (A/B) in the perovskite composite oxide being 1.14 or more and 1.22 or less. In current-time curve measurement, the activation energy calculated from relaxation current using an Arrhenius plot is 0.6 [eV] or less. The relaxation current is the amount of current at the time at which a downward trend in current turns upward.

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