WO2004005032A1 - 液体吐出ヘッド - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid discharge head, and more particularly to a liquid discharge head in which a piezoelectric element and a pressure chamber whose volume is increased or decreased by the piezoelectric element are formed.
- the liquid discharge head discharges ink or other liquid in a pressure chamber using a driving element such as a piezoelectric element.
- a driving element such as a piezoelectric element.
- This piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric film and upper and lower electrodes sandwiching the piezoelectric film. By applying a drive voltage to these electrodes, distortion occurs, the volume of the pressure chamber is changed, and the liquid in the cavity can be discharged.
- a driving element such as a piezoelectric element.
- a liquid ejection head in which the piezoelectric film is made thinner requires a voltage applied to the piezoelectric film to be reduced.
- the diaphragm and the piezoelectric film may still be bent. It is presumed that one of the causes of the bending is that the influence of the internal stress generated in the vibration plate and the piezoelectric film becomes relatively large as the film becomes thinner. If such a flexure occurs in the diaphragm and the piezoelectric film, a sufficient amount of displacement cannot be obtained even when a drive voltage is applied. This problem may increase as the liquid discharge head becomes thinner and smaller, and a solution is desired for the future development of the liquid discharge head.
- An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a liquid ejection head using a piezoelectric element capable of obtaining a sufficient displacement by applying a driving voltage. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention provides a liquid discharger comprising: a substrate in which a pressure chamber is formed; a diaphragm formed on the substrate; and a piezoelectric thin film element formed on the diaphragm.
- the diaphragm is bent so as to protrude toward the pressure chamber, and the amount of deflection of the diaphragm is 0.4% or less of the width of the pressure chamber.
- the piezoelectric thin film element includes a piezoelectric thin film made of PZT having a 100-plane orientation degree of 70% or more.
- the piezoelectric thin-film element In head to the liquid discharge, the piezoelectric thin-film element, it is desirable with a piezoelectric thin film made of a multi-component PZT containing at least P b (Z n 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 0 3.
- the pressure chamber forming portion of the vibration plate may be formed thinner than other portions.
- the piezoelectric thin film element includes a piezoelectric thin film having a thickness of 0.5 ⁇ m or more and 2.0 ⁇ m or less.
- a liquid ejecting apparatus configured to be capable of ejecting ink using the above liquid ejecting head.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a printer using a liquid ejection head according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a main part of an ink jet recording head which is a liquid ejection head according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view (a) of the piezoelectric element portion of the ink jet recording head, a sectional view taken along the line i-i (b), and a sectional view taken along the line ii-ii (c).
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle iii in FIG. 3C.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head which is a liquid ejection head of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head which is a liquid ejection head of the present invention.
- reference numeral 20 denotes a pressure chamber substrate
- 30 denotes a vibration plate
- 31 denotes a first oxide film
- 32 denotes a second oxide film
- 40 denotes a piezoelectric thin film element
- 42 denotes a lower electrode
- 43 denotes a piezoelectric thin film
- 4 is the upper electrode
- S is the flexure
- W is the cavity width.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a printer as an example of a liquid ejection apparatus using the liquid ejection head of the present embodiment.
- a tray 3, a discharge port 4, and operation buttons 9 are provided on a main body 2.
- an ink jet recording head 1, a paper feed mechanism 6, and a control circuit 8 are provided inside the main body 2.
- Inkjet recording head 1, which is a liquid ejection head, has multiple piezoelectric elements formed on the substrate, and can eject ink from nozzles in response to ejection signals supplied from control circuit 8. Is configured.
- the main body 2 is the printer housing.
- the paper feed mechanism 6 is arranged at a position where the paper 5 can be supplied from the tray 3, and the ink jet recording head 1 is arranged so that the paper 5 can be printed. I have.
- the tray 3 is configured to be able to supply the paper 5 before printing to the paper feed mechanism 6, and the outlet 4 is an outlet for discharging the paper 5 on which printing has been completed.
- the paper feeding mechanism 6 includes a motor 600, rollers 61, 602, and other mechanical structures (not shown).
- the motor 600 is rotatable in response to the drive signal supplied from the control circuit 8.
- the mechanical structure is configured so that the rotational force of the motor 600 can be transmitted to the rollers 61.
- Rollers 600 and 602 are motors
- the paper 5 rotates so that the paper 5 placed on the tray 3 is drawn by the rotation and supplied by the head 1 so as to be printable.
- the control circuit 8 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and an interface circuit (not shown), and supplies a drive signal to the paper feed mechanism 6 in accordance with print information supplied from a computer via a connector (not shown). Or an ejection signal can be supplied to the ink jet recording head 1.
- the control circuit 8 can set an operation mode, perform a reset process, and the like in accordance with an operation signal from the operation panel 9.
- the printer according to the present embodiment has a liquid ejection head capable of obtaining a sufficient displacement described later, and thus has a high performance.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a main part of an ink jet recording head which is a liquid ejection head according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the ink jet type recording head is provided with a nozzle plate 10, a pressure chamber substrate 20, and a vibration plate 30.
- the pressure chamber substrate 20 includes a pressure chamber (cavity) 21, side walls 22, a reservoir 23, and a supply port 24.
- the pressure chamber 21 is formed as a space for storing ink or the like by etching a substrate such as silicon.
- the side wall 22 is formed so as to partition the pressure chamber 21.
- the reservoir 23 is a flow path for supplying ink to each of the pressure chambers 21 in common.
- the supply port 24 is formed so that ink can be introduced from the reservoir 23 to each of the pressure chambers 21.
- the nozzle plate 10 is bonded to one surface of the pressure chamber substrate 20 so that the nozzle 11 is arranged at a position corresponding to each of the pressure chambers 21 provided in the pressure chamber substrate 20. ing.
- the vibration plate 30 is formed by laminating a first oxide film 31 and a second oxide film 32 as described later, and is formed on the other surface of the pressure chamber substrate 20.
- the diaphragm 30 is provided with an ink tank connection port (not shown) so that the ink stored in the ink tank can be supplied to the reservoir 23 of the pressure chamber substrate 20.
- the head unit including the nozzle plate 10, the vibration plate 30, and the pressure chamber substrate 20 is housed and fixed in a housing 25 to form an ink jet recording head 1. ⁇ 3. Configuration of piezoelectric element>
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view (a) of the piezoelectric element portion of the above-mentioned ink jet recording head, a sectional view taken along the line i-i (b) and a sectional view taken along the line i i _ii (c).
- the piezoelectric element 40 is configured by sequentially laminating a second oxide film 32, a lower electrode 42, a piezoelectric thin film 43, and an upper electrode 44 on a first oxide film 31. Have been You.
- the first oxide film 31 is formed as an insulating film on the pressure chamber substrate 20 made of, for example, single-crystal silicon having a thickness of 100 im. Preferably, obtained by forming a film of an oxide Kei element (S i 0 2) to a thickness of 1. 0 mu m.
- the second oxide film 32 is a layer having elasticity, and forms the diaphragm 30 integrally with the first oxide film 31. Since the second oxide film 32 has a function of giving elasticity to the diaphragm, it is preferably obtained by forming a film made of zirconia (ZrO 2 ) to a thickness of 200 nm or more and 800 nm or less. For example, the thickness is set to 500 nm. Between the second oxide film 32 and the lower electrode 42, an adhesion layer (not shown) made of metal, preferably titanium or chromium, may be provided so as to adhere both layers. The adhesion layer is formed to improve the adhesion to the installation surface of the piezoelectric element, and may not be formed if the adhesion can be ensured. When an adhesion layer is provided, the thickness is preferably 10 nm or more.
- the lower electrode 42 has a layer structure of at least a layer containing Ir, for example, a layer containing Ir from the bottom layer and a layer containing Ir / a layer containing Ir.
- the overall thickness of the lower electrode 42 is, for example, 200 nm.
- the layer structure of the lower electrode 42 is not limited to this, and may be a two-layer structure including a layer including Ir and a layer including Pt or a layer including Pt and including Ir. Further, it may be composed of only the layer containing Ir.
- the piezoelectric thin film 43 is a ferroelectric composed of crystals of piezoelectric ceramics, and is preferably a ferroelectric piezoelectric material such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), or niobium oxide or nickel oxide. Alternatively, it is formed by adding a metal oxide such as magnesium oxide.
- the composition of the piezoelectric thin film 43 is appropriately selected in consideration of the characteristics, use, and the like of the piezoelectric element. Specifically, lead titanate (P b T i 0 3) , lead zirconate titanate
- the piezoelectric thin film 43 is a film having a degree of 100-plane orientation measured by the X-ray diffraction wide angle method of 70% or more, and particularly preferably 80% or more.
- the degree of orientation of the 11-plane is 10% or less, and the degree of orientation of the 11-plane is the remainder.
- the sum of the degree of orientation of the 100 plane, the degree of orientation of the 110 plane, and the degree of orientation of the 111 plane is 100%.
- the thickness of the piezoelectric thin film 43 must be small enough not to cause cracks in the manufacturing process, while it must be large enough to exhibit sufficient displacement characteristics. preferable. For example, 1 / m.
- the upper electrode 44 is an electrode paired with the lower electrode 42, and is preferably made of Pt or Ir. The thickness of the upper electrode 44 is preferably about 50 nm.
- the lower electrode 42 is an electrode common to each piezoelectric element.
- the lower electrode for wiring 42 a is located on the same level as the lower electrode 42, but is separated from the lower electrode 42 and other lower electrodes for wiring 42 a, and the narrow band electrode 45 is formed. It is possible to conduct to the upper electrode 44 through the upper electrode 44.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle iii in FIG. 3C.
- FIG. 4 is closer to the film thickness ratio of the present embodiment than FIG. 3 (c), but particularly emphasizes the radius S of the diaphragm.
- the cavity width W is the length of the short side of the surface of the pressure chamber 21 near the diaphragm.
- the deflection S is the displacement of the diaphragm 30 when the voltage applied to the electrode of the piezoelectric element 40 is zero. If the displacement amount is different between immediately after manufacture and after a certain number of uses when the applied voltage is 0, it is desirable that the deflection S is small even after use.
- FIG. 5 and 6 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric element and an ink jet recording head according to the present invention.
- First oxide film formation step (S 1) First oxide film formation step (S 1)
- Step 2 is a silicon substrate serving as a pressure chamber substrate 2 0 and high-temperature treatment in oxidation atmosphere containing oxygen or water vapor, to form formed the first oxide layer 3 1 made of silicon oxide (S i 0 2) It is.
- a CVD method can be used in addition to a commonly used thermal oxidation method.
- the thermal oxidation method is used, compressive stress is easily generated in the first oxide film, and this is also presumed to be one of the causes of the bending S of the diaphragm.
- This second oxide film 32 is obtained by subjecting a Zr layer formed by a sputtering method or a vacuum evaporation method to a high-temperature treatment in an oxygen atmosphere.
- the lower electrode 42 is formed on the second oxide film 32.
- a layer containing Ir is first formed, a layer containing Pt is formed, and a layer containing Ir is further formed.
- Each layer constituting the lower electrode 42 is formed by depositing Ir or Pt on the second oxide film 32 by sputtering or the like.
- an adhesion layer (not shown) made of titanium or chromium may be formed by a sputtering method or a vacuum evaporation method.
- a tensile stress is likely to be generated in the lower electrode 42, and it is presumed that this is also one of the causes of the formation of the radius S in the vibration plate 30 and the piezoelectric element 40.
- the lower electrode layer 42 is masked into a desired shape, and the periphery thereof is etched to perform patterning. Specifically, first, a resist material having a uniform thickness is applied on the lower electrode by a spinner method, a spray method, or the like (not shown), and then, a mask is formed in the shape of the piezoelectric element, and then the exposure is performed. After development, a resist pattern is formed on the lower electrode (not shown). The lower electrode is etched away by ion milling, dry etching, or the like generally used to expose the second oxide film 32.
- cleaning by reverse sputtering is performed (not shown).
- a Ti nucleus (layer) (not shown) is formed on the lower electrode 42 by a sputtering method or the like.
- the Ti nucleus (layer) is formed by growing PZT with the Ti crystal as a nucleus, whereby crystal growth occurs from the lower electrode side, and a dense columnar crystal is obtained.
- the thickness of the Ti nucleus (layer) it is possible to control the degree of orientation of the 100 plane of PZT, which is a piezoelectric thin film.
- the average thickness of the Ti nucleus (layer) is, for example, 3 to 7 nm.
- the piezoelectric thin film 43 is manufactured by, for example, a sol-gel method described below. First, a sol composed of an organic metal alkoxide solution is applied onto the Ti nucleus by an application method such as spin coating. Next, the mixture is dried at a fixed temperature for a fixed time to evaporate the solvent. After drying, degreasing is further performed at a predetermined high temperature in an air atmosphere for a certain period of time, and the organic ligand coordinated to the metal is thermally decomposed into a metal oxide. Each of the steps of coating, drying and degreasing is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, twice, and a two-layer piezoelectric precursor film is laminated.
- the metal alkoxide and acetate in the solution form a metal, oxygen and metal network through thermal decomposition of the ligand.
- the piezoelectric precursor film After the formation of the piezoelectric precursor film, it is fired and crystallized to form a piezoelectric thin film.
- the piezoelectric precursor film changed from an amorphous state to a rhombohedral crystal structure, and changed to a piezoelectric thin film exhibiting an electromechanical conversion effect.
- X-ray diffraction was measured by a wide-angle method. The degree of plane orientation is 80%.
- the piezoelectric thin film can have a desired thickness.
- the thickness of the precursor film applied per firing is set to 200 nm, and this is repeated five times.
- the layers formed by the second and subsequent firings are successively crystal-grown under the influence of the lower piezoelectric film, and the degree of orientation of the 100 plane becomes 80% over the entire piezoelectric thin film.
- An upper electrode 44 is formed on the piezoelectric thin film 43 by an electron beam evaporation method or a sputtering method.
- a strip electrode 45 for conducting the upper electrode 44 and the wiring lower electrode 42a is formed.
- the material of the strip electrodes 45 is preferably gold having low rigidity and low electric resistance. Besides, aluminum, copper and the like are also suitable.
- the narrow band electrode 45 is formed to a thickness of about 0.2 / im, and then patterned so that a conductive portion between each upper electrode and the lower electrode for wiring remains.
- Pressure chamber forming process (S 9) Next, the other surface of the pressure chamber substrate 20 is subjected to anisotropic etching using an active gas such as anisotropic etching or a parallel plate type reactive ion etching to correspond to the location of the piezoelectric element 40.
- a pressure chamber 21 is formed in the portion where the pressure is to be increased. The portion left without being etched becomes the side wall 22.
- the pressure chamber substrate 20 Prior to the formation of the pressure chamber 21, the pressure chamber substrate 20 holds the first oxide film 31 and the piezoelectric thin film 43 flat against the internal stress generated in the film forming process. However, due to the removal of the pressure chamber substrate 20 by etching, bending S (initial bending) occurs in the removed portion of the vibration plate 30 and the piezoelectric element 40. Since the internal stress in the first oxide film 31 may be considered as one of the causes of the deflection S, the first oxide film 31 is etched to partially reduce the film thickness after the pressure chamber is formed, thereby reducing the internal thickness. It is conceivable to reduce the deflection S by reducing the stress.
- the nozzle plate 10 is bonded to the pressure chamber substrate 20 after the etching with an adhesive.
- the nozzles 11 are aligned so as to be arranged in the respective spaces of the pressure chambers 21.
- the pressure chamber substrate 20 to which the nozzle plate 10 is bonded is attached to a housing (not shown) to complete the ink jet recording head 1.
- the ink jet recording head of the above embodiment was manufactured by variously changing the degree of orientation of the 100 plane of PZT which is a piezoelectric thin film. By adjusting the thickness of the Ti nucleus formed on the lower electrode,? Two 100-plane orientations of 8%, 33% and 79% were obtained, respectively.
- the cavity width W was set to 65 // m.
- the deflection S (initial radius) of the diaphragm immediately after manufacture and the deflection S when the applied voltage is set to 0 after applying a 100 V trapezoidal wave of 100 million pulses are applied. (Radius after driving) was measured.
- the degree of orientation of the 100 plane was 8%, the initial deflection S was 230 nm, and the deflection S after driving was 280 nm.
- the degree of orientation of the 100 plane was 33%, the initial deflection S was 130 nm, and the deflection S after driving was 280 nm.
- the degree of orientation of the 100 plane was 79%, the initial deflection S was 100 nm, and the deflection S after driving was 220 nm.
- the degree of 100-plane orientation was 79%, it was found that the deflection S was within 0.4% of the cavity width W even after voltage application, and good results were obtained.
- the radius S was measured using the piezoelectric thin film as a multi-component PZT. Specifically, 0. 47 P b Z r 0 3 -. 0. 43 P b T i O 3 -0 05 P b (N i 1/3 Nb 2/3) 0 3 - 0. 05 P b ( using head to Z r 1/3 N b 2/3) Inkujietsuto type recording of the zirconium niobate nickel niobate di Rukon titanate represented by O 3 and the piezoelectric thin film 43.
- the cavity width W was set to 65 ⁇ m as in Example 1.
- the initial radius S was 176 nm, the deflection S after driving was 187 nm, and both were less than 0.4% of the cavity width W.
- the liquid discharge head includes a head that discharges a liquid containing a color material used for manufacturing a color filter for a liquid crystal display or the like, in addition to a head that discharges ink used in an inkjet recording apparatus.
- a head that discharges ink used in an inkjet recording apparatus Used to form electrodes for organic EL displays and FEDs (surface emitting displays)! / Heads that discharge liquids containing electrode materials, heads that discharge liquids containing biological organic materials used in biochip manufacturing, etc. It can be applied to a head for ejecting various liquids.
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