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Method of making a piezoelectric shear wave resonator

US4640756A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1985
Grant dateFeb 3, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/076
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An acoustic shear wave resonator comprising a piezoelectric film having its C-axis substantially inclined from the film normal such that the shear wave coupling coefficient significantly exceeds the longitudinal wave coupling coefficient, whereby the film is capable of shear wave resonance, and means for exciting said film to resonate. The film is prepared by deposition in a dc planar magnetron sputtering system to which a supplemental electric field is applied. The resonator structure may also include a semiconductor material having a positive temperature coefficient of resonance such that the resonator has a temperature coefficient of resonance approaching 0 ppm/.degree.C.

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