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Piezoelectric actuator and liquid jet head

US7279823B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2003
Grant dateOct 9, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/878
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A piezoelectric actuator comprising an optimum layer structure when (100) orientation strontium ruthenate is used as a bottom electrode is provided. This piezoelectric actuator comprises a diaphragm 30 that is constituted by (100) orientation yttria-stabilized zirconia, CeO2, or ZrO2, that is grown epitaxially on a (100) orientation Si substrate 20, a buffer layer 41 formed on the diaphragm and constituted by (001) orientation REBa2Cu3Ox, a bottom electrode 42 formed on the buffer layer and constituted by (100) orientation strontium ruthenate, a piezoelectric layer 43 formed on the bottom electrode and constituted by (100) orientation PZT, and a top electrode 44 formed on the piezoelectric layer.

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