WO1998046429A1 - Tete a jet d'encre - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ink jet head used in an ink jet recording apparatus.
- the ink jet recording apparatus includes a device that generates bubbles in ink by thermal energy and ejects ink droplets by a pressure wave generated by the bubbles, a device that suctions and ejects ink droplets by electrostatic force, and a vibrator such as a piezoelectric element.
- a vibrator such as a piezoelectric element.
- a device using a piezoelectric element includes, for example, a pressure chamber communicating with an ink supply chamber and an ink discharge port communicating with the pressure chamber, and a diaphragm in which the piezoelectric element is joined is provided in the pressure chamber. It is configured. In such a configuration, a predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element to expand and contract the piezoelectric element, thereby causing flexural vibration and compressing the ink in the pressure chamber, thereby discharging ink droplets from the ink discharge outlet. Let it. At present, color inkjet recording devices have become widespread, but there is a need for improved printing performance, particularly for higher resolution and higher speed printing.
- the piezoelectric film formed by sintering the powder becomes thinner, the influence of the crystal grain boundaries cannot be ignored and good piezoelectric characteristics cannot be obtained.
- the piezoelectric film formed by firing the powder cannot have sufficient piezoelectric characteristics for discharging the ink when the thickness is 15 / m or less. Therefore, it has been impossible to realize a small ink head having characteristics necessary for sufficient ink ejection.
- the present invention develops a thin film material that has large piezoelectric characteristics even if the film thickness is small, and enables fine processing commonly used in the semiconductor process by thinning the piezoelectric material that constitutes the piezoelectric element and the diaphragm. It is an object of the present invention to provide a configuration for realizing an ink jet head having a discharge port formed at a high density, and a manufacturing method thereof.
- the present invention develops a thin film material that has large piezoelectric characteristics even if the film thickness is small, and enables fine processing commonly used in the semiconductor process by thinning the piezoelectric material that constitutes the piezoelectric element and the diaphragm. It is intended to provide a configuration for realizing an ink jet head having a discharge port formed at a high density, and a method for manufacturing the same.
- the first ink jet head according to the present invention has an ink ejection port. And a main body having a pressure chamber connected to the ink ejection port; a piezoelectric film having Pb, Ti, and Zr; and electrodes provided on both sides of the piezoelectric film. And a piezoelectric vibrating part provided in a part of the ink jet head C, which discharges ink from ink discharge ports by bending and vibrating the piezoelectric vibrating part.
- the piezoelectric film has a first layer having a perovskite structure including Sr or Ba, and a second layer having a perovskite structure having Pb, Ti, and Zr formed in contact with the first layer. And characterized in that:
- the second layer containing Zr is formed. It can be formed to be of high quality, thin and having a large piezoelectric constant. As a result, the first ink jet head of the present invention can be made extremely small and lightweight.
- a second ink jet head includes a main body having an ink discharge port and a pressure chamber connected to the ink discharge port, Pb, Ti, and Pb.
- a piezoelectric vibrating part including a piezoelectric film having Zr and electrodes provided on both sides of the piezoelectric film and provided in a part of the pressure chamber, and flexibly vibrates the piezoelectric vibrating part.
- the ink jet head ejects the ink from the ink ejection port.
- the piezoelectric film includes a first layer and a second layer each having a bevelskite structure and being formed so as to be in contact with each other, and the content of Zr in the first layer is equal to the Zr in the second layer. It is characterized in that it is less than the content of r.
- the second ink jet head of the present invention can be made extremely small and lightweight.
- a third ink jet head includes a main body having an ink discharge port and a pressure chamber connected to the ink discharge port, and a piezoelectric film having Pb, Ti, and Zr. And a piezoelectric vibrating part provided on a part of the pressure chamber, the electrodes being provided on both sides of the piezoelectric film. Ink jet head C to spit out ink
- the piezoelectric film includes a first layer having no Zr and a second layer having Zr, each having a perovskite structure and formed so as to be in contact with each other.
- a second layer having higher quality and a higher piezoelectric constant can be formed as compared with the second ink jet head.
- the first layer contains La in order to easily form the first layer at a low temperature.
- the Zr / T i ratio in the second layer is 30/7. It is preferable to set the value to 0 or more and 70 or less.
- the piezoelectric film is a single crystal.
- the inherent piezoelectric constant of the material constituting the piezoelectric film can be effectively used.
- the piezoelectric film is formed to a thickness of 10 um or less, whereby the shape of the piezoelectric film is reduced. Can be processed finely.
- the piezoelectric film is formed to a thickness of 1 zm or more and 3 / m or less, whereby the piezoelectric film can be finely processed, and a sufficient ink ejection force and a sufficient piezoelectric film can be obtained. Reliability is obtained.
- the first layer is preferably formed to have a thickness of 50 nm or more and 100 nm or less, whereby a high-quality second layer can be formed, The piezoelectric constant of the entire piezoelectric film is not reduced.
- the piezoelectric vibrating portion since the piezoelectric vibrating portion includes the diaphragm, the piezoelectric vibrating portion can be easily bent and vibrated.
- the diaphragm is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, A1, and oxides thereof, Si, Si oxide, and a high molecular organic substance. .
- the piezoelectric vibrating portion may further include a piezoelectric film facing the piezoelectric film via an intermediate electrode layer. Another piezoelectric film may be provided, and the two piezoelectric films may be caused to vibrate flexibly. Thus, when the two piezoelectric films are flexibly vibrated, a larger amplitude can be obtained as compared with the case where a diaphragm is used.
- the second layer of the piezoelectric film may be a piezoelectric material having antiferroelectricity including Nb and Sn.
- the first layer is a layer in which the Zr concentration is distributed so as to continuously increase in the thickness direction, and
- the layer having a high Zr concentration may be configured to be in contact with the second layer on one side.
- the electrode layers formed on both sides of the piezoelectric film are formed of Pt or Au. This makes it possible to prevent the etching liquid from damaging the electrodes when the piezoelectric film is finely processed by, for example, etching.
- the main body has a plurality of ink discharge ports and a plurality of pressure chambers provided corresponding to each of the ink discharge ports, respectively. By providing at least one of the electrodes provided on both sides of the piezoelectric film separately so as to correspond to the pressure chamber, an ink jet head having a piezoelectric vibrating portion corresponding to each pressure chamber is provided. Can be configured.
- an ink jet head in which a plurality of ink ejection ports are formed at an extremely high density can be manufactured.
- the piezoelectric film is provided separately so as to correspond to the pressure chamber, and the one electrode is formed on each of the separated piezoelectric films, the discharge ports are similarly formed at a high density.
- the formed inkjet head can be manufactured.
- the width of each of the piezoelectric films is smaller than the width of the pressure chamber.
- the piezoelectric vibrating portion has a resin layer whose peripheral portion has elasticity with the peripheral portion of the pressure chamber and has a film thickness of 3 ⁇ m or less. The piezoelectric vibrating portion may be prevented from being distorted at the time of joining, and the yield and the reliability at the time of manufacturing may be increased.
- the peripheral portion of the piezoelectric vibrating portion is preferably joined to the peripheral portion of the pressure chamber via a pedestal made of ceramic, metal, or resin, thereby separating the joining portion from the piezoelectric vibrating portion.
- the above piezoelectric The vibrating section can be stably vibrated.
- a method of manufacturing an ink jet head includes: a main body having an ink discharge port and a pressure chamber connected to the ink discharge port and partially having an opening; and closing the opening. And a piezoelectric vibrating part provided as described above,
- a first layer having a perovskite structure including Pb and Ti is formed on a substrate, and a second layer having a perovskite structure including Zr, Pb and Ti on the first layer Forming a piezoelectric film including the first layer and the second layer, thereby forming a piezoelectric vibrating portion having the piezoelectric film on the substrate.
- the first step it is characterized in that the first layer is formed so as not to contain Zr, or so that the amount of Zr is smaller than that of the second layer.
- the second layer containing a relatively large amount of Zr can be formed to have good quality, be thin, and have a large piezoelectric constant.
- an extremely small and lightweight ink jet head can be manufactured.
- the first layer and the second layer are formed by a sputtering method or a CVD method in order to form the first layer and the second layer with high accuracy and good quality.
- the first layer and the second layer of the single crystal can be formed by using the MgO substrate as the substrate.
- the substrate in the third step, can be removed by etching using phosphoric acid.
- a silicon substrate or a glass substrate can also be used as the substrate, whereby the manufacturing can be performed at a lower cost as compared with the case of using a MgO substrate.
- the substrate in the above-mentioned third step, can be removed by etching using a hydrofluoric acid-based solution or a hydrating solution.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an ink jet head according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 1A.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing a piezoelectric vibrating portion of the ink jet head according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the piezoelectric film 5 in the ink jet head according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view when a piezoelectric vibrating portion is formed on the MgO substrate 10 in the method for manufacturing an ink jet head according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5A is a process chart showing main steps of an example of a manufacturing method of the inkjet head according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 5B is a process chart showing an example different from FIG. 5A. It is.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of the ink jet head according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing a deflection amount of the diaphragm with respect to an applied voltage in an example of the ink jet head according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the deflection amount of the diaphragm with respect to the applied voltage in another example of the inkjet head according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 shows the production of an ink jet head according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when a piezoelectric vibrating portion is formed on a silicon substrate 15 in the method.
- FIG. 10 is a process chart showing main steps of a method for manufacturing an ink jet head according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the features of an ink jet head manufactured by the manufacturing method according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a process chart showing main steps of a method for manufacturing an ink jet head according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 13A is a perspective view showing a configuration of an ink jet head according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC ′ of FIG. 13A. It is.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD ′ of FIG. 13A.
- FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a piezoelectric vibrating unit according to a modification of the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a preferred connection structure according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another preferred connection structure according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an inkjet head according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an ink jet head according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the ink jet head 100 of the first embodiment according to the present invention is a thin-film piezoelectric material having a large piezoelectric constant formed by a so-called thin-film forming method such as sputtering. It is constituted by using a film, and has a feature that it is extremely small and can be formed with a narrow interval between the ink ejection ports as compared with the conventional ink jet head.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an ink jet head 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG. 1A.
- the ink jet head 100 has a plurality of discharge ports 2, a pressure chamber 1 provided corresponding to each discharge port 2, and a pressure chamber 1. It is configured as follows with the provided piezoelectric element 3.
- the discharge ports 2 are formed at predetermined intervals on the side surface of the main body 50, and the pressure chambers 1 are formed in the main body 50 so as to correspond to the discharge ports 2, respectively. ing.
- Each discharge port 2 and the corresponding pressure chamber 1 are connected via an ink flow path 2 a formed in the main body 50.
- Openings 51 are formed on the upper surface of the main body 50 so as to correspond to the respective pressure chambers 1, and a diaphragm 4 is further formed on the upper surface of the main body 50 so as to cover the openings 51.
- the piezoelectric element 3 is formed on the vibration plate 4 so as to be located on each opening 51 corresponding to each pressure chamber 1.
- the piezoelectric element 3 has electrodes 6 and 7 made of platinum each having a thickness of 0.1 l / m and a thickness of 3 m formed between the electrodes 6 and 7. And is provided on the diaphragm 4.
- diaphragm 4 is composed of a SiO 2 layer having a vibrating portion having a thickness of 2 m.
- the piezoelectric vibrating section 30 is formed by the piezoelectric element 3 and the piezoelectric plate 4.
- Pb including Z r and T i, shall refer to the general formula Pb (Z r xT i 0 piezoelectric material represented by 3.
- Pb (Z ro.ssT i 0.47) O 3 shows the greatest piezoelectricity, but a thin film of this composition is formed directly on the electrode. It is not easy.
- the piezoelectric film 5 is composed of two layers, lanthanum PBT i 0 3 or PBT i 0 3 which does not contain the Z r as the first layer 8 forming a PL T supplemented with high quality piezoelectric thin film that by forming a layer of the second layer 9 as Pb (Z r 0 5 3 ⁇ ⁇ 0.47) 0 3 composition, have good piezoelectric properties ( A piezoelectric film 5) was formed.
- the present invention provides a lanthanum PBT i 0 3 or PBT i 0 3 which does not contain the Z r as a first layer to form a added pressure was PLT, as the second layer Pb (Zro.53T i o.47 ) by forming a 0 3 layer pairs formed of, in which was completed found that it is possible to form a high-quality piezoelectric film having good piezoelectric characteristics.
- PZT has excellent piezoelectric characteristics and has an extremely high piezoelectric coefficient when the ratio of ZrZTi becomes about 50 to 50.
- a thin film forming method such as a sputtering method or a CVD method
- the tendency becomes more remarkable as the ratio of Zr to Ti increases.
- the cause was that the oxide of Zr was adsorbed on the substrate surface in the process of forming the thin film, and that the subsequent growth of the film was impaired. It was also found that the tendency was more remarkable when a PZT film was grown on a Pt electrode.
- PZT is grown using (Pb, La) Ti O3 (hereinafter simply referred to as PLT) with a crystallization temperature lowered by adding about 1%, a Zr oxide precipitates.
- PLT PZT Ti O3
- a good PZT film can be formed without any problem.
- PBT i 0 3 and PLT has PZT similar base perovskite structure, a film can be relatively easily formed also on P t electrode using a thin film forming method.
- the first layer it is necessary to have a base mouth ugly force Ito type structure as a basic condition, PBT i 0 3, S in addition PLT r T i 0 3, B aT i 0 3 and S r R u 0 3 like that is also effective is demonstrated by our consider.
- the first layer can be formed by using an RF sputtering apparatus like PZT, and the formation of the first layer 8 and the second layer 9 can be performed in a series of steps by using a sputtering apparatus capable of mounting a multi-target. Can be.
- a single-crystal Pt electrode film is oriented on the upper surface of a single-crystal MgO substrate 10 having a (100) plane of 2 cm square as a top surface and formed to a thickness of 0.1 lm. (Step S1 in Figure 5A).
- the Pt electrode film is patterned by dry etching (using Ar ions in a vacuum) so as to correspond to each pressure chamber, and separated into individual electrodes 11 (steps S2 and S5 in FIG. 5A). ( Figure 4).
- the initial layer consisting of PBT i 0 3 a (first layer) is formed to a thickness of about 0. 01 m (step S3 in FIG. 5 A).
- a PZT thin film is sputtered on the initial layer to a thickness of about 3 (Step S4 in FIG. 5A).
- the substrate temperature is 500 to 600.
- the film is grown at a temperature of C.
- the PZT thin film (including the initial layer) is patterned by etching using a strongly acidic solution and separated into individual piezoelectric films 12 corresponding to each pressure chamber (Steps S5 and S5 in FIG. A). ( Figure 4).
- the common electrode may be an individual electrode for each piezoelectric film 12 as shown in FIG. 4, or may be a continuous electrode over a plurality of piezoelectric films 12.
- a vibrating plate 4 by forming a S i 0 2 in a thickness of 2 m on the common electrode 13 (step S 7 of FIG. 5 A).
- a resin is embedded on both sides of the piezoelectric film 12, and the surface on which the diaphragm 4 is formed is flattened to form the diaphragm 4.
- a main body made of stainless steel in which the pressure chamber and the ink flow path are formed in advance is bonded using an adhesive.
- the pressure chamber and the ink flow path are formed on the diaphragm (Step S8 in FIG. 5A). It is preferable that the adhesive used here has relatively high hardness so as not to absorb the piezoelectric vibration.
- the MgO substrate is finally removed with an acidic solution (step S9 in FIG. 5A).
- the MgO substrate 10 can be stably dissolved without damaging the piezoelectric film by using a phosphoric acid solution as the acidic solution. Further, for example, a member in which discharge ports having a diameter of 10 m are formed at predetermined intervals is attached to the side surface of the main body, and the ink jet head of the first embodiment is created.
- the piezoelectric film and the individual electrodes 11 are patterned before the formation of the common electrode 13, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown, after the common electrode 13 is formed and the MgO substrate 10 is etched, the piezoelectric film and the Pt individual electrode may be patterned.
- a thin piezoelectric film having good piezoelectric characteristics can be formed, and the thin piezoelectric film can be applied to an extremely small pressure chamber by applying the fine processing technology used in semiconductor manufacturing. Since a piezoelectric element can be formed, it is possible to manufacture an ingot head in which discharge ports are formed at a high density.
- the width of the pressure chamber is usually 100 ⁇ and the partition between adjacent pressure chambers is set to about 66 zm, ? If the thickness of the two thin films is set to 5 / ⁇ 111 or less, it is possible to process the PZT thin film to a width of 50 m or less. Processing to the corresponding size is quite possible. Incidentally, it is difficult to process a conventional piezoelectric film having a thickness of 20 m or more into a piezoelectric film having a width of 50 zm.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of a nozzle head manufactured by the above-described method and having discharge ports (nozzles) formed at a density of 200 dpi. Further, since the width of the pressure chamber can be reduced, the resonance frequency of the pressure chamber can be increased, and the pressure chamber can be driven at a higher frequency.
- the resonance frequency is about 1 MHz.
- the discharge performance of the ink is the table with the product of general deflection amount Y and the generated pressure P, this value is the thickness of the piezoelectric film t, d 31 of the piezoelectric constant, when the voltage is V, the following equation (1 ) Has the advantage that the applied voltage can be reduced if the film thickness is small.
- the ink jet head according to the first embodiment includes a piezoelectric film 5 formed of a perovskite-type first layer not containing Zr and a second layer made of PZT containing Zr. This is formed by processing a thin piezoelectric film with excellent piezoelectric characteristics. As a result, a fine piezoelectric film 5 having excellent piezoelectric characteristics can be formed, so that the ejection openings of the wings, which are extremely small and formed at a high density, are extremely small as compared with the conventional ink jet head. Can be provided with an ink jet head.
- specific materials and numbers have been appropriately described, but the present invention is not limited to the above numbers.
- the first layer 8 is a layer for forming the second layer 9 having good crystallinity, and is used as a film having piezoelectricity.
- the function is exclusively performed by the second layer 9. Therefore, as long as the first layer 8 has the function of forming a good second layer, the thinner the better, the better, so as not to lower the piezoelectric characteristics of the piezoelectric film 5 as a whole.
- the P "t electrode when the P "t electrode is covered evenly and control in the manufacturing process is taken into consideration, it is preferable to set the range from 50 nm to 100 nm.
- the overall piezoelectric characteristics of the piezoelectric film 5 can be substantially prevented from being degraded, and the effect of forming the second layer of good quality can be sufficiently achieved.
- the process management burden in the process of forming the piezoelectric film 5 can be reduced. increasing also reduced.
- the film thickness of the second layer 9 composed of ⁇ is not particularly limited.
- the film forming time is increased when the film thickness is increased. Since it becomes longer, it is preferable to set it to 1 O i m or less.
- the piezoelectric film 5 is patterned into a predetermined shape corresponding to each pressure chamber after the film is formed. However, considering that the interval between the discharge ports 2 will need to be further narrowed in the future, this will be dealt with. In order to achieve highly accurate patterning, the thickness of the piezoelectric film 5 should be set to 5 m or less. preferable.
- the thickness of the piezoelectric film 5 is preferably set to 0.5 / m or more in consideration of the strength of the film and the generated stress. According to our study, it is most preferable to set the film thickness of the piezoelectric film 5 in the range of l to 3 // m. By setting the film thickness in this range, the ink can fly stably, and It has been confirmed that reliability can be maintained above a certain level.
- the main body 50 is formed by using stainless steel (SUS).
- SUS stainless steel
- the present invention is not limited to this, and is configured by a photosensitive organic polymer material, photosensitive glass, silicon, or the like. Is also good.
- the diaphragm 4 can be easily finely processed by using a thin film process such as a sputtering method.
- silicon oxide SiO 2 is used as the material, but the present invention is not limited to this, and metals such as nickel, chromium, and aluminum can be used. These metals could also be easily formed by sputtering, vacuum evaporation, and plating, and the same excellent vibration characteristics as SiO 2 could be obtained. Further, even when using alumina in the diaphragm 4 can be obtained the same effect as S i 0 2, was formed on easily by a sputtering method.
- a polyimide resin can be used for the diaphragm 4. This polyimide resin can be easily formed by spin coating, and its fine processing is also easy. Suitable material for diaphragm
- the vibration plate 4 is formed using the above-described materials, there is no deterioration such as generation of a crack during the vibration, and vibrations sufficient to discharge the ink can be generated. Further, similar vibration characteristics can be obtained even if an oxide of each of the above metals is used as the material of the diaphragm 4. Further, the use of photosensitive polyimide as the diaphragm 4 facilitates the manufacture of the element.
- electrodes 6 and 7 made of PZT thin film with a thickness of 3 m and platinum with a thickness of 0.1 l / m as shown by the following composition formula good bending vibration can be generated even at a voltage of 50 V or less.
- the thickness of the diaphragm 4 is not limited to the above-described 2 xm, but takes into account the piezoelectric characteristics and thickness of the piezoelectric film 5, the inherent vibration characteristics of the material forming the diaphragm 4, and the like. It is set as appropriate.
- the piezoelectric films 5 and 12 made of a lead-based dielectric layer having a bevelskite structure are formed with good crystallinity. We were able to. Even if the piezoelectric films 5 and 12 formed on the electrodes made of any material are used, it is possible to form a plurality of the piezoelectric films 5 and 12 with small characteristic variations, and to reduce the variation in the ink ejection capability among the elements. can do.
- the PZT used as the piezoelectric material of the second layer constituting the piezoelectric films 5 and 12 is a PZT layer having good piezoelectric characteristics and having a Z1 ratio of 30 to 70 to 703.
- the piezoelectric material that can be used as the second layer in addition to the above-described PZT, "′′, PD 0.99Nb 0.02 [(0.6 S ⁇ ⁇ 0.4 not y 1 y] 0 ⁇ 98 having a composition such as Os (0.060 ⁇ y 065), Pb , Ti, may be a piezoelectric material containing an element other than Zr. Note, Pb 0. 99 Nb 0. 02 [(Z r 0. eS ⁇ 0 .4) ⁇ -.
- the first layer 8 of lanthanum and PL T form was added to the Z r P bT i 0 3 or PBT i 0 3 which does not contain as a, as a second layer 9 Pb ( an example of forming a layer of Z ro.ssT i 0.47) 0 3 composition indicated as the most preferred examples, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- a second layer 9 Pb an example of forming a layer of Z ro.ssT i 0.47) 0 3 composition indicated as the most preferred examples, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- x ⁇ 0. 3 which is set to the Pb (Z r xT i consisting i- x 0 3 P ZT layer or even on the layer using a layer containing la, be formed by using a 7 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.
- PZT layer of three set has been Pb (Z r T i 0 3 0. as a second layer, crystallinity and good it is possible to form a relatively large second layer of piezoelectric constant.
- the first layer consisting of chi ⁇ 0. 2 to set Pb (Z r, T i 1 - ⁇ ) 0 3
- Pb Z r, T i 1 - ⁇
- FIGS. 9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating a method for manufacturing an ink jet head according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the manufacturing method of the second embodiment is substantially the same as the manufacturing method described in the first embodiment except that a Si substrate is used instead of the MgO substrate. .
- a Pt layer serving as an individual electrode 11 is formed on a silicon substrate 15, and a piezoelectric material comprising a lead-based dielectric layer as a piezoelectric material is formed on the individual electrode 11.
- the film 12 was formed by a sputtering method.
- the piezoelectric film 12 made of a lead-based dielectric layer has the same structure as the first embodiment. It is formed by forming a first layer of a lead-based dielectric not containing r, and then forming a second layer of PZT also containing Zr.
- the piezoelectric film 12 configured as described above is a polycrystalline material
- the piezoelectric film 12 is made of PZT containing Zr. Since the second layer is formed, the second layer having extremely good piezoelectric characteristics can be formed.
- this piezoelectric film 1 2 By forming two 111-type polycrystalline layers, good piezoelectricity could be obtained.
- a piezoelectric thin film having good crystallinity could be formed by MOCVD or spin coating using a sol-gel solution instead of the above-described sputtering method.
- a Pt layer serving as the common electrode 13 is formed on the piezoelectric film 12.
- a sol-gel solution containing no Zr as the first layer is coated, and a sol-gel solution containing Zr as the second layer is coated on the sol-gel solution to a predetermined thickness.
- the piezoelectric film 12 is formed by firing. As described above, similarly to the sputtering method, the piezoelectric film 12 which is a polycrystalline layer can be formed.
- the diaphragm 4 was formed on the common electrode 13 by a sputtering method using a material made of SiO 2 .
- a main body having a pressure chamber 1 formed of a photosensitive resin is provided on the vibration plate 4, and finally the silicon substrate 15 is removed by etching with a hydrofluoric acid-based solution or a potassium hydroxide solution.
- the pressure chamber 1 is formed of a photosensitive glass or a photosensitive resin so as to be divided in the main body so as to correspond to each discharge port.
- the individual electrodes 11 are patterned before the formation of the piezoelectric film 12, but may be patterned after etching the silicon substrate 15. Further, in FIG.
- the piezoelectric film 12 is patterned before forming the common electrode 13, but has a shape divided into the respective pressure chambers 1 after the silicon substrate 15 is removed by etching. Patterning. Manufacturing method shown in this embodiment According to the method, it is possible to use a silicon substrate 15 which is cheaper than the MgO substrate 10 and a single crystal substrate having a large area is easily available, and a large number of piezoelectric elements for an ink jet can be formed at one time. It is possible to form a thin film material which has a better piezoelectric property. In addition, the application of silicon microfabrication technology that has been established up to now will make it easier to achieve multi-elements that can be produced from extremely high-precision microfabrication.
- the ink jet head manufactured by the above method can have the same configuration as that shown in Fig. 6, and the nozzles have a density of 200 dpi. Still further, it is possible to produce an ink jet head having a high-density nozzle.
- an ink jet head having a similar multi-element configuration can be manufactured using a silicon substrate 15 or a glass substrate.
- a multi-element ink jet head having the same configuration as in FIG. 6 could be formed.
- the piezoelectric film 12 having a belovskite structure could be formed with good crystallinity. For this reason, it was possible to have good characteristics as a piezoelectric film, and to produce an ink jet head having a small variation in the ink ejection capability among the elements even when the number of elements was increased. Further, as the piezoelectric film 12 used as the piezoelectric material, a PZT layer having a ZrZTi ratio in the range of 30 to 70 to 30 Z30 has better piezoelectric characteristics, and ink An ink jet head with high ejection capacity was obtained. Also, P b 0 as the piezoelectric film 1 2. 99 N b 0.
- the material of the vibrating plate 4 As the material of the vibrating plate 4, another silicon oxide S i 0 2, nickel, metals sputtering such as ⁇ Ruminiumu, by vacuum deposition and plated method Can be easily formed, it was possible to obtain the same good vibration characteristics and S i 0 2. Also, oxides such as alumina can provide the same effect as SiO 2 and can be easily formed by sputtering. In addition, high-molecular organic materials such as polyimide-based resins can be easily formed by spin coating and can be easily processed, and were suitable for use as diaphragms of inkjet heads.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 are diagrams illustrating a method of manufacturing an ink jet head according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the piezoelectric film 12 is formed by forming a first layer made of a lead-based dielectric not containing Zr, and then forming a second layer made of PZT containing Zr. It is formed by this.
- the piezoelectric film 12 configured as described above is polycrystalline, but after forming a first layer made of a lead-based dielectric material containing no Zr as the first layer, the piezoelectric film 12 is made of PZT containing Zr. Since the second layer is formed, a second layer having extremely good piezoelectric characteristics can be formed. By forming a PZT-based polycrystalline layer having a thickness of 3 // m as the piezoelectric film 12, excellent piezoelectric characteristics could be obtained. As a method of forming the piezoelectric film 12, a piezoelectric thin film having good crystallinity can be formed even by MOCVD or spin coating using a sol-gel solution.
- a Pt layer to be the individual electrode 11 is formed on the piezoelectric film 12.
- the individual electrodes 11 were finely processed by ion etching so as to be separated into portions corresponding to the respective pressure chambers 1.
- Diaphragm 4 is perfect! ⁇ Thing
- the individual electrode 11 may be formed on the diaphragm 4 and the common electrode 13 may be formed on the piezoelectric film 12.
- the silicon substrate 15 was partially etched and removed with a hydrofluoric acid-based solution or a hydrating solution, and a part of the silicon substrate 15 was used as a structural member of the pressure chamber 1.
- the piezoelectric film 12 was patterned so as to have a divided shape corresponding to each pressure chamber 1.
- the process can be simplified, and a fine element can be formed by using a silicon fine processing technique.
- the head of the ink jet manufactured by the above method can have the same configuration as that of Fig. 6 and can be formed with a density of 200 di or more.
- an ink jet head having a similar multi-element configuration could be manufactured by using a silicon substrate 15 or a more inexpensive glass substrate. In this case, by etching the glass substrate 13 using a hydrofluoric acid-based solution, a multi-element ink jet head having the same configuration as that of FIG. 6 could be formed.
- the piezoelectric film 12 having a bevelskite structure could be formed with good crystallinity. For this reason, it was possible to have good characteristics as a piezoelectric film, and to produce an ink jet head with a small variation in the ink discharge capability among the elements even when the number of elements was increased.
- the piezoelectric film 12 used as the piezoelectric material if it is a PZT layer having a ZrZTi ratio in the range of 30Z70 to 70Z30, an ink jet head having more excellent piezoelectric characteristics and a high ink discharge capability can be obtained. I was able to.
- 9 9Nb 0. 02 [ (Z ro.eS nQ. J-yT i,] ⁇ .9 8 0 3 (0. 060 ⁇ y ⁇ 0. 065)
- the P b 0. Ee Nb 0. 02 [(Z r oe Sn 0 4) have, T i y].
- the anti-ferroelectric thin film having a composition of a8 0 3 (0. 060 ⁇ y ⁇ 0. 065), could be a piezoelectric element having a stable Inku discharge capacity even with a thin film of polycrystalline.
- another silicon oxide S i 0 2 nickel, a metal such as ⁇ Ruminiumu also sputtering, can be readily formed by vacuum deposition and plated method, similar good vibration S i 0 2 Characteristics were obtained. Also, the same effect as SiO 2 can be obtained with alumina, and it was easily formed by the sputtering method.
- polyimide-based resin can be easily formed by the spin coating method, and its processing is also easy, making it a material suitable for a diaphragm of an ink-jet head.
- FIG. 13A is a perspective view of an ink jet head 200 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC ′ of FIG. 13A
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD ′ of FIG. 13A.
- the ink jet head 200 includes a main body 250 in which a plurality of discharge ports 202, pressure chambers 201 provided corresponding to the respective discharge ports 202 are formed, and a diaphragm provided on an upper surface of the main body 250. It is configured as follows by including a piezoelectric element 204 provided on the diaphragm 204.
- the discharge ports 202 are formed at predetermined intervals on the lower surface of the main body 250, and the pressure chambers 201 are formed in the main body 250 so as to correspond to the discharge ports 202, respectively.
- Each discharge port 202 and the corresponding pressure chamber 201 are connected via an ink flow path 202 a formed in the main body 250.
- the main body 250 is made of resin, glass, stainless steel, It is composed of rigid materials such as lamic and silicon.
- the piezoelectric element 203 includes a common electrode 208 formed on the diaphragm 204, and a piezoelectric body 205 formed on the common electrode 208 at a predetermined interval corresponding to each pressure chamber 201.
- An individual electrode 209 provided on each piezoelectric body 205 is provided, and a filler made of polyimide resin is embedded between adjacent piezoelectric bodies 5.
- the piezoelectric element 205 as in the first embodiment, to form a PLT obtained by adding lanthanum to PBT i 0 3 or PBT i 0 3 which does not contain the Z r as the first layer, the second layer 9 as Pb
- Diaphragm 204 was formed of a 2 m-thick alumina layer formed by sputtering, and common electrode 208 and individual electrode 209 were each formed of a 0.1 tim imimated Pt layer.
- As the material of the diaphragm 204 besides alumina, Ni, Cr, Ti, Al, and Zr can be used. Regardless of which material is used, adhesion and vibration characteristics with the piezoelectric body 205 and the electrode material can be used. Excellent in In the present invention, oxides of Ni, Cr, Ti, Al, and Zr, as well as silicon oxides and resin materials can be used.
- the thickness of the vibration plate 204 is preferably equal to or less than the thickness of the piezoelectric body 205 in order to obtain good ink discharge performance.
- the piezoelectric body 205 is formed such that the width of the piezoelectric body 205 is smaller than the width of the corresponding pressure chamber.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and by using one unseparated piezoelectric film and forming the individual electrodes 209 corresponding to the respective pressure chambers 201, each piezoelectric layer in the piezoelectric layer Discharge the ink by vibrating only the part corresponding to the room You may do so.
- the filler 210 embedded between the adjacent piezoelectric bodies 205 is not limited to the above-described polyimide resin, but may be used as long as the material is relatively low in rigidity.
- the piezoelectric body can be vibrated without obstructing the expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric body 205 in the horizontal direction, so that the vibration characteristics are deteriorated.
- the width of the pressure chamber 201 is set to 7 and the width of the piezoelectric body 205 is formed to be slightly smaller than the width of the pressure chamber 201, by applying a voltage of 10 V, It could be changed up to 50 nm.
- a thin film forming method such as sputtering is performed by using the piezoelectric body 205 as a double structure of the first layer and the second layer. Since the piezoelectric body 205 was manufactured by using the piezoelectric body 205, it was possible to form the piezoelectric body 205 with extremely dense and crystalline properties, and to obtain good vibration characteristics with a relatively simple configuration. This is because a piezoelectric film with good crystallinity can be formed as the piezoelectric body 205, so that a normal sintered body can be driven by applying a high voltage that causes dielectric breakdown. Things. Also, as in the first embodiment, the piezoelectric body 205 can be made extremely thin, so that miniaturization is easy and a head having a nozzle density of 200 dpi can be easily manufactured. It became so.
- a method of forming the piezoelectric body 205 other than the above-described spin coating, another thin film forming method such as a CVD method may be used.
- the thickness of the piezoelectric body 205 is preferably set to 1 or less.
- a piezoelectric body 205 formed using a 1 ⁇ 20 substrate or a 3i substrate is used, as in the first embodiment or the second embodiment.
- a single-crystal MgO substrate cleaved such that the (100) plane appears on the surface is used as the substrate, and an initial layer containing no Zr is formed on the (100) plane of the MgO substrate.
- the general formula Pb (Z r -!, ⁇ i,) to the body represented by Omicron 3 by adding L a, it is possible to lower the crystallization temperature, improving piezoelectric thin film piezoelectric element Can be done.
- the single crystal formed as this (Pbi- x La x) (Z r -!, ⁇ i y) 0 8 is 1.5 times of the piezoelectric compared to polycrystalline body having the same composition You can get a constant.
- a method for forming the piezoelectric body 205 a single crystal film with good crystallinity can be formed at a high deposition rate of 1 lm or more per hour by using a sputtering method or a CVD method.
- platinum or ruthenium oxide as an electrode material, a piezoelectric film can be grown while maintaining good interface characteristics.
- platinum or ruthenium oxide is used as the electrode, it is possible to use silicon or glass, which can be easily micro-processed, or a rigid stainless steel material, in addition to MgO, as the substrate material. Costs can be reduced.
- the piezoelectric body 205 having a high piezoelectric constant can be formed with good crystallinity.
- the ink jet head of the present invention is formed using the thin piezoelectric body and the diaphragm as described above, it is necessary to pay attention to the adhesion between the main body in which the pressure chamber is formed and the diaphragm. is there. That is, when the partition wall of the main body and the diaphragm are joined with an adhesive, a large stress is applied to the thin piezoelectric member 205 due to shrinkage due to the curing of the adhesive, which may cause cracking or peeling. Also, even if it does not lead to cracking or peeling, it will hinder stable vibration.
- the partition wall 207 of the main body and the diaphragm 204 are provided via a low-rigidity resin layer 212 having a thickness of about 2 m.
- the resin layer 212 is made of, for example, polyimide and can be formed by spin coating or the like.
- the one denoted by reference numeral 2 13 is an adhesive.
- the resin layer 212 made of polyimide As described above, it is possible to prevent stress from being applied to the piezoelectric body 205 due to contraction of the bonding agent 2 13, and to stabilize the piezoelectric body 205. It was possible to vibrate and prevent damage at the same time.
- the polyimide resin prevents the ink from being in direct contact with the vibration plate, thereby improving the life.
- the thickness of the resin layer 211 is preferably 3 m or less. If the thickness is 3 m or more, the vibration of the diaphragm is absorbed by the resin layer, so that the discharge performance of the ink is effectively improved. to degrade.
- FIG. 17 shows a piezoelectric vibrating portion (composed of a piezoelectric element and a vibrating plate) 230 in which an alumina layer 214 having a thickness of 7 / m is formed on a portion to be bonded to a partition wall.
- the alumina layer 214 is formed by forming a film having a thickness of 7 im on the piezoelectric vibrating portion 230 and then performing wet etching with an acid except for portions corresponding to the partition walls.
- the piezoelectric body 205 is constituted by one layer, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 15, the piezoelectric body 205 a and the piezoelectric body 205 It may be composed of two layers. In this case, the individual electrode 209 is divided into an electrode 209a formed on the piezoelectric body 205a and an electrode 209b formed below the piezoelectric body 205b. Then, an intermediate electrode 211 serving as a common ground electrode is formed between the piezoelectric body 205a and the piezoelectric body 205b.
- the piezoelectric body 205 As described above, by forming the piezoelectric body 205 with two layers of the piezoelectric bodies 205a and 205b, it is possible to obtain a displacement twice as large as that of a case where the piezoelectric body 205 is formed with one layer.
- Each of the piezoelectric bodies 205a and 205b is composed of an initial layer (first layer) and a second layer.
- the piezoelectric members 205a and 205b perform flexural vibration, the diaphragm 204 that generates vibration in cooperation with the piezoelectric member becomes unnecessary in principle.
- a resin layer of about 1 m is formed to protect the piezoelectric body from ink. You just need to In other words, in the configuration shown in FIG. 15, the piezoelectric vibrating section is configured by providing two layers of the piezoelectric bodies 205 a and 205 b without providing the diaphragm.
- FIG. 18 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an ink jet head according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the ink jet head according to the fifth embodiment is formed by the following procedure. It is made.
- a Pt layer to be a common electrode 208 is formed on a single-crystal silicon substrate, and a film thickness corresponding to each pressure chamber is formed on the common electrode 208 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- a 3 m piezoelectric body 205 and individual electrodes 209 are formed.
- an alumina layer having a thickness of 2 to be the diaphragm 204 a is formed on the individual electrode 209.
- the space between the adjacent piezoelectric bodies 205 is filled with a filling resin 210 made of polyimide resin.
- the silicon substrate is polished to a thickness of about 0.1 mm, and the polished silicon substrate is further polished so as to leave a portion (silicon pedestal 15) corresponding to a partition separating the pressure chambers, for example, using a KOH aqueous solution. Etch with alkaline solution. Then, the partition of the main body in which the pressure chamber made of stainless steel, resin or glass is formed and the silicon pedestal 15 are opposed to each other and adhered to each other to form the ink jet of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. A pad is made.
- the width of the pressure chamber 201 is set to, for example, 70 m.
- a silicon substrate is finely processed to form a pressure chamber using a part of the silicon substrate, and a bonding portion with the main body is formed by a piezoelectric element. Since it is configured to be separated from the body, it is possible to substantially eliminate the deterioration of the vibration characteristics due to the influence of the bonding portion. Therefore, in the ink jet head according to the fifth embodiment, there is a variation in the ejection performance of the ink. Can be extremely small. Further, in the present embodiment, when forming the piezoelectric 205, (Pb 0. 95 La 0.
- quartz glass can be used as a substrate instead of a silicon substrate.
- hydrofluoric acid etching can be used for microfabrication of the substrate.
- a head can be manufactured.
- Pb Zr o.ssT i 0.47) Since the piezoelectric body 205 made of Os can be formed, a piezoelectric constant about 1.5 times that of a piezoelectric body made of a polycrystalline thin film having a similar composition can be obtained.
- the substrate must be polished or etched to a thickness of about 0.1 mm, then processed as shown in Fig. 18, and that part must be joined to the partition wall of the main body. Can be.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an ink jet head according to the sixth embodiment.
- the ink jet head according to the sixth embodiment has a main body 350 formed by stacking four stainless plates 351, 352, 353, and 354, and a pressure chamber 301 formed in the main body 350. And a piezoelectric vibrating section (including a piezoelectric element 303 and a vibrating plate 304).
- the ink discharge ports 302 are provided side by side in the width direction on the lower surface of the stainless steel plate 354 as shown in FIG. 19, and the ink chambers 301 separated by the partition walls (not shown) are respectively provided.
- Corresponding to each ink outlet 302 Is provided.
- the piezoelectric element 303 includes a common electrode (not shown), a piezoelectric film 305 and an individual electrode 309, and the individual electrodes 309 are formed directly above the respective pressure chambers 301, respectively. Individual piezoelectric elements corresponding to the respective pressure chambers 301 are formed.
- the piezoelectric film 305 is configured in the same manner as in the first to fifth embodiments.o
- the main body portion 350 is formed using the stainless steel plates 35 1 to 354.
- the present invention is not limited to this. May be configured.
- the main body having the structure shown in FIG. 19 may be formed using resin. Industrial applicability
- the present invention it is possible to form a piezoelectric film that is thinner and has a larger piezoelectric constant than a conventional example by using a thin film forming method such as a sputtering method and a CVD method. Therefore, fine processing of the piezoelectric film becomes possible, and a small head for an ink jet recording apparatus which can form ink ejection ports at high density and can respond at high speed can be provided. Therefore, by using this small-sized ink jet head having ejection ports formed at high density, it is possible to realize an ink jet recording apparatus capable of high-speed printing with high resolution.
- a thin film forming method such as a sputtering method and a CVD method. Therefore, fine processing of the piezoelectric film becomes possible, and a small head for an ink jet recording apparatus which can form ink ejection ports at high density and can respond at high speed can be provided. Therefore, by using this small-sized ink jet head having ejection ports formed at high density, it is possible to realize an ink
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