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Piezoelectric element, actuator, and inkjet head

US6903491B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 2002
Grant dateJun 7, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/14491
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A piezoelectric element includes: a piezoelectric film made of PZT; a pair of electrodes (a lower electrode and an upper electrode) arranged with the piezoelectric film being interposed therebetween; and a base film made of PLT having a thickness of about 50 nm to 200 nm and provided between the piezoelectric film and the lower electrode. The piezoelectric element, as a whole, is provided on a substrate, which may be a stainless steel substrate (polycrystalline), a heat-resistant glass substrate (amorphous), a silicon substrate (single crystal), etc. A piezoelectric element having a good piezoelectric characteristic can be provided on a substrate other than a single crystal substrate.

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