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Cantilever type displacement element, and scanning tunneling microscope or information processing apparatus using same

US5357108A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 1992
Grant dateOct 18, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/873
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cantilever type displacement element comprises a piezoelectric layer and at least two electrodes for applying a voltage to said piezoelectric layer, at least one of said electrodes being a comb-shaped electrode pair having respectively comb-tooth portions disposed separately as facing and alongside of each other in the width direction of the cantilever.

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