WO2009107489A1 - 可変容量素子、可変容量素子の調整方法、可変容量デバイス、及び電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a non-volatile variable capacitor, a variable capacitor adjustment method, a variable capacitor, and a capacitance value that changes according to a predetermined write voltage.
- the present invention relates to devices and electronic devices.
- variable capacitance diodes have been commercialized and widely used to control frequency and time. Since these devices have a small allowable current of the ⁇ A class and cannot be applied to a large power use, the inventors of the present application have proposed a variable capacitance device using a ferroelectric having a large allowable current.
- Patent Document 1 describes a variable capacitor having an electrode structure with improved reliability and productivity. Among them, a barium titanate system is used as a dielectric having a high dielectric constant. ing.
- variable capacitance elements are variable capacitance elements in which the capacitance between terminals changes when a control voltage is applied. If the control voltage is lost, the capacitance value returns to the original value. It is a variable capacitance element. Therefore, such a volatile variable capacitance element needs to be continuously controlled. Therefore, in an electronic device using this variable capacitance element, a control circuit and control power for controlling the variable capacitance element are required.
- variable capacitance elements are volatile and require a constant control system, and thus cannot meet these demands.
- the present invention can freely set a desired capacitance value corresponding to a write voltage, and the capacitance value once set is maintained even when the write voltage is lost.
- An adjustment method, a variable capacitance device, and an electronic apparatus are provided.
- variable capacitance element of the present invention includes a plurality of unit variable capacitance elements each having a pair of electrodes formed in series or in parallel with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween. It is connected.
- variable capacitance element of the present invention the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element is changed by applying a DC voltage, and the changed capacitance value is retained even when the application of the DC voltage is stopped.
- the method for adjusting a variable capacitance element according to the present invention is a step of maximizing or minimizing a sum of electric dipole moments of a ferroelectric material layer in a variable capacitance element in which a pair of electrodes are formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween. Applying a desired write voltage to the electrode of the variable capacitance element in which the sum of electric dipole moments of the ferroelectric material layer is maximized or minimized so that the variable capacitance element has a desired capacitance value.
- a desired write voltage to the electrode of the variable capacitance element in which the sum of electric dipole moments of the ferroelectric material layer is maximized or minimized so that the variable capacitance element has a desired capacitance value.
- the write voltage is a DC voltage applied to the variable capacitance element, and means a voltage for writing a desired capacitance value in the variable capacitance element.
- the variable capacitance element is adjusted so as to have a desired capacitance value.
- the width of the adjustable capacitance value can be increased.
- the variable capacitance device of the present invention includes a variable capacitance element in which a pair of electrodes are formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween, and a DC voltage removing device disposed on both sides of the variable capacitance element and connected in series with the variable capacitance element. And a capacitor.
- a plurality of unit variable capacitance elements each having a pair of electrodes formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween are arranged in series or in parallel, arranged on both sides of the variable capacitance element, And a capacitor for removing DC voltage connected in series.
- variable capacitance device of the present invention a DC voltage removing capacitive element is configured. Therefore, even when this variable capacitive element device is incorporated in a predetermined circuit, the DC voltage applied to the variable capacitive element from the outside is applied to the circuit. The effect can be prevented.
- the electronic device includes a variable capacitance element having a pair of electrodes formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween, and a DC voltage removing device disposed on both sides of the variable capacitance element and connected in series with the variable capacitance element. And a variable capacitance device including the capacitance element.
- a plurality of unit variable capacitance elements each having a pair of electrodes formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween are arranged in series or in parallel, arranged on both sides of the variable capacitance element, It has a variable capacitance device comprising a DC voltage removing capacitive element connected in series.
- the capacitive element for removing DC voltage is configured in the variable capacitance device, a DC voltage can be applied to the variable capacitance element from the outside without affecting the electronic apparatus. Further, the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element is adjusted by applying a DC voltage from the outside.
- variable capacitance element of the present invention it is possible to finely adjust the capacitance value when the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element is adjusted by applying a DC voltage to the variable capacitance element.
- the adjustable range of the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element can be increased.
- the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element can be adjusted in a state where the variable capacitance device is mounted on a desired electronic device.
- the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element in the variable capacitance device can be adjusted, so that variations in the electronic device and tuning frequency deviation can be adjusted.
- variable capacitance element used for the adjustment method of the variable capacitance element of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the change of the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element with respect to the write voltage. It is a figure which shows the hysteresis curve of a ferroelectric material. It is a figure which shows the change of the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element with respect to the write voltage. It is a figure which shows the change of the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element with respect to the write voltage. 1 is a circuit diagram of a variable capacitance element according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a variable capacitance element according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows the outline of the change of the capacitance value with respect to write-in voltage of the variable capacitance element which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- A, B, C Specific examples (part 1) of the configuration of the variable capacitance element according to the second embodiment of the present invention are shown.
- It is a circuit diagram concerning an example of a variable capacity device of the present invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows an example of the electronic device using the variable capacity device of this invention.
- variable capacitance element of the present invention is a writable variable capacitance element in which a capacitance value can be rewritten, and a nonvolatile variable capacitance element in which a capacitance value once written can be held even when no voltage is applied It is.
- the capacitance values can be adjusted even after the electronic device is completed.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a variable capacitance element used in an embodiment according to a method for adjusting a variable capacitance element of the present invention.
- a variable capacitance element 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a ferroelectric material layer 103 and a pair of electrodes 101 and 102 configured with the ferroelectric material layer 103 sandwiched therebetween, and between the electrodes 101 and 102, A writing voltage V, which is a DC voltage, is applied.
- the ferroelectric material layer 103 of the variable capacitor 100 shown in FIG. 1 is made of, for example, PZT (lead zirconate titanate).
- FIG. 2 shows changes in the capacitance value written in the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V is applied between the electrodes 101 and 102 of the variable capacitance element 100 in FIG.
- the horizontal axis is the write voltage V
- the vertical axis is the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100.
- the capacitance value Cap1 shown in FIG. 2 indicates a capacitance value measured in a state where the write voltage V shown on the horizontal axis is applied to the variable capacitance element 100 and then returned to 0V. That is, the capacitance value Cap1 is not a capacitance value measured in a state where the write voltage V is applied, but is measured by repeating the operation of measuring the capacitance value by applying the write voltage V once and then returning to 0V. .
- variable capacitance element 100 when starting the measurement of the capacitance value in FIG. 2, the variable capacitance element 100 used in this embodiment was heated to the Curie temperature or higher. That is, in FIG. 2, the capacitance value Cap1 when the write voltage V is 0 V is such that the electric dipole moment of the ferroelectric material layer 103 is minimized by heating the variable capacitance element 100 to the Curie temperature or higher. Capacity value when processed.
- the capacitance value Cap1 of the variable capacitance element 100 hardly changes until the write voltage V reaches 20V, but slightly decreases.
- the variable capacitance element 100 exhibits the minimum capacitance value Cap1.
- the capacitance value Cap1 increases gradually when the write voltage V exceeds 20V, and becomes substantially constant after it exceeds 60V.
- the maximum capacitance value Cap1 is about 1.5 times the minimum capacitance value Cap1.
- the write voltage V is written in the previous stage by applying a write voltage V higher than the write voltage V applied in the previous stage between 20V and 60V.
- a capacity value larger than the specified capacity value is rewritten. That is, between the write voltages 20V and 60V, the capacitance value is rewritten by applying a write voltage V higher than the write voltage V applied in the previous stage.
- variable capacitance element 100 to which a write voltage V of 30 V is applied has a capacitance value of 435 pF and can be used at 435 pF.
- the capacitance value is held at 480 pF and can be used at 480 pF. In this way, by applying a desired write voltage V, the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 is adjusted, and the capacitance can be used with the adjusted capacitance value.
- variable capacitance element 100 can be used with the capacitance value Cap1 corresponding to the write voltage V. Further, if the write voltage V is larger than the write voltage V applied to the variable capacitance element 100 in the previous stage and is within the range where the capacitance value Cap1 is changing, rewriting, that is, rewriting the capacitance value.
- the capacitance value Cap1 of the variable capacitance element 100 can be increased. As can be seen from FIG. 2, in the variable capacitance element 100, the range in which the capacitance value Cap ⁇ b> 1 changes is the write voltage V between 20V and 60V.
- the change in the capacitance value Cap1 of the variable capacitance element 100 is due to the polarization inversion of the ferroelectric material layer 103, that is, the change in the sum of electric dipole moments. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when a write voltage V is applied to the variable capacitance element 100 in an unpolarized state (the sum of electric dipole moments is minimum), polarization occurs in the ferroelectric material layer 103, and the polarization is changed. As a result, the capacitance value Cap1 changes.
- Fig. 3 shows the hysteresis curve of the ferroelectric material and explains the characteristics of the ferroelectric material.
- the horizontal axis represents the electric field E
- the vertical axis represents the total electric dipole moment of the ferroelectric material, that is, the polarization P.
- the polarization P changes due to the strength of the electric field E, and a hysteresis curve as shown in FIG. 3 is formed.
- the polarization is represented by the curve shown by the line a. P increases.
- This electric field E When a certain electric field E is reached, the sum of the electric dipole moments is maximized and the polarization P is saturated.
- This electric field E is called a saturation electric field Ep.
- This electric field E When a voltage is applied so that the value of the electric field E becomes small, the polarization decreases along the curve indicated by the line b, and the sum of the electric dipole moments becomes minimum again in a certain electric field E, and the polarization P becomes 0.
- This electric field E is called coercive electric field -Ec.
- the sum of the electric dipole moments is maximized again, and the polarization P is saturated.
- This electric field is called a saturation electric field -Ep.
- the polarization P increases in a curve indicated by a line c, and the electric dipole moment is minimized in the coercive electric field Ec. P becomes 0. And again, the polarization P is saturated in the saturation electric field Ep.
- the change in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 shown in FIG. 2 was obtained by heating the variable capacitance element 100 above the Curie temperature as a starting material. That is, in the hysteresis curve shown in FIG. 3, the state in which the variable capacitance element 100 is heated to the Curie temperature or higher corresponds to the state in which the electric field is 0 V and the polarization P is 0. As shown in FIG. 2, the state in which the write voltage V is applied to the variable capacitor 100 corresponds to the state change indicated by the line a in the hysteresis curve of FIG.
- the write voltage V at which the change in the capacitance value Cap1 has stopped corresponds to the saturation electric field Ep in FIG. That is, in the saturation electric field Ep, the sum of the electric dipole moments of the ferroelectric material, that is, the polarization P is maximized, and the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 having the ferroelectric material layer 103 as shown in FIG. Saturates at.
- variable capacitance element 100 having the ferroelectric material layer 103
- the actually important value is not the applied write voltage V but the electric field E generated between the electrodes 101 and 102.
- a write voltage V of 10 V corresponds to an electric field of 0.02 V / ⁇ m.
- the variable capacitance element 100 by applying the write voltage V to the variable capacitance element 100, an electric field E corresponding to the write voltage V is generated, polarization occurs in the ferroelectric material layer 103, and the capacitance value changes. ing.
- the electric field E at which the capacity increases is almost determined by the electric susceptibility of the ferroelectric material.
- the variable capacitance element 100 using the ferroelectric material layer 103 as shown in FIG. 1 is a non-volatile type that does not return even when the write voltage V is 0 V. This is a variable capacitance element.
- variable capacitance element 100 using PZT (lead zirconate titanate) as the ferroelectric material is used.
- the ferroelectric material by ion polarization and the ferroelectric material by electronic polarization are also used.
- a ferroelectric material by ion polarization is a ferroelectric material that is made of an ionic crystal material and is electrically polarized by the displacement of positive ions and negative ions.
- This ferroelectric material by ionic polarization is expressed by a chemical formula of ABO 3 composed of atoms A and B, for example, and has a perovskite structure, such as barium titanate, KNbO 3 , ObTiO 3, and the like.
- PZT (lead zirconate titanate) in this embodiment is a ferroelectric material in which lead zirconate (PbZrO 3 ) is mixed with lead titanate (PbTiO 3 ).
- a ferroelectric material by electronic polarization is divided into a portion biased to a positive charge and a portion biased to a negative charge, and an electric dipole moment is generated to cause polarization.
- rare earth iron oxides have been reported that exhibit ferroelectric properties by forming polarization by forming a charge surface of Fe 2+ and a charge surface of Fe 3+.
- a rare earth (RE) and an iron group (TM) represented by a molecular formula of (RE) ⁇ (TM) 2 ⁇ O 4 have a high dielectric constant.
- (RE) includes Y, Er, Yb, and Lu (especially Y and heavy rare earth elements), and
- (TM) includes Fe, Co, and Ni (particularly Fe).
- Examples of (RE) ⁇ (TM) 2 ⁇ O 4 include ErFe 2 O 4 , LuFe 2 O 4 , and YFe 2 O 4 .
- FIG. 4 shows changes in the capacitance value when the write voltage V is further applied to the variable capacitance element 100 shown in FIG.
- the capacitance value Cap1 in FIG. 4 is a measurement value similar to that shown in FIG. 2, and shows the change in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V is increased from 0V to 110V. .
- a capacitance value Cap2 in FIG. 4 indicates a change in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V is decreased from 110V to ⁇ 110V.
- a capacitance value Cap3 in FIG. 4 indicates a change in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V is decreased to ⁇ 110V and then increased again to 110V.
- the capacitance value Cap4 in FIG. 4 is the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V is applied to about 40V and then decreased to ⁇ 110V after the variable capacitance element 100 is heated to the Curie temperature or higher. The change of the capacitance value is shown. All of the measurements indicated by the capacitance values Cap1, Cap2, Cap3, and Cap4 described above are measured after the write voltage V is applied and then the voltage is once returned to 0V.
- the capacitance value Cap2 shown in FIG. 4 in the process of decreasing the write voltage V from 110V to 0V, the capacitance value Cap2 maintains a substantially constant value. Further, when the write voltage V is decreased from 0V, the capacitance value Cap2 gradually increases, and when the write voltage V is ⁇ 20V, the capacitance value Cap2 shifts to a decrease.
- the write voltage V that decreases the capacitance value Cap2 is called a depolarization voltage. At this depolarization voltage, since the polarizability in the ferroelectric material layer 103 decreases, the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 also decreases. In a portion where the write voltage V becomes a depolarization voltage, rewriting can be performed by reducing the capacitance value Cap2 by applying a write voltage V smaller than the write voltage V in the previous stage.
- the minimum value of the capacitance value Cap2 is when the write voltage V is ⁇ 32.5V, and if the write voltage V is further decreased thereafter, the capacitance value Cap2 Will turn up again. From the write voltage V at which the capacitance value Cap2 has started to rise, by applying a write voltage V lower than the previous-stage write voltage V, the capacitance value that increases the capacitance value Cap2 can be rewritten. The capacitance value Cap2 becomes substantially constant when the write voltage V is ⁇ 60V. This change in the capacitance value Cap2 corresponds to the line b of the hysteresis curve shown in FIG.
- the write voltage V of ⁇ 32.5 V at which the capacitance value Cap2 shows the minimum value corresponds to the negative coercive electric field Ec in the hysteresis curve of FIG. In the coercive electric field Ec, the sum of the electric dipole moments is minimized, and the capacitance value Cap2 is minimized.
- the write voltage V of ⁇ 60 V corresponds to the minus-side saturation electric field Ep of the variable capacitance element 100. When the write voltage V corresponding to the saturation electric field Ep is applied, the sum of electric dipole moments in the ferroelectric material layer 103 of the variable capacitance element 100 is maximized, and the capacitance value Cap2 is maximized.
- the capacitance value Cap3 shown in FIG. 3 when the write voltage V is increased from ⁇ 110V, the capacitance value Cap3 shows a substantially constant value up to 0V, and then gradually increases to reach 20V. Move to decline. That is, when the write voltage V is 20 V, the voltage becomes a depolarization voltage, and the capacitance value Cap3 is reduced. In this application of the depolarizing voltage, writing with a capacitance value Cap3 reduced can be performed by applying a writing voltage V higher than the writing voltage V in the previous stage. The minimum value of the capacitance value Cap3 is when the write voltage V is approximately 32.5V. Thereafter, when the write voltage V is raised, the capacitance value Cap3 starts to rise again.
- variable capacitance element 100 having the ferroelectric material layer 103 shown in FIG. 1 is indicated by the capacitance values Cap1 to Cap3 in FIG. 4 due to the polarization P due to the electric field E generated between the electrodes 101 and 102. As shown, the capacitance value changes. As can be seen from the capacitance values Cap1 to Cap3, in the adjustment method of the variable capacitance element of this embodiment, the capacitance value can be increased by applying a predetermined write voltage V, and the capacitance value can be decreased. It can also be made.
- variable capacitance element 100 is heated to the Curie temperature or higher, and polarization processing is performed so as to minimize the total electric dipole moment of the ferroelectric material layer 103, and the write voltage is applied after minimizing the capacitance value. Then, the gradient of the capacitance value Cap1, which has increased the capacitance value, is applied with the write voltage V, and subjected to a polarization process that minimizes the sum of the electric dipole moments of the ferroelectric material layer 103. Is larger than the gradient of the capacitance value Cap3, in which the capacitance value is further increased by applying the write voltage V.
- the change of the capacitance value with respect to the write voltage V is changed.
- the capacitance value Cap4 when the write voltage V is increased only to 40V and then decreased, the minimum value of the capacitance value Cap4 is larger than the minimum value of the capacitance value Cap2. It can be seen that it has a large value.
- the capacitance value Cap4 is an example in which the writing voltage V is not increased to the saturation electric field Ep of the variable capacitance element 100
- the capacitance value Cap2 is an example in which the writing voltage V is increased to the saturation electric field Ec. Comparing the minimum value of the capacitance value Cap2 and the capacitance value Cap4, the minimum value of the capacitance value Cap2 indicated by the sign Q2 when the write voltage V is decreased after the write voltage V is increased to the saturation electric field Ep. However, the capacitance value can be made smaller than the minimum value of the capacitance value Cap4 indicated by the mark Q3 that did not increase the write voltage V until the saturation electric field Ep.
- the starting point of the measured values of the capacitance values Cap1 and Cap4 that is, the capacitance value indicated by the mark Q1 shown when the write voltage V is 0 V, is polarized by the variable capacitance element 100 being heated to the Curie temperature or higher. This is the capacity value when.
- the capacitance value indicated by the mark Q1 is compared with the capacitance value indicated by the mark Q2 that is polarized by applying the write voltage V to the variable capacitance element 100 and the capacitance value is minimized, the write voltage V is applied.
- the capacitance value indicated by the mark Q2 that minimizes the capacitance value indicates a lower value.
- variable capacitance element is heated to the Curie temperature or more and subjected to the polarization process, and the variable capacitance element is made to be smaller than the case where the sum of the electric dipole moments is minimized. It can be seen that the capacitance value can be reduced more effectively when the write voltage V is applied and the polarization process is performed to minimize the sum of the electric dipole moments.
- FIG. 5 shows that after the variable capacitance element 100 is heated to the Curie temperature or higher and the polarization treatment is performed so that the sum of electric dipole moments becomes 0, the write voltage V applied first is + 110V, ⁇ 110V, ⁇ 50V, The capacitance values were measured when the write voltage V was decreased or increased from ⁇ 40 V, ⁇ 30 V, and ⁇ 20 V, respectively.
- the horizontal axis represents the writing electric field
- the vertical axis represents the capacitance value.
- the capacitance value Cap + 110V in FIG. 5 is a capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V of 110V is first applied and then the write voltage is decreased.
- the capacitance value Cap ⁇ 110V in FIG. 5 is a capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V of ⁇ 110V is first applied and then the write voltage is increased.
- the capacitance value Cap-50V in FIG. 5 is a capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V of -50V is first applied and then the write voltage is increased.
- the capacitance value Cap-40V in FIG. 5 is the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V of -40V is first applied and then the write voltage is increased.
- the capacitance value Cap-30V in FIG. 5 is a capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V of -30V is first applied and then the write voltage is increased.
- the capacitance value Cap ⁇ 20V in FIG. 5 is the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 when the write voltage V of ⁇ 20V is first applied and then the write voltage is increased.
- the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element is set by applying a desired write voltage to the variable capacitance element having the ferroelectric material layer. Can be increased or decreased.
- the capacitance with respect to the write voltage is increased when the write voltage is applied to increase the capacitance value.
- the slope of the change in value can be made larger. For this reason, when a write voltage is applied to the variable capacitance element to write a desired capacitance value, the capacitance value can be adjusted more finely.
- the minimum capacitance value is set to a lower value.
- the amount of change ⁇ C from the minimum value to the maximum value of the capacitance value can be increased, and the range of the capacitance value that can be adjusted by the variable capacitance element can be widened.
- the capacitance value written by applying a write voltage and the polarization state are greatly related, but the polarization state is not known only by measuring the capacitance value. That is, as can be seen from the changes in the capacitance values Cap1 to Cap3 shown in FIG. 4, the change in the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 100 having the ferroelectric material layer 103 is the hysteresis curve lines a, b, It varies depending on the state of the line c. In other words, even when the same write voltage V is applied, the written capacitance value differs depending on the polarization state.
- the capacitance value written by the write voltage V can be determined by initializing the polarization state so that the sum of electric dipole moments is maximized or minimized. You can see how it changes.
- the write voltage for writing a desired capacitance value is determined by the relationship between temperature, time, and voltage. For example, generally, if the temperature is high (close to the Curie temperature), a desired capacitance value can be written with a low voltage and a short writing time. By the way, when a variable capacitance element having a writable capacitance value is used, it is necessary to use a control voltage that does not change the capacitance value.
- the usable control voltage When viewed under the condition that the write voltage V is applied at the same temperature and application time, the usable control voltage is less than the write voltage when it has the same polarity as the write voltage, and more preferably (write voltage) -(Margin voltage) or less, and in the case of reverse polarity, it is less than the depolarization voltage. Even if the temperature conditions are different, if the control voltage and the write voltage have the same polarity, the usable control voltage is less than the coercive voltage at that temperature, and if the control voltage and the write voltage have opposite polarities, The voltage is less than the depolarization voltage at that temperature. Therefore, writing does not occur at such a control voltage.
- the temperature at the time of writing the capacitance value to the variable capacitance element is set to a high temperature in consideration of the use temperature range of the variable capacitance element. Furthermore, considering that a high voltage such as an AC signal or electrostatic noise is applied for a very short time, for example, on the order of msec, it is preferable to apply a write voltage to the variable capacitance element for a certain time, for example, 1 second or more. In this way, rewriting of the capacitance value due to an unnecessary write voltage other than the write voltage to the variable capacitor can be prevented.
- variable capacitance element according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the variable capacitance element in this embodiment is configured by connecting the variable capacitance elements 100 of FIG. 1 in series.
- the variable capacitance element 100 shown in FIG. 1 is referred to as a unit variable capacitance element, and a configuration in which unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series is referred to as a variable capacitance element. .
- FIG. 6 shows a circuit diagram in which the write voltage power supply 2 is connected to the variable capacitance element 1 in which the rewritable unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c having the characteristics shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 are connected in series.
- the variable capacitance element 1 of the present embodiment is configured by unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c connected in series.
- Each of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c is configured to have a ferroelectric material layer between a pair of electrodes.
- the four unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c have the same inter-electrode distance d and different capacitance values from C1, C2, C3, and C4 when they are not polarized.
- the magnitude relationship of the capacitance values is assumed to be C1 ⁇ C2 ⁇ C3 ⁇ C4.
- FIG. 7 schematically shows changes in the capacitance value when the write voltage V is applied to the variable capacitance element 1 in which the four unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c of the present embodiment are connected in series.
- the capacitance values C1 to C4 of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c are shown in a form that changes stepwise at a certain voltage value. Since the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c used in the present embodiment have a capacitance value that increases linearly with the application of the write voltage V, in actuality, with the application of the write voltage V, The capacitance value changes gradually.
- a change in the capacitance value with respect to the write voltage of the variable capacitance element 50 in which two unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series is indicated by a line 50 a, and the capacitance value with respect to the write voltage in one unit variable capacitance element 51 is shown.
- the change is indicated by line 51a.
- a change in capacitance value with respect to the writing voltage in the unit variable capacitance element 52 having a distance between the electrodes that is twice the distance between the electrodes in the unit variable capacitance element 51 is indicated by a line 52a.
- the unit variable capacitance element 52 having a distance between the electrodes of twice starts to change the capacitance value at a write voltage that is twice the write voltage at which the capacitance value starts to change in the unit variable capacitance element 51.
- Ed electric field
- d interelectrode distance
- V write voltage
- variable capacitance element 50 in which two unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series
- the capacitance ratio of the two unit variable capacitance elements is 1: 2.
- the gradient of the change in the capacitance value with respect to the write voltage V is greater than that of the single unit variable capacitance elements 51 and 52. It can be seen that it can be relaxed.
- the slope can be made gentler by increasing the number of unit variable capacitance elements connected in series.
- the variable capacitance element is configured by connecting in series the unit variable capacitance elements having different capacitance values when unpolarized, whereby the slope of the change in the capacitance value with respect to the write voltage V can be reduced.
- a variable capacitance element capable of fine adjustment of the capacitance value can be configured.
- variable capacitance element configured by connecting unit variable capacitance elements in series
- a write voltage is applied.
- the capacitance value changes in order from the unit variable capacitance element having the smallest capacitance value.
- each unit variable capacitance element has the characteristics of the variable capacitance element shown in FIG. 1 (see FIGS. 2 to 5). . For this reason, in the variable capacitance element, the capacitance value changed by the application of the write voltage is maintained even when the voltage is returned to 0 V after the application of the write voltage.
- FIG. 9 shows that the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 7c of the seven elements whose capacitance values C1 to C7 when unpolarized are represented by relative values of 15/20/25/30/35/40/45 are connected in series.
- a capacitance value change ⁇ C of the capacitive element with respect to the write voltage V is shown, and a relative value of a voltage related to a terminal of the unit variable capacitive element 1c is shown.
- the interelectrode distances d of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 7c are the same.
- the capacitance values are written by the write voltages V1 to V7, respectively, and the capacitance values start to change.
- the write voltage V on the horizontal axis is normalized by the write voltage V1 of the unit variable capacitance element 1c, and a write voltage nV that is n times the write voltage V1 of the unit variable capacitance element 1c is shown.
- the measured value shown by the bar graph 19 is a measurement of the combined capacity at the write voltage nV, and the measured value shown by the bar graph 18 is calculated from the write voltage (n ⁇ 1) V.
- the increase amount ⁇ C of the combined capacity when the voltage is nV is shown.
- the first increase amount of the combined capacitance is the increase amount ⁇ C1 of the capacitance value C1 in the unit variable capacitance element 1c, and the total combined capacitance is sequentially increased by the increase amounts ⁇ C2 to ⁇ C7 of the capacitance values C2 to C7 in the unit variable capacitance elements 2c to 7c, respectively. Has increased.
- the capacitance value is written by applying a write voltage V approximately four times the write voltage V1 of the unit variable capacitance element 1c. Begins. Then, by applying a write voltage 12 times the write voltage V1, all seven unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 7c are written. That is, all the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 7c are polarized.
- the voltage applied to the terminal of the unit variable capacitor 1c when writing to all the unit variable capacitors 1c to 7c is about 3.3 times the write voltage V1 of the unit variable capacitor 1c. ing.
- the voltage applied to the terminal of the unit variable capacitance element 1c having the minimum capacitance value C1 does not exceed the breakdown voltage.
- the number of unit variable capacitance elements connected in series can be increased.
- FIG. 10 shows a specific configuration of a variable capacitance element configured by connecting unit variable capacitance elements in series.
- the example shown in FIG. 10 is an example in which a variable capacitor is configured by connecting four unit variable capacitors in series.
- FIG. 10A shows an in-plane electrode constituting a variable capacitance element in which unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series.
- five in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 are used to form four unit variable capacitance elements.
- Each of the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 is formed by patterning in a desired shape on the ferroelectric material layer 8, for example.
- the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 are formed by patterning four strip-like equivalent unit electrodes on the ferroelectric material layer 8, respectively. Then, the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 are configured by changing the connection relation of the four unit electrodes.
- the four unit electrodes are not connected in the in-plane electrode e1, the two unit electrodes of the four unit electrodes are connected to each other in the in-plane electrode e2, and the four unit electrodes are connected in the in-plane electrode e3. Of these, three unit electrodes are connected to each other, and all the four unit electrodes are connected to each other in the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5. These in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 are equivalently changed in electrode area.
- a first external electrode 5a configured integrally with the in-plane electrode e1 and a second external electrode 5b configured integrally with the in-plane electrode e5 are provided.
- FIG. 10C shows a schematic cross-sectional configuration of the variable capacitance element 10 configured in this example.
- the in-plane electrodes e5, e4, e3, e2, and e1 are laminated in order from the bottom through the ferroelectric material layer 8 so that the interelectrode distance t is the same.
- the unit variable capacitance element 1c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e1 and e2
- the unit variable capacitance element 2c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e2 and e3
- the unit variable capacitance is formed by the in-plane electrodes e3 and e4.
- the element 3c is formed
- the unit variable capacitance element 4c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5.
- the first external electrode 5a and the second external electrode 5b are provided on the in-plane electrode e1 stacked on the top and the in-plane electrode e5 stacked on the bottom, respectively.
- a variable capacitance element 10 in which unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c are connected in series is configured.
- a write voltage is applied between the external terminals 6-7.
- variable capacitance element 10 In the variable capacitance element 10 shown in FIG. 10C, no signal is input to the unconnected unit electrodes among the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5, so that the unconnected unit electrodes do not function as effective capacitors. That is, a capacitance is formed only by the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 at the connected portions. Therefore, in the variable capacitance element 10 stacked as shown in FIG.
- the unit variable capacitance element 1c constituted by the in-plane electrodes e1 and e2 has a capacitance value C1 corresponding to one unit electrode, and the in-plane electrode
- the unit variable capacitance element 2c composed of e2 and e3 has a capacitance value C2 corresponding to two unit electrodes
- the unit variable capacitance element 3c composed of the in-plane electrodes e3 and e4 corresponds to three unit electrodes.
- the unit variable capacitance element 4c configured with the capacitance value C3 and including the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5 a capacitance value C4 corresponding to four unit electrodes is formed.
- the in-plane electrodes e1, e2, e3, and e4 are formed as shown in FIG.
- the two sets of stacked bodies may be stacked so as to be symmetrical with each other via another in-plane electrode e4.
- variable capacitance element 11 in-plane electrodes e1 to e4 are formed above and below the central in-plane electrode e5 and stacked in opposite directions. Also in the variable capacitance element 11 shown in FIG. 11, the first external electrode 5a is formed on the uppermost in-plane electrode e1, and the second outer electrode is formed on the lowermost in-plane electrode e1. 5b is formed. Then, by connecting the first external electrode 5a and the external terminal 7 and connecting the second external electrode 5b to the external terminal 6, the variable capacitive element constituted by the unit variable capacitive elements 1c to 4c having a serial relationship. 11 is configured.
- variable capacitance element 11 the unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series in the order of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 4c, 3c, 2c, and 1c from the top.
- FIG. 12 shows another example of a specific configuration of a variable capacitance element configured such that unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series.
- FIG. 12A shows in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 constituting the variable capacitance element.
- the in-plane electrodes e1 to e4 are formed by patterning on the ferroelectric material layer 8 so that the respective electrode areas are different.
- the first external electrode 5a is formed at the end of the in-plane electrode e1
- the second external electrode 5b is formed at the end of the in-plane electrode e5.
- the overlapping area of the in-plane electrode e1 and the in-plane electrode e2 is W1
- the overlapping area of the in-plane electrode e2 and the in-plane electrode e3 is The area gradually increases from W2 to the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 so that the area where the in-plane electrode e3 and the in-plane electrode e4 overlap is W3 and the area where the in-plane electrode e4 and the in-plane electrode e5 overlap is W4. It is formed to become.
- FIG. 12C shows a schematic cross-sectional configuration of the variable capacitance element 12 formed in this example.
- the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 having different areas are arranged in the order of the in-plane electrodes e5, e4, e3, e2, and e1 from the bottom so that the inter-electrode distances t are the same.
- the body material layer 8 is laminated.
- the unit variable capacitance element 1c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e1 and e2
- the unit variable capacitance element 2c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e2 and e3
- the unit variable capacitance is formed by the in-plane electrodes e3 and e4.
- the element 3c is formed
- the unit variable capacitance element 4c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5.
- the first external electrode 5a is connected to the external terminal 7 and the second external electrode 5b is connected to the external terminal 6, so that the variable capacitive element 12 in which the unit variable capacitive elements 1c to 4c are connected in series can be obtained.
- a write voltage is applied between the external terminals 6-7.
- variable capacitance element 12 in the example shown in FIG. 12, by stacking the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 having different areas, it is possible to change the electrode area that overlaps with each other via the ferroelectric material layer 8. With such a configuration, in the variable capacitance element 12 shown in FIG.
- the unit variable capacitance element 1c configured by the in-plane electrodes e1 and e2 has the capacitance value C1 corresponding to the overlapping area W1, and the in-plane electrodes e2 and e2
- the unit variable capacitance element 2c configured by e3 has a capacitance value C2 corresponding to the overlapping area W2
- the unit variable capacitance element 3c configured by the in-plane electrodes e3 and e4 has a capacitance value C3 corresponding to the overlapping area W3.
- the unit variable capacitance element 4c that is configured and includes the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5 a capacitance value C4 corresponding to the overlapping area W4 is formed.
- the inter-electrode distance t between the in-plane electrodes is constant, and the electrode areas constituting the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c are different.
- the capacitance values of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c are C1 ⁇ C2 ⁇ C3 ⁇ C4.
- in order to increase the overall capacitance in order to increase the overall capacitance, as shown in FIG. 13, two sets of variable capacitance elements formed of a laminate of in-plane electrodes e1 to e4 are connected to another surface. What is necessary is just to laminate
- variable capacitance element 13 the first external electrode 5a is formed on the uppermost in-plane electrode e1, and the second outer electrode is formed on the lowermost in-plane electrode e1. 5b is formed. Then, by connecting the first external electrode 5a to the external terminal 7 and the second external electrode to the external terminal 6, the unit variable capacitance elements 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 4c, 3c, 2c having a serial relationship are connected. , 1c, the variable capacitance element 13 is configured.
- the capacitance values of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 4c, 3c, 2c, and 1c are C1, C2, C3, C4, C4, C3, C2, and C1, respectively. is there.
- the unit variable capacitance element having a small capacitance value as shown in FIG. The resultant capacitance is sequentially increased from 1c to increase the synthetic capacity. In this case, the capacitance value is maintained even when the application of the write voltage is stopped.
- variable capacitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention is an example in which the variable capacitors described in FIG. 1 are connected in parallel.
- the variable capacitance element described in FIG. 1 is referred to as a unit variable capacitance element, and a configuration in which unit variable capacitance elements are connected in parallel is referred to as a variable capacitance element.
- FIG. 14 shows a circuit diagram in which four writable unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c are connected in parallel to the write voltage power supply 3.
- the same write voltage V is applied to all the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c.
- the inter-electrode distance d by changing the inter-electrode distance d, different electric fields E are generated in the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c even when the same write voltage V is applied. Therefore, the write voltage V at which the capacitance value starts to change can be made different among the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c. In this way, the capacitance value can be changed stepwise by changing the write voltage V at which the capacitance value starts to change.
- the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c have the same inter-electrode distance d and the same unpolarized capacitance values C1 to C4. What is necessary is just to change each electrode area in.
- FIG. 15 shows the change in the capacitance value with respect to the write voltage and the unit variable capacitance element of the variable capacitance element in which five unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 5c having the same capacitance values C1 to C4 when unpolarized are connected in parallel.
- the relative value of the voltage applied to the terminal 1c is shown.
- the capacitance values C1 to C4 are the same, and the breakdown voltage has a relative value of 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3.
- the write voltage on the horizontal axis is normalized by the write voltage of the unit variable capacitance element 1c, and a write voltage n (V) that is n times the write voltage of the unit variable capacitance element 1c is shown.
- the measured value shown by the bar graph 16 is a measurement of the combined capacity at the write voltage n (V), and the measured value shown by the bar graph 17 is calculated from the write voltage n ⁇ 1 (V).
- the increase amount ⁇ C of the combined capacitance when the write voltage n (V) is used is shown. That is, the first increase amount ⁇ C is the increase amount ⁇ C1 of the capacitance value C in the unit variable capacitance element 1c, and the capacitances for ⁇ C2, ⁇ C3, ⁇ C4, and ⁇ C5 increase in order as the write voltage increases.
- writing to the unit variable capacitance element 1c starts by applying a write voltage to the unit variable capacitance element 1c. . Then, all the five elements are written by applying the write voltage of 12 times. That is, the five unit variable capacitor elements 1c to 5c are polarized by applying a write voltage 12 times the write voltage of the unit variable capacitor element 1c.
- the write voltage applied to the terminals of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 5c when writing to the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 5c is about three times the write voltage of the unit variable capacitance element 1c. If the voltage does not exceed the breakdown voltage, the number of unit variable capacitance elements connected in parallel can be increased.
- the use of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 5c having the same capacitance value C leads to an increase in the write voltage.
- the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element can be increased by a change amount ⁇ C that is a fixed amount.
- the write voltage is determined by the specifications of each unit variable capacitance element, and the influence of other unit variable capacitance elements Not receive. For this reason, it is easy to make the capacitance change ⁇ C the same as that of the variable capacitance element in which the unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series, and the maximum write voltage can be easily lowered.
- FIG. 16 shows a specific configuration of a variable capacitance element configured by connecting unit variable capacitance elements in parallel. Also in a variable capacitance element configured by connecting unit variable capacitance elements in parallel, a plurality of in-plane electrodes having different areas can be used as in the example shown in FIG.
- FIG. 16A shows in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 constituting the variable capacitance element.
- the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 are formed by patterning on the ferroelectric material layer 8 so that the respective electrode areas are different.
- the first external electrode 5a is formed at the ends of the in-plane electrodes e1, e3, e5, and the second external electrode 5b is formed at the ends of the in-plane electrodes e2, e4. .
- the first external electrodes 5a are formed on the in-plane electrodes stacked oddly from the bottom, and the second external electrodes 5b are stacked evenly from the bottom. In-plane electrodes are formed.
- the overlapping area of the in-plane electrode e1 and the in-plane electrode e2 is W1
- the overlapping area of the in-plane electrode e2 and the in-plane electrode e3 is The area gradually increases from W2 to the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 so that the area where the in-plane electrode e3 and the in-plane electrode e4 overlap is W3 and the area where the in-plane electrode e4 and the in-plane electrode e5 overlap is W4. It is formed to become.
- the overlapping area between adjacent in-plane electrodes has a relationship of W1 ⁇ W2 ⁇ W3 ⁇ W4.
- FIG. 16C shows a schematic cross-sectional configuration of the variable capacitance element 14 configured in this example.
- in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 having different areas are laminated in the order of in-plane electrodes e5, e4, e3, e2, e1 from the bottom as shown in FIG. 16C, and the in-plane electrodes e5 and e4 are stacked.
- the inter-electrode distance t4, the inter-electrode distance t3 between the in-plane electrodes e4 and e3, the inter-electrode distance t2 between the in-plane electrodes e3 and e2, and the inter-electrode distance t1 between the in-plane electrodes e2 and e1 are t1 ⁇ t2 ⁇ t3, respectively.
- the layers are laminated via the ferroelectric layers 8 having respective thicknesses so that ⁇ t4.
- the unit variable capacitance element 1c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e1 and e2
- the unit variable capacitance element 2c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e2 and e3
- the unit variable capacitance is formed by the in-plane electrodes e3 and e4.
- the element 3c is formed
- the unit variable capacitance element 4c is formed by the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5.
- the first external electrode 5 a formed on the in-plane electrodes e 1, e 3, e 5 is connected to the external terminal 7, and the second external electrode 5 b formed on the in-plane electrodes e 2, e 4 is connected to the external terminal 6. Connected.
- the variable capacitance element 14 in which the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c are connected in parallel is configured. In this example, a write voltage is applied between the external terminals 6-7.
- variable capacitive element 14 in the example shown in FIG. 16, by stacking the in-plane electrodes e1 to e5 having different areas, the area of the overlapping electrodes can be changed via the ferroelectric material layer 8. With such a configuration, in the variable capacitive element 14 shown in FIG.
- the unit variable capacitive element 1c constituted by the in-plane electrodes e1 and e2 has the capacitance value C1 corresponding to the overlapping area W1, and the in-plane electrode e2 and
- the unit variable capacitance element 2c configured by e3 has a capacitance value C2 corresponding to the overlapping area W2
- the unit variable capacitance element 3c configured by the in-plane electrodes e3 and e4 has a capacitance value C3 corresponding to the overlapping area W3.
- the unit variable capacitance element 4c that is configured and includes the in-plane electrodes e4 and e5 a capacitance value C4 corresponding to the overlapping area W4 is formed.
- the capacitance value C1 To C4 are preferably configured to be the same.
- the capacitance values C1 to C4 can be configured to be the same by appropriately setting the overlapping areas W1 to W4.
- variable capacitance element 15 may be configured by stacking so as to be symmetrical to each other. That is, in FIG. 17, in-plane electrodes e1 to e4 are formed on the upper and lower sides of the central in-plane electrode e5 so as to be stacked in opposite directions. In FIG. 17, parts corresponding to those in FIG.
- variable capacitance element 15 shown in FIG. 17, the first external electrodes 5a connected to the external terminals 7 are respectively formed on the in-plane electrodes e1, e3, e5, and the external terminals 6 are respectively connected to the in-plane electrodes e2, e4.
- a second external electrode 5b to be connected is formed.
- the capacitance values of the unit variable capacitance elements 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 4c, 3c, 2c, and 1c are C1, C2, C3, C4, C4, C3, C2, and C1, respectively. It becomes.
- the unit variable capacitance element 1c having the smallest inter-electrode distance among the unit variable capacitance elements 1c to 4c is used.
- the capacitance is changed by sequentially polarizing, and the capacitance value is held.
- each unit variable capacitive element constituting the variable capacitive element has the characteristics shown in FIGS. . That is, in the first and second embodiments, the variable capacitor adjustment method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above can be applied.
- variable capacitance element By applying a write voltage to the variable capacitance element shown in the first and second embodiments, the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element can be set to a desired capacitance value. Further, as shown in the first and second embodiments, the variable capacitance element is configured such that a plurality of unit variable capacitance elements are connected in series or in parallel. Can be relaxed. For this reason, in the variable capacitance elements shown in the first and second embodiments, it is possible to finely adjust the capacitance value.
- FIG. 18 shows a schematic configuration of a variable capacitance device
- FIG. 19 shows an inverter circuit configuration of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight used for a liquid crystal television or the like as an example of an electronic apparatus. .
- CCFL cold cathode fluorescent lamp
- variable capacitance device 49 shown in FIG. 18 is arranged on both sides of a variable capacitance element 44 having a pair of electrodes formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween, and is connected in series with the variable capacitance element 44.
- Capacitance elements 43 and 45 for DC voltage removal, and external input terminals 47 and 48 connected to the variable capacitance element 44 and for applying the write voltage V from the DC voltage power supply 46 between the variable capacitance elements 44 are provided.
- the variable capacitance element 44 in which a pair of electrodes are formed with a ferroelectric material layer interposed therebetween may be, for example, a variable capacitance element as shown in FIG.
- the capacitance element may be a variable capacitance element connected in series or in parallel.
- variable capacitance device 49 capacitive elements 43 and 45 for removing DC voltage are formed on both sides of the variable capacitance element 44. Therefore, this is the case where the external DC voltage power source is connected to the external input terminals 47 and 48 and the write voltage V is applied to the variable capacitance element 44 with the variable capacitance device 49 incorporated in the electric circuit of the electronic device. However, the write voltage V can be prevented from being applied to the circuit of the electronic device by the capacitive elements 43 and 45 for removing the DC voltage.
- variable capacitance device 49 having the above configuration is used by being incorporated in an inverter circuit of a CCFL backlight, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the inverter circuit shown in FIG. 19 includes a CCFL 42, a step-up transformer 40 connected to the CCFL 42, and a drive circuit 41 that drives the step-up transformer 40.
- a ballast capacitor composed of a variable capacitance device 49 is formed between the CCFL 42 and the step-up transformer 40.
- FIG. 19 shows the configuration with only one CCFL 42, but two CCFLs 42 may be configured in parallel.
- a high-voltage DC voltage boosted by using the step-up transformer 40 is applied to the CCFL 42 via a variable capacitance device 49 that is a ballast capacitor.
- the output of the step-up transformer 40 is about 1500 V and 50 kHz.
- the current flowing through the CCFL 42 is 5 to 10 mA.
- the ballast capacitor composed of the variable capacitance device 49 is for separating the two CCFLs 42 when the CCFLs 42 are driven in parallel, and a transformer may be used in addition to the capacitor.
- the ballast capacitor is used in order to reduce the cost.
- the current varies in each CCFL due to the variation in the capacitance of the CCFL and the stray capacitance between peripheral metals, resulting in uneven luminance. There is a disadvantage that it occurs.
- variable capacitance element 44 is adjusted by the variable capacitance device 49 constituting the ballast capacitor.
- a write voltage is applied from the external input terminals 47 and 48 connected to the variable capacitance element 44 of the variable capacitance device 49.
- the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 44 is adjusted by applying a desired write voltage. Since the write voltage is a DC voltage, when a high DC voltage is applied to the terminal of the step-up transformer 40 as shown, an excessive current flows through the transformer coil.
- variable capacitance device 49 in the variable capacitance device 49, capacitance elements 43 and 45 for removing a DC voltage are arranged on both sides of the variable capacitance element 44. Therefore, even if a write voltage is applied to the variable capacitance device 49 in order to adjust the capacitance value in the variable capacitance element 44 of the variable capacitance device 49, no DC voltage is applied to the step-up transformer 40 and the CCFL 42. For this reason, it is possible to adjust the capacitance value by applying a voltage to the variable capacitance device 49 in the mounted state. In the CCFL backlight in which such a variable capacitance device 49 is incorporated, the capacitance value of the variable capacitance element 44 is adjusted so that the luminance of the CCFL 42 is uniform.
- a CCFL backlight is used as an example of an electronic device in which the variable capacitance device of FIG. 18 is incorporated, but it can also be incorporated into a non-contact IC card or the like.
- a write voltage can be applied to the variable capacitance element of the variable capacitance device without affecting other circuits of the electronic device. Capacitance values can be obtained.
- a tuning frequency shift due to component variation or the like can be adjusted at the time of shipment.
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例えば、下記特許文献1には、信頼性と生産性が向上された電極構造を有する可変コンデンサについて記載されており、その中で、高誘電率を有する誘電体として、チタン酸バリウム系が用いられている。
また、強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された複数の単位可変容量素子が、直列又は並列に接続された可変容量素子と、可変容量素子の両側に配され、可変容量素子と直列接続される直流電圧除去用の容量素子とを有することを特徴とする。
また、強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された複数の単位可変容量素子が、直列又は並列に接続された可変容量素子と、可変容量素子の両側に配され、可変容量素子と直列接続される直流電圧除去用の容量素子とから構成される可変容量デバイスを有することを特徴とする。
1c 単位可変容量素子
2 書き込み電圧電源
2c 単位可変容量素子
3c 単位可変容量素子
4 可変容量素子
4c 単位可変容量素子
5a 第1の外部電極
5b 第2の外部電極
6 端子
7 端子
8 強誘電体層
10 可変容量素子
11 可変容量素子
12 可変容量素子
13 可変容量素子
14 可変容量素子
15 可変容量素子
40 昇圧トランス
41 駆動回路
42 CCFL
43 容量素子
44 可変容量素子
46 直流電圧電源
47 外部入力端子
49 可変容量デバイス
50 可変容量素子
51 単位可変容量素子
52 単位可変容量素子
100 可変容量素子
101 電極
103 強誘電体材料層
e1 面内電極
e2 面内電極
e3 面内電極
e4 面内電極
e5 面内電極
まず、本発明の可変容量素子の調整方法について説明する。
図1に、本発明の可変容量素子の調整方法に係る一実施形態に用いられる可変容量素子の概略構成を示す。図1に示す可変容量素子100は、強誘電体材料層103と、強誘電体材料層103を挟んで構成される対の電極101,102とより構成され、その電極101,102間には、直流電圧である書き込み電圧Vが印加される構成とされる。図1に示す可変容量素子100の強誘電体材料層103は、例えば、PZT(チタン酸ジルコン鉛)で構成される。
図2に、図1の可変容量素子100の電極101,102間に書き込み電圧Vを印加させたときに、可変容量素子100に書き込まれる容量値の変化を示す。図2において、横軸が書き込み電圧Vであり、縦軸が可変容量素子100の容量値である。図2に示された容量値Cap1は、横軸に示す書き込み電圧Vを可変容量素子100に印加した後、一度0Vに戻した状態で測定された容量値を示している。すなわち、容量値Cap1は、書き込み電圧Vを印加した状態で測定した容量値ではなく、一度書き込み電圧Vを印加した後、0Vに戻して容量値を測定するという作業を繰り返して測定したものである。
また、どの電界Eで容量が増加するかは、強誘電体材料の電気感受率でほぼ決定されるものである。そして、図1に示すような強誘電体材料層103を用いた可変容量素子100は、図2からわかるように、書き込み電圧Vを印加したときの容量値が、0Vにしても戻らない不揮発型の可変容量素子である。
イオン分極による強誘電体材料は、イオン結晶材料からなり、プラスのイオンとマイナスのイオンの原子が変位することで電気的に分極する強誘電体材料である。このイオン分極による強誘電体材料は、例えば原子Aと原子BからなるABO3である化学式で表され、ペロブスカイト構造を有し、例えばチタン酸バリウム、KNbO3、ObTiO3等が挙げられる。本実施形態例におけるPZT(チタン酸ジルコン酸鉛)は、チタン酸鉛(PbTiO3)にジルコン酸鉛(PbZrO3)を混ぜ合わせた強誘電体材料である。
図4における容量値Cap3は、書き込み電圧Vを-110Vまで減少させた状態から、再び110Vまで増加させていったときの可変容量素子100の容量値の変化を示している。
図4における容量値Cap4は、可変容量素子100をキュリー温度以上に加熱処理したあとに、書き込み電圧Vをおよそ40Vまで印加し、そこから、-110Vまで減少させていった時の可変容量素子100の容量値の変化を示している。
上述した容量値Cap1、Cap2、Cap3、Cap4で示すこれらの測定はすべて、書き込み電圧Vを印加した後、一度、電圧を0Vに戻してから測定したものである。
そして、容量値Cap1~Cap3からわかるように、本実施形態例の可変容量素子の調整方法では、所定の書き込み電圧Vを印加することにより、容量値を増加させることも、また、容量値を減少させることもできる。また、可変容量素子100をキュリー温度以上に加熱し、強誘電体材料層103の電気双極子モーメントの総和が最小となるような分極処理をし、容量値を最小にしてから、書き込み電圧を印加して容量値を増加させていった容量値Cap1の勾配は、書き込み電圧Vを印加し、強誘電体材料層103の電気双極子モーメントの総和が最小となるような分極処理をし、容量値を最小にしてから、さらに書き込み電圧Vを印加して容量値を増加させていった容量値Cap3の勾配よりも大きい。すなわち、本実施形態例の可変容量素子の調整方法においては、可変容量素子を加熱によって分極処理し、容量値を最小にしてから容量値の書き込みをする場合は、書き込み電圧Vに対する容量値の変化の勾配が緩やかになる。このため、容量値のより細かな調整が可能となる。
図5の容量値Cap-110Vは、まず、-110Vの書き込み電圧Vを印加し、その後書き込み電圧を増加させていったときの可変容量素子100の容量値である。
図5の容量値Cap-50Vは、まず、-50Vの書き込み電圧Vを印加し、その後書き込み電圧を増加させていったときの可変容量素子100の容量値である。
図5の容量値Cap-40Vは、まず、-40Vの書き込み電圧Vを印加し、その後書き込み電圧を増加させていったときの可変容量素子100の容量値である。
図5の容量値Cap-30Vは、まず、-30Vの書き込み電圧Vを印加し、その後書き込み電圧を増加させていったときの可変容量素子100の容量値である。
図5の容量値Cap-20Vは、まず、-20Vの書き込み電圧Vを印加し、その後書き込み電圧を増加させていったときの可変容量素子100の容量値である。
すなわち、容量値を飽和させないで、書き込み電圧Vを印加していった場合よりも、一度、可変容量素子100に飽和電界Epをかけることにより、その容量値を飽和させて、書き込み電圧Vを印加していった場合のほうが、減極電圧となる書き込み電圧Vにおいて、容量値をより低くすることができる。このため、一度容量値を飽和させた場合は、より大きい変化量ΔCの幅において、容量値を調整することができる。
そして、可変容量素子を、電気双極子モーメントの総和が最小となるようにキュリー温度以上に加熱処理した場合は、その後、書き込み電圧を印加して容量値を増加させた場合に、書き込み電圧に対する容量値の変化の勾配をより大きくすることができる。このため、可変容量素子に書き込み電圧を印加して、所望の容量値を書き込むときに、より細かな容量値の調整が可能となる。
また、電気双極子モーメントの総和が最大となるように飽和電界Epを印加した場合は、その後、書き込み電圧を印加して容量値を減少させた場合に、容量値の最小値を、より低い値にすることができる。このため、容量値の最小値から最大値までの変化量ΔCをより大きくとることができ、可変容量素子の調整できる容量値の幅を広くすることができる。
このため、強誘電体材料層を有する可変容量素子では、電気双極子モーメントの総和が最大または最小となるように、分極状態を初期化しておくことにより、書き込み電圧Vによって書き込まれる容量値がどのように変化するのかを把握することができる。
次に、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る可変容量素子を、図6~図13を用いて説明する。
本実施形態例における可変容量素子は、図1の可変容量素子100を直列接続して構成されるものである。以下の本実施形態例においては、便宜的に、図1に示した可変容量素子100を単位可変容量素子といい、単位可変容量素子を直列接続して構成したものを可変容量素子ということとする。
そして、第1の外部電極5aが外部端子7に接続され、第2の外部電極5bが外部端子6に接続されることにより、単位可変容量素子1c~4cが直列接続された可変容量素子12が構成される。この例においては、外部端子6-7間に書き込み電圧が印加される。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態に係る可変容量素子を、図14~図17を用いて説明する。本実施形態例における可変容量素子は、図1で説明した可変容量素子を並列接続したものである。以下の実施形態例においては、便宜的に、図1で説明した可変容量素子を単位可変容量素子といい、単位可変容量素子を並列接続して構成したものを可変容量素子ということとする。
単位可変容量素子が並列接続されて構成される可変容量素子においても、図12に示した例と同様に、複数の面積の異なる面内電極を用いることができる。
次に、本発明の可変容量素子を用いた可変容量デバイス及びその可変容量デバイスが組み込まれた電子機器について説明する。図18には、可変容量デバイスの概略構成を示し、図19には、電子機器の一例として、液晶テレビ等に用いられる冷陰極管(Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp:CCFL)バックライトのインバータ回路構成を示す。
図19に示す、インバータ回路では、CCFL42と、CCFL42に接続された昇圧トランス40と、昇圧トランス40を駆動する駆動回路41とから構成される。また、CCFL42と昇圧トランス40の間には、可変容量デバイス49からなるバラストコンデンサが構成されている。
可変容量デバイス49における可変容量素子44の容量値を調整するために、可変容量デバイス49の可変容量素子44に接続されている外部入力端子47,48から、書き込み電圧が印加される。そして、所望の書き込み電圧が印加されることにより、可変容量素子44の容量値が調整される。書き込み電圧は、直流電圧であるから、図示したように昇圧トランス40の端子に高直流電圧が印加されると、トランスコイルに過大な電流が流れてしまう。しかし、この例においては、可変容量デバイス49においては、可変容量素子44の両側に直流電圧を除去するための容量素子43,45が配されている。このため、可変容量デバイス49の可変容量素子44における容量値を調整するために、可変容量デバイス49に書き込み電圧を印加しても、昇圧トランス40及びCCFL42には直流電圧が加わることがない。このため、実装状態で、可変容量デバイス49に電圧を印加し、容量値を調整することが可能となる。そして、このような可変容量デバイス49が組み込まれたCCFLバックライトでは、CCFL42の輝度が均一になるように、可変容量素子44の容量値が調整される。
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- 強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された複数の単位可変容量素子が、直列又は並列に接続された
ことを特徴とする可変容量素子。 - 前記並列接続されたそれぞれの単位可変容量素子における電極間距離は、それぞれ異なる
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の可変容量素子。 - 前記並列接続された単位可変容量素子の前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和が最小とされたときの容量値がそれぞれ同じである
ことを特徴とする請求項2記載の可変容量素子。 - 前記直列接続された単位可変容量素子の前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和が最小とされたときの容量値がそれぞれ異なる
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の可変容量素子。 - 前記直列接続されたそれぞれの単位可変容量素子における電極間距離は、それぞれ同一である
ことを特徴とする請求項4記載の可変容量素子。 - 強誘電体材料層を介して積層される少なくとも3以上の面内電極と、
前記積層される面内電極のうち、最下部に位置する面内電極に形成された第1の外部電極と、
前記積層される面内電極のうち、最上部に位置する面内電極に形成された第2の外部電極とから構成される
ことを特徴とする可変容量素子。 - 前記積層される面内電極において、隣接する面内電極の電極間距離は同一であり、隣接する面内電極で挟まれる前記強誘電体材料層の面積はそれぞれ異なる
ことを特徴とする請求項6記載の可変容量素子。 - 強誘電体材料層を介して積層される少なくとも3以上の面内電極と、
前記積層される面内電極のうち、奇数番目に積層される面内電極に形成された第1の外部電極と、
前記積層される面内電極のうち、偶数番目に積層される面内電極に形成される第2の外部電極とから構成される
ことを特徴とする可変容量素子。 - 前記積層される面内電極において、隣接する面内電極の電極間距離はそれぞれ異なり、隣接する面内電極で挟まれる前記強誘電体材料層の面積はそれぞれ異なる
ことを特徴とする請求項8記載の可変容量素子。 - 強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された可変容量素子において、
前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和を最大又は最小とする工程、
前記可変容量素子が所望の容量値を有するように、前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和が最大又は最小とされた前記可変容量素子の前記電極に、所定の書き込み電圧を印加し容量値を書き込む工程、とを有する
ことを特徴とする可変容量素子の調整方法。 - 前記所定の書き込み電圧を印加し容量値を書き込んだ後、さらに、前記書き込み電圧と異なる電圧を印加することにより、容量値の再書き込みをする工程を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項10記載の可変容量素子の調整方法。 - 前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和を最小とする工程は、前記強誘電体材料層をキュリー温度以上に加熱することにより行う
ことを特徴とする請求項10記載の可変容量素子の調整方法。 - 前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和を最大とする工程は、前記可変容量素子の前記電極に、前記可変容量素子の飽和電界に相当する書き込み電圧を印加することにより行う
ことを特徴とする請求項10記載の可変容量素子の調整方法。 - 前記強誘電体材料層の電気双極子モーメントの総和を最小とする工程は、前記可変容量素子の前記電極に、前記可変容量素子の飽和電界に相当する書き込み電圧を印加した後、逆極性の抗電圧となる書き込み電圧を印加することにより行う
ことを特徴とする請求項10記載の可変容量素子の調整方法。 - 強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された可変容量素子と、
前記可変容量素子の両側に配され、前記可変容量素子と直列接続される直流電圧除去用の容量素子とを有する
ことを特徴とする可変容量デバイス。 - 強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された複数の単位可変容量素子が、直列又は並列に接続された可変容量素子と、
前記可変容量素子の両側に配され、前記可変容量素子と直列接続される直流電圧除去用の容量素子とを有する
ことを特徴とする可変容量デバイス。 - 強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された可変容量素子と、前記可変容量素子の両側に配され、前記可変容量素子と直列接続される直流電圧除去用の容量素子とから構成される可変容量デバイスを有する
ことを特徴とする電子機器。 - 強誘電体材料層を挟んで対の電極が形成された複数の単位可変容量素子が、直列又は並列に接続された可変容量素子と、前記可変容量素子の両側に配され、前記可変容量素子と直列接続される直流電圧除去用の容量素子とから構成される可変容量デバイスを有する
ことを特徴とする電子機器。
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