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- the present invention relates to an elastic wave sensor including a reaction unit that reacts with a detection target substance.
- FIG. 20A is a schematic top view of the conventional acoustic wave sensor 101.
- 20B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 20B-20B of elastic wave sensor 101 shown in FIG. 20A.
- the elastic wave sensor 101 is formed on the piezoelectric substrate 102, the excitation electrode 103 that is formed on the piezoelectric substrate 102 and excites the main elastic wave, the reception electrode 104 that receives the main elastic wave, and the piezoelectric substrate 102.
- An insulator film 105 formed so as to cover the excitation electrode 103 and the reception electrode 104, and a reaction part formed on the insulator film 105 and on a propagation region between the excitation electrode 103 and the reception electrode 104 106.
- Patent Document 1 A conventional elastic wave sensor similar to the elastic wave sensor 101 is described in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another conventional acoustic wave sensor 901.
- the acoustic wave sensor 901 includes a piezoelectric substrate 902, an excitation electrode 903 and a reception electrode 904 formed on the piezoelectric substrate 902, and a propagation path between the excitation electrode 903 and the reception electrode 904 on the piezoelectric substrate 902.
- the reaction part 905 formed on the top and the detection part which detects the characteristic of the main elastic wave excited by the excitation electrode 903 are provided.
- the detection unit By contacting a substance (exhaled breath, test liquid, etc.) that may contain the detection target substance with the reaction unit 905, the detection unit detects a frequency change of the elastic wave caused by the adhesion of the detection target substance, and the detection target The presence / absence of a substance or its concentration can be detected.
- the elastic wave sensor 901 When the elastic wave sensor 901 is downsized, the area occupied by the reaction unit 905 is reduced, and the amount of the detection target substance adsorbed on the reaction unit 905 is reduced. For this reason, the sensing accuracy of the acoustic wave sensor 901 is lowered.
- the elastic wave sensor is a sensor for inspecting or analyzing a component (substance to be inspected) in a liquid as a sample or in a liquid.
- This elastic wave sensor includes a transmission / reception electrode section for transmitting / receiving elastic waves on a piezoelectric substrate, and the propagation characteristics of the elastic wave propagating on the piezoelectric substrate are changed to the state of the elastic wave propagation surface of the piezoelectric substrate. It is a sensor that uses the characteristic of changing in response.
- Such elastic wave sensors are used in various fields such as medical treatment, environment, and food.
- a sensor in which a detection region for detecting a specimen is formed on a propagation path of elastic waves between transmitting and receiving electrode portions is used.
- a metal layer is formed in this detection region.
- an antibody layer is further formed on the metal layer.
- the acoustic wave sensor as described above does not decrease the sensitivity and reproducibility of sensing, it is common to cover the transmission / reception electrode section with a cover body so as not to be affected by the surrounding atmosphere such as humidity.
- a cover body As the structure of the cover body, it is sealed in a case where a hollow space is provided as a vibration region on the transmission electrode part and the reception electrode part, or a dielectric layer is provided on the transmission electrode part and the reception electrode part. There is something.
- FIG. 22A is a schematic top view of still another conventional acoustic wave sensor 950.
- 22B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 22B-22B of elastic wave sensor 950 shown in FIG. 22A.
- the transmission electrode portion 814 is covered and protected by the transmission electrode portion cover body 812
- the reception electrode portion 815 is covered and protected by the reception electrode portion cover body 813.
- JP 2008-286606 A International Publication No. 2011/030519 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-335812
- the acoustic wave sensor is provided in the piezoelectric substrate, the excitation electrode for exciting the main acoustic wave propagating in the propagation region on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, the receiving electrode for receiving the propagated main acoustic wave, and the propagation region on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate.
- the second insulator film On the upper surface of the second insulator film above the propagation region, the second insulator film provided on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the first insulator film, And a reaction unit that reacts with the detection target substance.
- the speed of the transverse wave that propagates through the first insulator film is faster than the speed of the transverse wave that propagates through the second insulator film.
- This elastic wave sensor has high detection sensitivity.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic top view of an elastic wave sensor according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 1A taken along line 1B-1B.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to Embodiment 2.
- 2B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 2B-2B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 2A.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to Embodiment 3.
- 3B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 3B-3B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic top view of an elastic wave sensor according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 1A taken along line 1B-1B.
- FIG. 2A
- FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view taken along line 5-5 of the elastic wave sensor shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of an elastic wave sensor according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another elastic wave sensor according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of still another acoustic wave sensor according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic top view of the elastic wave sensor according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic sectional view taken along line 11-11 of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the elastic wave sensor according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another elastic wave sensor according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 14A is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to Embodiment 6.
- 14B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 14B-14B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 14A.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic top view of the elastic wave sensor according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic top view of the elastic wave sensor according to the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic top view of the elastic wave sensor according to the ninth embodiment.
- FIG. 18A is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to the tenth embodiment.
- FIG. 18B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 18B-18B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 18A.
- FIG. 19A is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor according to the eleventh embodiment.
- FIG. 19B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 19B-19B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 19A.
- FIG. 20A is a schematic top view of a conventional acoustic wave sensor.
- 20B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 20B-20B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 20A.
- FIG. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another conventional acoustic wave sensor.
- FIG. 22A is a schematic top view of still another conventional acoustic wave sensor.
- 22B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 22B-22B of the acoustic wave sensor shown in FIG. 22A.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic top view of elastic wave sensor 601 in the first exemplary embodiment.
- 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 1B-1B of elastic wave sensor 601 shown in FIG. 1A.
- the elastic wave sensor 601 is a biosensor using a transversal elastic wave element, and senses a detection target substance such as a protein, gene, or signal molecule based on a biological molecular recognition mechanism.
- the acoustic wave sensor 601 includes a piezoelectric substrate 602, an excitation electrode 603 formed on the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602, a receiving electrode 604 formed on the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602, and an upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602.
- An insulator film 606 formed on the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602, and a reaction portion 605 formed on the upper surface 607A of the insulator film 607.
- the excitation electrode 603 excites major elastic waves such as SH (Shear-Horizontal) waves, SV (Shear-Vertical) waves, Rayleigh waves, Love waves, and the like.
- the receiving electrode 604 receives the excited main elastic wave.
- the excited main acoustic wave propagates in the propagation direction D601 from the excitation electrode 603 to the reception electrode 604 through the propagation region 602P between the excitation electrode 603 and the reception electrode 604 on the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602.
- the insulator film 606 is provided on the propagation region 602P of the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602.
- the insulator film 607 covers the excitation electrode 603, the reception electrode 604, and the insulator film 606.
- the reaction unit 605 is provided above the propagation region 602P.
- the reaction unit 605 reacts with the detection target substance 699A.
- the reaction unit 605 adheres to the detection target substance 699A, or adheres to the binding substance 699B that binds to the detection target substance 699A, reacts to the detection target substance 699A, or binds to the detection target substance 699A. Reacts with substance 699B.
- the characteristic (phase characteristic, frequency characteristic, etc.) of the main elastic wave received by the reception electrode 604 is detected by the detection unit 601A.
- the reaction portion 605 and the insulator film 606 have the same area and coincide with each other.
- the elastic wave sensor 601 is mounted on a motherboard built in various medical devices.
- the acoustic wave sensor 601 can be mounted face-down so that the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602 faces the motherboard.
- the electrodes 603 and 604 are electrically connected to the detection unit 601A via metal bumps or the like.
- the acoustic wave sensor 601 may be mounted face-up by bonding the lower surface 602B of the piezoelectric substrate 602 to the mother board. In this case, the electrodes 603 and 604 are electrically connected to the detection unit 601A via metal wires.
- the detection unit 601A detects a change in frequency or phase of the main elastic wave received by the reception electrode 604, but the main elastic wave such as the velocity, amplitude, and wavelength of the main elastic wave is detected. Changes in other characteristics may be detected.
- the mass of the reaction part 605 due to the attachment of the detection target substance 699A is changed by bringing the reaction part 605 into contact with a substance (exhaled breath, test liquid, etc.) that may contain the detection target substance 699A.
- the detection unit 601A can detect a change in characteristics of the main elastic wave due to a change in the mass of the reaction unit 605, and can detect the presence or absence of the detection target substance 699A or its concentration.
- the main elastic wave can be concentrated near the surface of the reaction unit 106 by slowing the sound velocity of the main elastic wave depending on the material and film thickness of the reaction unit 106.
- the speed of sound of the main elastic wave propagating near the surface of the reaction unit 106 is excessively slowed, the change in the propagation characteristic of the main elastic wave that occurs when the detection target substance adheres becomes small. Reduce sensitivity.
- the speed of the transverse wave propagating through the insulator film 606 is faster than the speed of the transverse wave propagating through the insulator film 607. Since the energy of the elastic wave is concentrated on the medium having a low sound velocity, the insulator film 606 having a high sound velocity has a function of concentrating the main elastic wave near the surface of the reaction portion 605. In addition, the sound velocity of the main elastic wave propagating near the surface of the reaction portion 605 is increased by the influence of the insulator film 606, so that the decrease in the sound velocity of the main elastic wave due to the formation of the reaction portion 605 can be offset. .
- the piezoelectric substrate 602 can be formed in the piezoelectric substrate 602 without slowing the sound velocity of the main elastic wave in the reaction portion 605. It is possible to suppress leakage of elastic wave energy to As a result, it is possible to increase the change in propagation characteristics of the main elastic wave when a substance (exhaled breath, test liquid, etc.) that may contain the detection target substance is attached, and the detection sensitivity of the elastic wave sensor 601 is improved. To do.
- the piezoelectric substrate 602 is a piezoelectric single crystal substrate, for example, a quartz, langasite, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, or potassium niobate piezoelectric single crystal substrate.
- a quartz, langasite, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, or potassium niobate piezoelectric single crystal substrate for example, when the piezoelectric substrate 602 is made of lithium niobate, low-loss characteristics can be obtained, so that the detection sensitivity of the acoustic wave sensor 601 is further improved.
- Each of the electrodes 603 and 604 is an IDT (Interdigital Transducer) electrode composed of a pair of comb-shaped electrodes.
- the comb electrode has a bus bar and a plurality of electrode fingers extending from the bus bar.
- the plurality of electrode fingers of one comb-shaped electrode of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes are arranged to mesh with the plurality of electrodes of the other comb-shaped electrode.
- the plurality of electrode fingers of one comb-shaped electrode are arranged at a pitch ⁇ .
- the film thickness of the electrodes 603 and 604 is about 0.005 ⁇ to 0.2 ⁇ .
- a single metal composed of aluminum, copper, silver, gold, platinum, titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, or chromium, or the main component thereof. It has an alloy or a structure in which these metals are laminated.
- a metal having high density such as gold, platinum, and tungsten
- leakage of elastic wave energy into the inside of the piezoelectric substrate 602 in the electrodes 603 and 604 can be suppressed, and low loss characteristics can be achieved.
- the detection sensitivity of the elastic wave sensor 601 can be improved.
- the speed of sound of the transverse wave propagating inside the insulator film 606 is faster than the speed of sound of the slowest transverse wave propagating inside the piezoelectric substrate 602. Thereby, the leakage of the main elastic wave into the piezoelectric substrate 602 can be effectively suppressed.
- the insulator film 606 for example, silicon nitride (SiN), silicon nitride oxide (SiON), silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), aluminum nitride (AlN), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), diamond (C), silicon ( Si) is used.
- the insulator film 606 is made of silicon nitride (SiN)
- the film thickness is about 0.01 ⁇ to 0.2 ⁇ .
- the insulator film 606 with aluminum nitride (AlN) or silicon nitride (SiN), the acoustic velocity of the transverse wave propagating through the insulator film 606 is high, and leakage of the main elastic wave into the piezoelectric substrate 602 is caused. Therefore, the detection sensitivity of the elastic wave sensor 601 can be improved.
- AlN aluminum nitride
- SiN silicon nitride
- the sound velocity of the transverse wave propagating inside the insulator film 607 is slower than the sound velocity of the slowest transverse wave propagating inside the piezoelectric substrate 602.
- the main elastic wave can be concentrated near the surface of the reaction part 605.
- silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ), or tellurium oxide (TeO 3 ) is used as the insulator film 607.
- the insulator film 607 is made of silicon oxide (SiO 2 )
- the film thickness is about 0.05 ⁇ to 0.3 ⁇ .
- the insulator film 607 is made of tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ), the acoustic velocity of the transverse wave propagating through the insulator film 607 is slow, so that the main elastic wave is more concentrated near the surface of the reaction portion 605. Can do.
- the insulator film 607 is provided at least on the propagation region 602P.
- the insulator film 607 is formed of a material having a frequency temperature coefficient opposite to that of the piezoelectric substrate 602, such as silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), and the electrodes 603 and 604 are also covered with the insulator film 607.
- the frequency temperature characteristic can be improved.
- the reaction unit 605 is made of an appropriate antibody that adheres to or reacts with the detection target substance 699A or the binding target substance 699B that binds to the detection target substance 699A that may be included in exhalation.
- This antibody adheres to the upper surface 607A of the insulator film 607 with an adhesive layer made of a single metal such as nickel, copper, gold, cobalt, zinc, or a metal film made of an alloy or an organic film.
- gold that is resistant to corrosion and has a high density as the material of the adhesive layer.
- the antibody may be directly attached to the insulator film 607 without using an adhesive layer.
- the reaction portion 605 is provided above the propagation region 602P.
- the reaction portion 605 may be provided anywhere within the range in which the energy of the main elastic wave reaches, even if it is not provided between the electrodes 603 and 604. I do not care.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic top view of elastic wave sensor 652 in the second embodiment.
- 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 2B-2B of elastic wave sensor 652 shown in FIG. 2A.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the elastic wave sensor 601 in the embodiment 601 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
- the end of the insulator film 606 is the end of the reaction portion 605 in the propagation direction D601 when viewed from above the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 602. It is located inside the reaction part 605 apart from the part.
- the insulator film 607 has a transition region 609 that is a portion immediately below the reaction portion 605 and not directly above the insulator film 606.
- the main acoustic wave can transition to the vicinity of the surface of the reaction portion 605, so that the reflection of the main acoustic wave at the end of the insulator film 606 is prevented as compared with the elastic wave sensor 601 in the first embodiment. Therefore, the main elastic wave can be concentrated near the surface of the reaction part 605 more efficiently.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic top view of elastic wave sensor 653 according to Embodiment 3.
- 3B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 3B-3B of acoustic wave sensor 653 shown in FIG. 3A.
- 3A and 3B the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of elastic wave sensor 601 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B.
- the end portions 606e and 606f of the insulator film 606 facing the electrodes 603 and 604 respectively have a central thickness of the insulator film 606. It has a tapered shape that becomes thinner from the portion toward the electrodes 603 and 604. As a result, it is possible to prevent the sound velocity of the main elastic wave at the end of the reaction unit 605 from changing suddenly, so that the main elastic wave at the end of the insulator film 606 is smaller than that of the elastic wave sensor 601 of the first embodiment. The reflection can be prevented, and the main elastic wave can be concentrated near the surface of the reaction portion 605 more efficiently.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor 701 according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view taken along line 5-5 of the elastic wave sensor 701 shown in FIG.
- the elastic wave sensor 701 is a biosensor using a transversal elastic wave element, and senses a detection target substance such as a protein, gene, or signal molecule based on a biological molecular recognition mechanism.
- the acoustic wave sensor 701 is provided on the piezoelectric substrate 702, the excitation electrode 703 provided on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702, the receiving electrode 704 provided on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702, and the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702.
- the excitation electrode 703 excites the main elastic wave.
- the receiving electrode 704 receives the excited main elastic wave.
- the excited main acoustic wave propagates in the propagation direction D701 from the excitation electrode 703 to the reception electrode 704 through the propagation region 702P between the excitation electrode 703 and the reception electrode 704 on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702.
- the dielectric film 706 is provided on the propagation region 702P of the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702.
- the reaction unit 705 is provided above the propagation region 702P. The reaction unit 705 reacts with the detection target substance 799A.
- the reaction unit 705 adheres to the detection target substance 799A, adheres to the binding substance 799B that binds to the detection target substance 799A, reacts to the detection target substance 799A, or binds to the detection target substance 799A. Reacts with substance 799B.
- the characteristic (phase characteristic or frequency characteristic) of the main elastic wave received by the reception electrode 704 is detected by the detection unit 701A.
- the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 has a convex concave portion 706P in which a concave portion 708 or a convex portion 709 is formed.
- the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 constituting the reaction portion 705 has a concave or convex portion 711P in which a concave portion or a convex portion is formed.
- the convex recess 706P on the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 is located below the convex recess 711P on the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711.
- the lower surface 706B of the dielectric film 706 is located on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702.
- the elastic wave sensor 701 is mounted on a motherboard built in various medical devices.
- the acoustic wave sensor 701 can be mounted face-down so that the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702 faces the motherboard.
- the electrodes 703 and 704 are electrically connected to the detection unit 701A via metal bumps or the like.
- the acoustic wave sensor 701 may be mounted face up by bonding the lower surface 702B of the piezoelectric substrate 702 to the mother board. In this case, the electrodes 703 and 704 are electrically connected to the detection unit 701A via metal wires.
- the detection unit 701A detects the frequency change or phase change of the main elastic wave received by the reception electrode 704.
- the main elastic wave velocity, amplitude, wavelength, etc. Changes in other characteristics may be detected.
- the detection unit 701A can detect a change in characteristics of the main elastic wave due to a change in the mass of the reaction unit 705, and can detect the presence or absence of the detection target substance 799A, the concentration thereof, or the like.
- an adhesive layer 711 constituting the reaction portion 705 is formed on the concave portion 708 or the convex portion 709 of the upper surface 706 ⁇ / b> A of the dielectric film 706. Therefore, the surface area of the adhesive layer 711 constituting the reaction unit 705 is increased, the amount of the detection target substance or the binding substance adsorbed on the reaction unit 705 is increased, and the sensing accuracy of the acoustic wave sensor 701 is improved.
- the piezoelectric substrate 702 is made of a piezoelectric single crystal substrate, for example, a quartz, langasite, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, or potassium niobate piezoelectric single crystal substrate.
- a quartz, langasite, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, or potassium niobate piezoelectric single crystal substrate for example, lithium niobate, low-loss characteristics can be obtained, so that the detection sensitivity of the acoustic wave sensor 701 is further improved.
- Each of the electrodes 703 and 704 is an IDT (Interdigital Transducer) electrode composed of a pair of comb electrodes.
- the comb electrode has a bus bar and a plurality of electrode fingers extending from the bus bar.
- the plurality of electrode fingers of one comb-shaped electrode of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes are arranged to mesh with the plurality of electrodes of the other comb-shaped electrode.
- the excitation electrode 703 excites main elastic waves such as SH (Shear-Horizontal) waves and Rayleigh waves, and the reception electrode 704 receives the main elastic waves.
- the electrodes 703 and 704 have, for example, a single metal made of aluminum, copper, silver, gold, titanium, tungsten, platinum, molybdenum, or chromium, an alloy containing these as a main component, or a structure in which these metals are laminated. .
- the reaction unit 705 is formed by attaching an antibody 710 that is a reactive substance that reacts with a detection target substance or a binding substance that binds to the detection target substance, which may be included in exhaled air, to the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706.
- the antibody 710 is attached to the dielectric film 706 with an adhesive layer 711 made of metal, organic matter, or the like. Further, the antibody 710 may be directly attached to the dielectric film 706 without using the adhesive layer 711.
- the reaction portion 705 is located above the propagation region 702P of the main acoustic wave, but may be anywhere as long as it is provided in a range where the energy of the main acoustic wave reaches, and between the electrodes 703 and 704. May not be provided.
- the dielectric film 706 is provided at least above the main elastic wave propagation region 702P.
- the dielectric film 706 is formed of a material having a frequency temperature coefficient opposite to that of the piezoelectric substrate 702, such as silicon oxide (SiO2).
- silicon oxide SiO2
- the dielectric film 706 may be formed of another dielectric such as silicon nitride, silicon nitride oxide, aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, tantalum oxide, tellurium oxide, diamond, or silicon.
- the concave portion 708 or the convex portion 709 on the upper surface of the dielectric film 706 is formed by, for example, forming a dielectric film 706 on the upper surface 602A of the piezoelectric substrate 702 by sputtering or vapor deposition, and then scraping a predetermined portion of the dielectric film 706 by dry etching or the like. Can be formed.
- the concave portion 708 of the convex concave portion 711 ⁇ / b> P includes a slit 712.
- the slit 712 extends at right angles to the propagation direction D701 of the main elastic wave. Thereby, the propagation loss of the main elastic wave can be reduced.
- the width of the slit 712 in the propagation direction D701 larger than the maximum width of the antibody 710 in the reaction portion 705, the antibody 710 can be attached in the slit 712.
- a plurality of slits 712 are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the propagation direction D701.
- the pitch differs from the value n ⁇ ⁇ / 2 represented by the wavelength ⁇ of the main elastic wave in the propagation region 702P and the integer n.
- noise superimposition due to reflection of unnecessary waves in the plurality of slits 712 can be suppressed.
- the pitch of the slits 712 in the propagation direction D701 of the main elastic wave to ⁇ / 4 + n ⁇ ⁇ / 2, it is possible to suppress noise superposition due to reflection of unnecessary waves in the plurality of slits 712.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another elastic wave sensor 752 according to the fourth embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the elastic wave sensor 701 shown in FIGS.
- the average film thickness of the dielectric film 706 in the region where the reaction portion 705 is formed is thinner than the average film thickness of the dielectric film 706 other than the region.
- the thickness H709 from the lower surface 706B of the dielectric film 706 in the convex portion 709 of the convex recess 711P, that is, the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702 to the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 is the lower surface 706B of the dielectric film 706 around the convex recess 711P. That is, the thickness from the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702 to the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 is smaller than the thickness H706.
- the reaction unit 705 can function as a flow path for the test solution.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of still another elastic wave sensor 753 according to the fourth embodiment. 9, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the elastic wave sensor 701 shown in FIGS.
- the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 and the lower surface 711B of the adhesive layer 711 are flat including the convex and concave portions 711P, and the thickness of the adhesive layer 711 changes to change the thickness of the adhesive layer 711.
- a convex concave portion 711P having a concave portion 708 or a convex portion 709 is provided on the upper surface 711A.
- the concave portions 708 and the convex portions 709 on the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 are formed by forming the adhesive layer 711 on the dielectric film 706 by sputtering or vapor deposition, and then cutting the adhesive layer 711 into a predetermined shape by dry etching or the like. Can be formed.
- the surface area of the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 is increased by providing the concave portion 708 or the convex concave portion 711P having the convex portion 709 on the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 of the reaction portion 705.
- the detection target substance amount or the binding substance amount adsorbed on the reaction unit 705 increases, and the sensing accuracy of the acoustic wave sensor 753 is improved.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor 754 according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic sectional view taken along line 11-11 of the acoustic wave sensor 754 shown in FIG. 10 and 11, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the elastic wave sensor 701 shown in FIGS.
- the elastic wave sensor 754 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is a biosensor using a one-terminal resonator type elastic wave element, and is a detection target substance such as a protein, gene, or signal molecule based on a biological molecular recognition mechanism. Sensing.
- the acoustic wave sensor 754 includes a piezoelectric substrate 702 and an electrode 707 provided on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702.
- the electrode 707 excites the main elastic wave propagating in the propagation direction D701 on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702, and receives the propagated main elastic wave.
- the electrode 707 is an IDT (Interdigital Transducer) electrode composed of a pair of comb-shaped electrodes 707A and 707B.
- Each of the comb-shaped electrodes 707A and 707B has a bus bar and a plurality of electrode fingers extending from the bus bar.
- the plurality of electrode fingers of one comb-shaped electrode of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes are arranged to mesh with the plurality of electrodes of the other comb-shaped electrode.
- the electrode 707 is the same material as the electrodes 703 and 704 in Embodiment 4, and has the same function.
- the elastic wave sensor 754 may include reflectors 713A and 713B provided on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702. The reflectors 713A and 713B are arranged so as to sandwich the electrode 707 in the propagation direction D701 of the main elastic wave.
- the acoustic wave sensor 754 includes a dielectric film 706 provided on the upper surface 702A of the piezoelectric substrate 702 so as to cover the electrode 707 and the reflectors 713A and 713B, and a reaction portion 705 provided on the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706. Further prepare.
- the reaction unit 705 reacts or adheres to the detection target substance or the binding substance that binds to the detection target substance.
- the detection unit 701 ⁇ / b> A detects the characteristic of the main elastic wave received by the electrode 707.
- a concave portion 708 or a convex portion 709 is formed on the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706, and an adhesive layer 711 constituting the reaction portion 705 is provided thereon, so that an upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 constituting the reaction portion 705 is formed on the upper surface 711A.
- a convex concave portion 711P having a concave portion or a convex portion is formed.
- the reaction unit 705 is located above the electrode 707.
- the characteristics of the main elastic wave change due to the mass change of the reaction part 705 due to the attachment of the detection target substance To do.
- the change is detected by the detection unit 701A, and the presence or absence of the detection target substance or the concentration thereof is detected.
- the adhesive layer 711 constituting the reaction portion 705 is formed in the concave portion 708 or the convex portion 709 of the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706, the surface area of the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 is increased. As a result, the detection target substance amount or the binding substance amount adsorbed on the reaction unit 705 increases, and the sensing accuracy of the acoustic wave sensor 754 is improved.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view of the elastic wave sensor 754.
- the recess 708 is configured by a slit 712.
- the slit 712 desirably extends at right angles to the propagation direction D701 of the main elastic wave. Thereby, the propagation loss of the main elastic wave can be reduced.
- the antibody 710 can be attached in the slit 712.
- the slit 712 is formed above the gap 707G using a step between the gap 707G between the electrode fingers of the electrode 707 and the upper surface of the electrode 707.
- the plurality of slits 712 are arranged in the propagation direction D701 at a predetermined pitch in parallel with each other.
- the pitch differs from the value n ⁇ ⁇ / 2 expressed by the wavelength ⁇ of the main elastic wave and the integer n.
- the pitch of the slits 712 in the propagation direction D701 of the main elastic wave is set to ⁇ / 4 + n ⁇ ⁇ / 2, it is possible to minimize the superposition of noise due to the reflection of unnecessary waves in the slits 712.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another elastic wave sensor 755 according to the fifth embodiment.
- the same parts as those of the elastic wave sensor 754 shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 and the lower surface 711B of the adhesive layer 711 are flat, and the concave portion 708 or the convex portion 709 is provided on the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 in the reaction portion 705. ing.
- the concave portion 708 or the convex portion 709 on the upper surface 711A of the adhesive layer 711 is formed by forming the adhesive layer 711 on the upper surface 706A of the dielectric film 706 by sputtering or vapor deposition, and then cutting the adhesive layer 711 into a predetermined shape by dry etching or the like. Can be formed.
- FIG. 14A is a schematic top view of acoustic wave sensor 800 according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- 14B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line 14B-14B of elastic wave sensor 800 shown in FIG. 14A.
- the elastic wave sensor 800 is a biosensor using a transversal type elastic wave element, and senses a detection target substance such as a protein, gene, or signal molecule based on a molecular recognition mechanism of a living body.
- the acoustic wave sensor 800 includes a piezoelectric substrate 811, a transmission electrode unit 814 that transmits an elastic wave propagating through the upper surface 811 ⁇ / b> A of the piezoelectric substrate 811, and a reception electrode unit 815 that receives an elastic wave propagating through the upper surface 811 ⁇ / b> A of the piezoelectric substrate 811.
- a reaction part 817 formed in the propagation path between the transmission electrode part 814 and the reception electrode part 815, a transmission electrode part cover body 812 that covers and protects the transmission electrode part 814, and a protection that covers the reception electrode part 815 Receiving electrode part cover body 813.
- a liquid as a sample is introduced into the reaction unit 817.
- the detection unit 800 ⁇ / b> A detects the characteristics (phase characteristics, frequency characteristics, etc.) of the elastic wave received by the reception electrode unit 815.
- the detection unit 800A detects a frequency change or a phase change of the elastic wave received by the reception electrode unit 815.
- Changes in the characteristics may be detected.
- the elastic wave may be a surface acoustic wave such as a shear horizontal wave or a Rayleigh wave, or may be a bulk wave such as a plate wave.
- the elastic wave propagates from the transmission electrode unit 814 to the reception electrode unit 815 in the propagation direction D800.
- the transmission electrode part cover 812 completely covers the transmission electrode part 814 at least in the propagation direction D800 and the opposite direction.
- the reception electrode unit cover body 813 completely covers the reception electrode unit 815 at least in the propagation direction D800 and the opposite direction.
- the piezoelectric substrate 811 is a single crystal substrate of a piezoelectric material such as quartz, lithium tantalate (LiTaO 3 ), lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ), or lithium tetraborate (Li 2 B 4 O 7 ).
- the transmission electrode portion 814 and the reception electrode portion 815 are formed of a metal material such as aluminum (Al), gold (Au), copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), and molybdenum (Mo).
- the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 and the reception electrode portion cover body 813 may be formed of a dielectric film such as silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ), and vibration spaces are provided on the transmission electrode portion 814 and the reception electrode portion 815.
- a metal cap such as iron (Fe) that hermetically seals the transmission electrode portion 814 and the reception electrode portion 815 may be used.
- the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 and the reception electrode unit cover body 813 are made of dielectric films, the waves propagating at the respective electrode units become elastic boundary waves propagating at the boundary between the piezoelectric substrate 811 and the dielectric film. Thus, the thickness and material of the dielectric film are selected.
- an adhesive layer made of a metal such as gold is formed, and an antibody is further formed on the adhesive layer.
- a sample exhaled breath, solution, etc.
- the detection target substance is collected in the antibody by antigen-antibody reaction or adsorption.
- the propagation characteristic of the elastic wave propagating through the piezoelectric substrate 811 changes due to the change in the mass of the antibody before and after the introduction of the specimen.
- the detection unit 800A can detect the presence or absence of the detection target substance and the concentration of the detection target substance in the specimen by detecting the change in the propagation characteristics of the elastic wave before and after the introduction of the specimen.
- an adhesive layer or a metal such as a paraxylylene polymer may be used instead of a metal.
- the transmission electrode unit 814 includes excitation electrodes 814a and 814b having different propagation paths of elastic waves.
- the excitation electrode 814a includes a bus bar 818, a plurality of electrode fingers 816a extending from the bus bar 818 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800, a bus bar 819, and a plurality of electrode fingers 816a extending from the bus bar 819 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800. It consists of The plurality of electrode fingers 816a extending from the bus bar 818 are arranged so as to mesh with the plurality of electrode fingers 816a extending from the bus bar 819, and the excitation electrode 814a forms an IDT (Interdigital Transducer) electrode.
- IDT Interdigital Transducer
- the excitation electrode 814b includes a bus bar 819, a plurality of electrode fingers 816b extending from the bus bar 819 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800, a bus bar 820, and a plurality of electrode fingers 816b extending from the bus bar 820 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800. It consists of The plurality of electrode fingers 816b extending from the bus bar 819 are arranged to mesh with the plurality of electrode fingers 816b extending from the bus bar 820, and the excitation electrode 814b constitutes an IDT electrode. In the transmission electrode portion 814, two IDT electrodes, which are excitation electrodes 814a and 814b, are connected in cascade by sharing the bus bar 819.
- the reception electrode unit 815 includes reception electrodes 815a and 815b having different propagation paths of elastic waves.
- the receiving electrode 815a includes a bus bar 821, a plurality of electrode fingers 816c extending from the bus bar 821 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800, a bus bar 822, and a plurality of electrode fingers 816c extending from the bus bar 822 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800. It is configured.
- the plurality of electrode fingers 816c extending from the bus bar 821 are arranged to engage with the plurality of electrode fingers 816c extending from the bus bar 822, and the reception electrode 815a constitutes an IDT electrode.
- the reception electrode 815b includes a bus bar 822, a plurality of electrode fingers 816d extending from the bus bar 822 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800, a bus bar 823, and a plurality of electrode fingers 816d extending from the bus bar 823 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800. It consists of The plurality of electrode fingers 816d extending from the bus bar 822 are arranged to mesh with the plurality of electrode fingers 816d extending from the bus bar 823, and the reception electrode 815b constitutes an IDT electrode. In the reception electrode unit 815, two IDT electrodes, which are the reception electrodes 815a and 815b, are connected in cascade by sharing the bus bar 819. In the sixth embodiment, the width of the electrode fingers 816a to 816d in the propagation direction D800 is ⁇ / 8.
- the excitation electrode 814a and the reception electrode 815a are provided on a propagation path through which the elastic wave propagates, and form a propagation region 811P between the line B1 and the line B2 of the upper surface 811A of the piezoelectric substrate 811.
- the elastic wave has a wavelength ⁇ determined by the pitch of the electrode fingers 816a.
- the excitation electrode 814b and the reception electrode 815b are provided on the propagation path through which the elastic wave propagates, and form a propagation region 811Q between the line B3 and the line B4 of the upper surface 811A of the piezoelectric substrate 811.
- the elastic wave has a wavelength ⁇ determined by the pitch of the electrode fingers 816b.
- the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 has an end 812 e that faces the reaction portion 817.
- the difference between the distance d11 between the excitation electrode 814a and the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 and the distance d12 between the excitation electrode 814b and the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 is ⁇ / 4 + n ⁇ ⁇ /. 2 (n is an integer).
- the distance d11 is the distance between the electrode finger 816a closest to the reaction portion 817 and the end 812e among the plurality of electrode fingers 816a of the excitation electrode 814a in the propagation direction D800
- the distance d12 is in the propagation direction D800.
- the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 has an end 813e facing the reaction portion 817.
- the difference between the distance d13 between the receiving electrode 815a and the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and the distance d14 between the receiving electrode 815b and the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 is ⁇ / 4 + m ⁇ ⁇ / 2. (M is an integer).
- the distance d13 is a distance between the electrode finger 816c closest to the reaction unit 817 and the end 813e among the plurality of electrode fingers 816c of the reception electrode 815a in the propagation direction D800, and the distance d14 is received in the propagation direction D800.
- the elastic wave excited by the transmission electrode unit 814 propagates as a traveling wave toward the reception electrode unit 815.
- a part of the excited elastic wave is reflected at the end of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 to generate a reflected wave, is excited again by the transmission electrode unit 814, and propagates toward the reception electrode unit 815.
- the phase of the elastic wave reexcited and the traveling wave of the main response do not necessarily match.
- the acoustic wave sensor 950 has the same operating principle and electrical characteristics as the transversal filter, when the above-described reflection occurs, the reflected wave generates a ripple in the passband and a group delay ripple. When a ripple in the passband or a group delay ripple occurs in the frequency used for detection, the sensitivity of the acoustic wave sensor 950 is deteriorated or malfunctions.
- the elastic wave excited by the excitation electrode 814a and reflected by the end 812e of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814a and propagates toward the reception electrode unit 815.
- the elastic wave excited by the excitation electrode 814 b and reflected by the end 812 e of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814 b and propagates toward the reception electrode unit 815.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814a and propagates toward the reception electrode unit 815 is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814b to the reception electrode unit 815. It becomes the opposite phase of the phase of the elastic wave propagating toward. Thereby, since these elastic waves are canceled, it is suppressed that the characteristic of an elastic wave receives the influence of the reflection in the edge 812e of the cover body 812.
- part of the elastic wave propagating from the excitation electrode 814a is reflected by the reception electrode 815a, and is reflected again by the end 813e of the reception electrode unit cover body 813 to be received by the reception electrode 815a.
- a part of the elastic wave excited and propagated by the excitation electrode 814b is reflected by the reception electrode 815b, reflected again by the end 813e of the reception electrode unit cover body 813, and reaches the reception electrode 815b.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is reflected again at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and reaches the receiving electrode 815a is changed at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is reflected again and reaches the receiving electrode 815b is reversed.
- the elastic wave sensor 800 suppresses the occurrence of ripples in the characteristics, has good sensor sensitivity, and has few malfunctions.
- the difference between distance d11 and distance d12 is ⁇ / 4 + n ⁇ ⁇ / 2
- the difference between distance d13 and distance d14 is ⁇ / 4 + m ⁇ ⁇ / 2.
- the transmission electrode part cover body 812 has an end 812f opposite to the end 812e in the propagation direction D800. Since the elastic wave excited by the excitation electrodes 814a and 814b propagates in both directions, the distance d21 between the excitation electrode 814a and the end 812f of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812, the excitation electrode 814b, and the transmission electrode unit cover in the propagation direction D800. It is desirable to set the difference from the distance d22 from the end 812f of the body 812 to ⁇ / 4 + p ⁇ ⁇ / 2 (p is an integer).
- the distance d21 is the distance between the electrode finger 816a and the end 812f closest to the end 812f of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816a of the excitation electrode 814a in the propagation direction D800
- the distance d22 is In the propagation direction D800, the distance between the electrode finger 816b and the end 812f closest to the end 812f of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816b of the excitation electrode 814b.
- the reception electrode unit cover body 813 has an end 813f opposite to the end 813e in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d23 between the reception electrode 815a and the end 813f of the reception electrode unit cover body 813, the reception electrode 815b, and the reception electrode unit cover It is desirable to set the difference from the distance d24 from the end 813f of the body 813 to ⁇ / 4 + q ⁇ ⁇ / 2 (q is an integer).
- the distance d23 is the distance between the electrode finger 816c and the end 813f closest to the end 813f of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816c of the receiving electrode 815a in the propagation direction D800
- the distance d24 is In the propagation direction D800, the distance between the electrode finger 816d and the end 813f closest to the end 813f of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816d of the receiving electrode 815b.
- the distance L1 between the center in the propagation direction D800 of the excitation electrode 814a and the center in the propagation direction D800 of the reception electrode 815a is set so that the delay times of the elastic waves in the propagation regions 811P and 811Q are the same.
- the distance L2 between the center of the excitation electrode 814b in the propagation direction D800 and the center of the reception electrode 815b in the propagation direction D800 is set to be approximately equal to L2.
- Each of the excitation electrode 814a, the excitation electrode 814b, the reception electrode 815a, and the reception electrode 815b in FIG. 14A is a so-called split electrode including a pair of comb electrodes, but is not particularly limited thereto, and is not limited to this. May be a conductive electrode.
- the difference between distances d11 and d12 is different from n ⁇ ⁇ / 2.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814a and propagates toward the reception electrode unit 815 is the reverse of the phase of the elastic wave that is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814b and propagates toward the reception electrode unit 815. Approach the phase.
- the difference between the distance d13 and the distance d14 is different from m ⁇ ⁇ / 2.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is reflected again at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and reaches the receiving electrode 815a is reflected again at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and reaches the receiving electrode 815b. It approaches the opposite phase of the phase of the elastic wave.
- the elastic waves are canceled and become very weak, so that the characteristics of the elastic waves are suppressed from being affected by reflection at the end 813e of the cover body 813. Therefore, the elastic wave sensor 800 suppresses the occurrence of ripples in the elastic wave characteristics, has good sensor sensitivity, and has few malfunctions.
- the elastic wave sensor 800 In the elastic wave sensor 800 according to the sixth embodiment, at least the difference between the distance d11 and the distance d12 is different from n ⁇ ⁇ / 2, and the difference between the distance d13 and the distance d14 is at least different from m ⁇ ⁇ / 2.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor 852 according to the seventh embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same portions as those of the elastic wave sensor 800 shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B.
- the excitation electrode 814b of the transmission electrode unit 814 further includes dummy electrode fingers 816e extending from the bus bar 820 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800.
- the electrode fingers 816b and 816e are arranged in the propagation direction D800 so that the dummy electrode finger 816e is closest to the reaction portion 817.
- the dummy electrode finger 816e is installed so as not to substantially contribute to the excitation of the elastic wave. That is, since the dummy electrode finger 816e is connected to the same bus bar 820 in succession, the adjacent electrode finger 816b and the adjacent electrode finger 816b do not substantially contribute to the excitation of the elastic wave. Therefore, in the acoustic wave sensor 852 shown in FIG. 15, the distance d12 is the distance between the electrode finger 816b closest to the reaction portion 817 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816b of the excitation electrode 814b and the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812. It is. It has a function of adjusting the speed of sound from the excitation electrode 814b to the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814a and propagates to the reception electrode unit 815 is exactly opposite to the phase of the elastic wave that is re-excited by the excitation electrode 814b and propagates to the reception electrode unit 815.
- the speed of sound can be adjusted with the dummy electrode finger 816e. Thereby, since these elastic waves are canceled, it is suppressed that the characteristic of an elastic wave receives the influence of the reflection in the edge 812e of the cover body 812.
- the reception electrode 815b of the reception electrode unit 815 further includes a dummy electrode finger 816f extending from the bus bar 821 in a direction perpendicular to the propagation direction D800.
- the electrode fingers 816c and 816f are arranged in the propagation direction D800 so that the dummy electrode finger 816f is closest to the reaction portion 817.
- the dummy electrode finger 816f is installed so as not to substantially contribute to the reception of the elastic wave.
- the distance d13 is the distance between the electrode finger 816c closest to the reaction portion 817 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816c of the reception electrode 815b and the end 813e of the reception electrode portion cover body 813. It is. It has a function of adjusting the speed of sound from the receiving electrode 815b to the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813.
- the phase of the elastic wave which is reflected again by the dummy electrode finger 816f at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and reaches the receiving electrode 815a is reflected again by the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and is sent to the receiving electrode 815b.
- the speed of sound can be adjusted with the dummy electrode finger 816f so as to be in a phase opposite to the phase of the reaching elastic wave.
- the distance d11 is the reaction part among the plurality of electrode fingers 816a that substantially contribute to the excitation of the elastic wave of the excitation electrode 814a in the propagation direction D800.
- 817a is the distance between the electrode finger 816a closest to 817 and the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812.
- the distance d12 is a plurality of electrode fingers that substantially contribute to the excitation of the elastic wave of the excitation electrode 814b in the propagation direction D800. This is the distance between the electrode finger 816b closest to the reaction portion 817 in the portion 816b and the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812.
- the distance d13 is the end of the electrode finger 816c closest to the reaction portion 817 and the end of the reception electrode portion cover body 813 among the plurality of electrode fingers 816c that substantially contribute to reception of the elastic wave of the reception electrode 815a in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d14 is the distance between the electrode finger 816d closest to the reaction part 817 and the reception electrode part among the plurality of electrode fingers 816d that substantially contribute to reception of the elastic wave of the reception electrode 815b in the propagation direction D800. This is the distance from the end 813e of the cover body 813.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic top view of elastic wave sensor 853 in the eighth embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same parts as those of the elastic wave sensor 800 in the sixth embodiment shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B.
- the elastic wave sensor 853 according to Embodiment 8 does not have the bus bar 819 shown in FIG. 14A
- the transmission electrode portion 814 has an electrode finger 816a extending from the bus bar 818 extending to the propagation region 811Q, and an electrode finger 816b extending from the bus bar 820. Extends to the propagation region 811P, and the transmission electrode portion 814 is composed of one IDT electrode composed of a pair of comb-shaped electrodes.
- the excitation electrode 814a is configured by electrode fingers 816a and 816b arranged to mesh with each other in the propagation region 811P, and the excitation electrode 814b is arranged to mesh with each other in the propagation region 811Q. It consists of In the elastic wave sensor 853, the reception electrode portion 815 does not have the bus bar 822 shown in FIG. 14A, the electrode finger 816c extending from the bus bar 821 extends to the propagation region 811Q, and the electrode finger 816d extending from the bus bar 823 is the propagation region.
- the reception electrode portion 815 extends to 811P, and is constituted by one IDT electrode including a pair of comb electrodes.
- the reception electrode 815a is configured by electrode fingers 816c and 816d arranged to mesh with each other in the propagation region 811P
- the reception electrode 815b is configured with electrode fingers 816c and 816d arranged to mesh with each other in the propagation region 811Q.
- the electrode fingers 816a to 816d are bent in the propagation regions 811P and 811Q, that is, in the region between the line B2 and the line B3 and inclined with respect to the propagation direction D800, and in the propagation regions 811P and 811Q, the propagation directions D800 and It extends in a perpendicular direction.
- the excitation electrode 814a is disposed at a position shifted by a distance of ⁇ / 4 in the propagation direction D800 with respect to the excitation electrode 814b
- the reception electrode 815a is positioned at a position shifted by a distance of ⁇ / 4 in the propagation direction D800 with respect to the reception electrode 815b.
- ⁇ is the wavelength of the elastic wave).
- distance d11 is the distance between excitation electrode 814a and end 812e of transmission electrode portion cover body 812 in propagation direction D800.
- d12 is the distance between the excitation electrode 814b and the end 812e of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d11 is the electrode finger 816a, 816b that contributes to the excitation of the excitation electrode 814a in the propagation direction D800, that is, the elastic region 811P, and the electrode finger closest to the reaction part 817 and the transmission electrode part cover body 812.
- the distance d12 is an excitation electrode 814b in the propagation direction D800, that is, the electrode finger closest to the reaction portion 817 and the transmission electrode among the electrode fingers 816a and 816b contributing to the excitation of the elastic wave in the propagation region 811Q. This is the distance from the end 812 e of the part cover body 812.
- the distance d11 is shorter than the distance d12 by a distance of ⁇ / 4.
- the distance d13 is the distance between the reception electrode 815a and the end 813e of the reception electrode portion cover body 813 in the propagation direction D800
- the distance d14 is the distance between the reception electrode 815b and the end 813e of the reception electrode portion cover body 813 in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d13 is the electrode finger 816c, 816d that contributes to reception of the elastic wave in the reception electrode 815a, that is, the propagation region 811P in the propagation direction D800, and the electrode finger closest to the reaction unit 817 and the reception electrode unit cover body 813.
- the distance d14 is the distance between the electrode finger 816b and the reception electrode closest to the reaction part 817 among the electrode fingers 816c and 816d that contribute to the reception of the elastic wave in the propagation region 811Q in the propagation direction D800. This is the distance from the end 813 e of the part cover body 813.
- the distance d14 is shorter than the distance d13 by a distance of ⁇ / 4.
- the elastic wave sensor 853 suppresses the occurrence of ripples in the elastic wave characteristics, has good sensor sensitivity, and has few malfunctions.
- the elastic wave excited by the excitation electrode propagates in both directions.
- the distance d21 is the distance between the excitation electrode 814a and the end 812f of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 in the propagation direction D800, as in the elastic wave sensor 800 in the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 14A.
- the distance d22 is a distance between the excitation electrode 814b and the end 812f of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d21 is the excitation electrode 814a in the propagation direction D800, that is, the electrode finger closest to the end 812f of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 among the electrode fingers 816a and 816b contributing to the excitation of the elastic wave in the propagation region 811P.
- the distance d22 is closest to the end 812f of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 among the electrode fingers 816a and 816b that contribute to excitation of the elastic wave in the propagation region 811Q in the propagation direction D800. This is the distance between the electrode finger and the end 812f.
- the distance d22 is shorter than the distance d21 by a distance of ⁇ / 4.
- the distance d23 is the distance between the reception electrode 815a and the end 813f of the reception electrode part cover body 813 in the propagation direction D800
- the distance d24 is the distance between the reception electrode 815b and the end 813f of the reception electrode part cover body 813 in the propagation direction D800. Is the distance.
- the distance d23 is a distance between the receiving electrode 815a in the propagation direction D800, that is, the electrode finger closest to the end 813f of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 among the electrode fingers 816c and 816d that contribute to reception of the elastic wave in the propagation region 811P.
- the distance d24 is the distance to the end 813f, and the distance d24 is closest to the end 813f of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 among the electrode fingers 816c and 816d that contribute to the reception of elastic waves in the receiving electrode 815b in the propagation direction D800, that is, the propagation region 811Q. This is the distance between the electrode finger and the end 813f.
- the distance d23 is shorter than the distance d24 by a distance of ⁇ / 4. With this configuration, an effect similar to that of elastic wave sensor 800 in the sixth embodiment can be obtained.
- the distance L1 between the center in the propagation direction D800 of the excitation electrode 814a and the center in the propagation direction D800 of the reception electrode 815a is set so that the delay times of the elastic waves in the propagation regions 811P and 811Q are the same.
- the distance L2 between the center of the excitation electrode 814b in the propagation direction D800 and the center of the reception electrode 815b in the propagation direction D800 is set to be approximately equal to L2.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic top view of the acoustic wave sensor 854 according to the ninth embodiment.
- the electrode fingers 816a and 816b of the transmission electrode unit 814 are between the propagation regions 811P and 811Q, that is, between the line B2 and the line B3.
- the bus bars 818 and 820 extend straight in a direction perpendicular to the elastic wave propagation direction D800 and are arranged to mesh with each other.
- the electrode fingers 816c and 816d of the reception electrode unit 815 propagate elastic waves from the bus bars 821 and 823 including the propagation regions 811P and 811Q, that is, the region between the line B2 and the line B3. They extend straight in a direction perpendicular to the direction D800 and are arranged to mesh with each other.
- the end of the cover body, not the electrode fingers, is shifted in the propagation regions 811P and 811Q.
- the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 has a portion 812g located in the propagation region 811P and a portion 812h located in the propagation region 811Q.
- the distance d11 is a distance between the excitation electrode 814a and the portion 812g at the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812
- the distance d12 is a distance between the excitation electrode 814b and the portion 812e at the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812.
- the portions 812g and 812h of the end 812e of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 are positioned so that the difference between the distance d11 and the distance d12 is ⁇ / 4 + n ⁇ ⁇ / 2.
- the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 has a portion 813g located in the propagation region 811P and a portion 813h located in the propagation region 811Q.
- the distance d13 is the distance between the receiving electrode 815a and the portion 813g at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813
- the distance d14 is the distance between the receiving electrode 815b and the portion 813h at the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813.
- the portions 813g and 813h of the end 813e of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 are positioned so that the difference between the distance d13 and the distance d14 is ⁇ / 4 + m ⁇ ⁇ / 2.
- the phase of the elastic wave that is excited by the excitation electrode 814a, reflected by the portion 812g of the end 812e of the transmission electrode portion cover 812, reexcited by the excitation electrode 814a, and propagates to the reception electrode portion 815 is excited by the excitation electrode 814b.
- the phase of the elastic wave reflected by the portion 812h of the end 812e of the transmission electrode unit cover 812, re-excited by the excitation electrode 814b, and propagating toward the reception electrode unit 815 is reversed. Thereby, since these elastic waves are cancelled, it is suppressed that the characteristics of the elastic waves are affected by the reflection at the end 812e of the cover body 812.
- the elastic wave sensor 854 suppresses the occurrence of ripples in the elastic wave characteristics, has good sensor sensitivity, and has few malfunctions.
- the transmission electrode part cover body 812 has an end 812f opposite to the end 812e in the propagation direction D800.
- the end 812f of the transmission electrode portion cover body 812 has a portion 812j located in the propagation region 811P and a portion 812k located in the propagation region 811Q. Since the elastic wave excited by the transmission electrode unit 814 propagates in both directions, the distance d21 between the excitation electrode 814a and the end 812f of the transmission electrode unit cover body 812, the excitation electrode 814b, and the transmission electrode in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d21 is the distance between the electrode finger closest to the portion 812j of the end 812f of the transmitting electrode portion cover body 812 and the portion 812j of the end 812f of the plurality of electrode fingers 816a and 816b of the excitation electrode 814a in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d22 is an electrode finger closest to the portion 812k of the end 812f of the transmitting electrode portion cover body 812 and the portion 812k of the end 812f of the plurality of electrode fingers 816a and 816b of the excitation electrode 814b in the propagation direction D800 Is the distance.
- the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 has an end 813f opposite to the end 813e in the propagation direction D800.
- the end 813f of the reception electrode unit cover body 813 has a portion 813j located in the propagation region 811P and a portion 813k located in the propagation region 811Q.
- the distance d23 between the reception electrode 815a and the portion 813j of the end 813f of the reception electrode unit cover body 813, the reception electrode 815b, and the reception electrode in the propagation direction D800 It is desirable to set the difference from the distance d24 from the portion 813k of the end 813f of the part cover body 813 to ⁇ / 4 + q ⁇ ⁇ / 2 (q is an integer).
- the distance d23 is the distance between the electrode finger closest to the portion 813j of the end 813f of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and the portion 813j of the end 813f of the plurality of electrode fingers 816c and 816d of the receiving electrode 815a in the propagation direction D800.
- the distance d24 is an electrode finger closest to the portion 813k of the end 813f of the receiving electrode portion cover body 813 and the portion 813k of the end 813f of the plurality of electrode fingers 816c and 816d of the receiving electrode 815b in the propagation direction D800 Is the distance.
- the excitation electrodes 814a and 814b of the transmission electrode unit 814 share the bus bar 819 with each other, similarly to the acoustic wave sensor 800 according to the sixth embodiment illustrated in FIG. 14A.
- Two IDT electrodes that are cascade-connected may be included, and each of the reception electrodes 815a and 815b of the reception electrode unit 815 may have two IDT electrodes that are cascade-connected to each other while sharing the bus bar 822. Good.
- FIG. 18A is a schematic top view of acoustic wave sensor 851 in the tenth embodiment.
- 18B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 18B-18B of elastic wave sensor 851 shown in FIG. 18A.
- the elastic wave sensor 851 further includes a dielectric layer 830 provided between the reaction unit 817 and the piezoelectric substrate 811.
- the dielectric layer 830 is provided on the upper surface 811 A of the piezoelectric substrate 811, and the reaction portion 817 is provided on the upper surface 830 A of the dielectric layer 830.
- the reaction unit 817 is located above the propagation regions 811P and 811Q.
- the dielectric layer 830 is located between the transmission electrode unit cover body 812 and the reception electrode unit cover body 813 in the propagation direction.
- Dielectric layer 830 is made of a dielectric such as silicon dioxide.
- FIG. 19A is a schematic top view of acoustic wave sensor 855 in the eleventh embodiment.
- FIG. 19B is a schematic sectional view taken along line 19B-19B of the acoustic wave sensor 855 shown in FIG. 19A.
- 19A and 19B the same reference numerals are given to the same portions as those of the acoustic wave sensor 800 shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B.
- the elastic wave sensor 855 does not include the transmission electrode part cover body 812 and the reception electrode part cover body 813 of the elastic wave sensor 800 in the sixth embodiment. Even when the cover bodies 812 and 813 are not provided, an acoustic wave difference is generated at the end of the reaction portion 817, so that elastic waves are reflected.
- the distance between each of the electrode portions 814 and 815 and the end of the reaction portion 817 in the same manner as the elastic wave sensor 800 in the sixth embodiment the influence on the characteristics of the elastic wave due to reflection can be suppressed.
- the reaction part 817 provided between the transmission electrode part 814 and the reception electrode part 815 has an end 817e facing the transmission electrode part 814 and an end 817f facing the reception electrode part 815. .
- the difference between the distance d11 between the excitation electrode 814a and the end 817e of the reaction portion 817 and the distance d12 between the excitation electrode 814b and the end 817e of the reaction portion 817 is n ⁇ ⁇ / 2 ( ⁇ is the wavelength of the elastic wave) , N is an integer) and the difference between the distance d13 between the receiving electrode 815a and the end 817f of the reaction portion 817 and the distance d14 between the receiving electrode 815b and the end 817f of the reaction portion 817 is m ⁇ ⁇ / 2 (m is (Integer) and / or different.
- the propagation direction D800 at least one of the difference between the distance d11 and the distance d12 being ⁇ / 4 + n ⁇ / 2 and the difference between the distance d13 and the distance d14 being ⁇ / 4 + m ⁇ ⁇ / 2 is satisfied. Is desirable. With this configuration, the phase of the elastic wave that is excited by the excitation electrode 814a, reflected by the end of the reaction unit 817, re-excited by the excitation electrode 814a, and propagates to the reception electrode unit 815 is excited by the excitation electrode 814b and is reacted at the end of the reaction unit 817.
- the phase of the elastic wave reflected and re-excited by the excitation electrode 814 b and propagating to the reception electrode unit 815 is reversed. Thereby, these elastic waves are canceled, and the characteristics of the elastic waves are suppressed from being affected by reflection at the end 817e of the reaction portion 817. Similarly, a part of the elastic wave excited and propagated by the excitation electrode 814a is reflected by the reception electrode 815a, is reflected again by the end 817f of the reaction unit 817, and reaches the reception electrode 815a. The phase of the elastic wave reaches the excitation electrode 814b.
- a part of the elastic wave excited and propagated at is reflected by the receiving electrode 815b, is reflected again by the end 817f of the reaction portion 817, and becomes the phase opposite to the phase of the elastic wave reaching the receiving electrode 815b.
- the elastic wave sensor 855 in the eleventh embodiment suppresses the occurrence of ripples in the elastic wave characteristics, has good sensor sensitivity, and has few malfunctions.
- terms indicating directions such as “upper surface” and “upward” are relative directions that depend only on the relative positional relationship of the acoustic wave sensor components such as the piezoelectric substrate and the insulator film. It does not indicate an absolute direction such as a vertical direction.
- the elastic wave sensor according to the present invention has an effect of improving the detection sensitivity, and can be applied to electronic devices such as various medical devices.
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図1Aは実施の形態1における弾性波センサ601の上面模式図である。図1Bは図1Aに示す弾性波センサ601の線1B-1Bにおける断面模式図である。弾性波センサ601は、トランスバーサル型の弾性波素子を用いたバイオセンサであって、生体の分子認識機構に基づいてタンパク質、遺伝子、シグナル分子などの検出対象物質をセンシングする。
図2Aは実施の形態2における弾性波センサ652の上面模式図である。図2Bは、図2Aに示す弾性波センサ652の線2B-2Bにおける断面模式図である。図2Aと図2Bにおいて、図1Aと図1Bに示す実施の形態601における弾性波センサ601と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
図3Aは実施の形態3における弾性波センサ653の上面模式図である。図3Bは図3Aに示す弾性波センサ653の線3B-3Bにおける断面模式図である。図3Aと図3Bにおいて、図1Aと図1Bに示す実施の形態1における弾性波センサ601と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
図4は実施の形態4における弾性波センサ701の上面模式図である。図5は図4に示す弾性波センサ701の線5-5における断面模式図である。弾性波センサ701は、トランスバーサル型の弾性波素子を用いたバイオセンサであって、生体の分子認識機構に基づいてタンパク質、遺伝子、シグナル分子などの検出対象物質をセンシングする。
図10は実施の形態5における弾性波センサ754の上面模式図である。図11は図10に示す弾性波センサ754の線11-11における断面模式図である。図10と図11において、図4から図7に示す弾性波センサ701と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
図14Aは本発明の実施の形態6の弾性波センサ800の上面模式図である。図14Bは図14Aに示す弾性波センサ800の線14B-14Bにおける断面模式図である。弾性波センサ800は、トランスバーサル型の弾性波素子を用いたバイオセンサであって、生体の分子認識機構に基づいてタンパク質、遺伝子、シグナル分子などの検出対象物質をセンシングする。
図15は実施の形態7における弾性波センサ852の上面模式図である。図15において、図14Aと図14Bに示す弾性波センサ800と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。実施の形態7における弾性波センサ852では、送信電極部814の励振電極814bは、伝搬方向D800と直角の方向にバスバー820から延びるダミー電極指816eをさらに有する。電極指816b、816eのうちダミー電極指816eが反応部817に最も近くなるように、電極指816b、816eは伝搬方向D800に配列されている。ダミー電極指816eは弾性波の励起には実質的に寄与しないように設置されている。すなわち、ダミー電極指816eは、その隣の電極指816bとさらにその隣の電極指816bと3本続けて同じバスバー820と接続されているので、弾性波の励起に実質的には寄与しない。したがって、図15に示す弾性波センサ852では、距離d12は、励振電極814bの複数の電極指816bのうちの反応部817に最も近い電極指816bと送信電極部カバー体812の端812eとの距離である。励振電極814bから送信電極部カバー体812の端812eまでの音速を調整する機能を有する。ダミー電極指816eにより、励振電極814aで再励起され受信電極部815へ伝搬する弾性波の位相が、励振電極814bで再励起され受信電極部815へ伝搬する弾性波の位相の正確に逆相になるようにダミー電極指816eで音速を調整することができる。これにより、それらの弾性波がキャンセルされるので、弾性波の特性がカバー体812の端812eでの反射の影響を受けることが抑制される。
図16は実施の形態8における弾性波センサ853の上面模式図である。図16において、図14Aと図14Bに示す実施の形態6における弾性波センサ800と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。実施の形態8における弾性波センサ853では、図14Aに示すバスバー819を有しておらず、送信電極部814はバスバー818から延びる電極指816aが伝搬領域811Qまで延び、バスバー820から延びる電極指816bが伝搬領域811Pまで延び、送信電極部814は一対の櫛形電極よりなる1つのIDT電極で構成されている。すなわち、励振電極814aは伝搬領域811Pにおいて互いに互いに噛み合うように配置されている電極指816a、816bで構成され、励振電極814bは伝搬領域811Qにおいて互いに互いに噛み合うように配置されている電極指816a、816bで構成されている。また、弾性波センサ853では、受信電極部815は図14Aに示すバスバー822を有しておらず、バスバー821から延びる電極指816cが伝搬領域811Qまで延び、バスバー823から延びる電極指816dが伝搬領域811Pまで延び、受信電極部815が一対の櫛形電極よりなる1つのIDT電極で構成されている。すなわち、受信電極815aは伝搬領域811Pにおいて互いに噛み合うように配置されている電極指816c、816dで構成され、受信電極815bは伝搬領域811Qにおいて互いに噛み合うように配置されている電極指816c、816dで構成されている。
図17は実施の形態9における弾性波センサ854の上面模式図である。図17において、図16に示す実施の形態8における弾性波センサ853と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。実施の形態9における弾性波センサ854では、実施の形態8における弾性波センサ853と異なり、送信電極部814の電極指816a、816bは、伝搬領域811P、811Q間すなわち線B2と線B3との間の領域を含めてバスバー818、820から弾性波の伝搬方向D800に直角の方向に真っ直ぐに延び、互いに噛み合うように配置されている。同様に、弾性波センサ854では、受信電極部815の電極指816c、816dは、伝搬領域811P、811Q間すなわち線B2と線B3との間の領域を含めてバスバー821、823から弾性波の伝搬方向D800に直角の方向に真っ直ぐに延び、互いに噛み合うように配置されている。
図18Aは実施の形態10における弾性波センサ851の上面模式図である。図18Bは図18Aに示す弾性波センサ851の線18B-18Bにおける断面模式図である。図18Aと図18Bにおいて、図14Aと図14Bに示す弾性波センサ800と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。弾性波センサ851は、反応部817と圧電基板811との間に設けられた誘電体層830をさらに備える。誘電体層830は圧電基板811の上面811Aに設けられ、反応部817は誘電体層830の上面830Aに設けられている。反応部817は伝搬領域811P、811Qの上方に位置する。誘電体層830は伝搬方向において、送信電極部カバー体812と受信電極部カバー体813との間に位置する。誘電体層830は二酸化珪素などの誘電体よりなる。誘電体層830の厚みと反応部817の厚みとを適切に調整することで、弾性波のエネルギーを反応部817に集中させて弾性波センサ851の感度を向上させることができる。実施の形態7から実施の形態9における弾性波センサ852~854も、誘電体層830と同様の誘電体層を備えてもよく、同様の効果を有する。
図19Aは実施の形態11における弾性波センサ855の上面模式図である。図19Bは図19Aに示す弾性波センサ855の線19B-19Bにおける断面模式図である。図19Aと図19Bにおいて、図14Aと図14Bに示す弾性波センサ800と同じ部分には同じ参照番号を付す。
602 圧電基板
602P 伝搬領域
603 励振電極
604 受信電極
605 反応部
606 絶縁体膜(第1の絶縁体膜)
607 絶縁体膜(第2の絶縁体膜)
701 弾性波センサ
702 圧電基板
703 励振電極(電極)
704 受信電極(電極)
705 反応部
706 誘電体膜
707 電極
708 凹部
709 凸部
710 抗体
711 接着層
711P 凸凹部
712 スリット
800 弾性波センサ
811 圧電基板
811P 伝搬領域(第1の伝搬領域)
811Q 伝搬領域(第2の伝搬領域)
812 送信電極部カバー体
813 受信電極部カバー体
814 送信電極部
814a 励振電極(第1の励振電極)
814b 励振電極(第2の励振電極)
815 受信電極部
815a 受信電極(第1の受信電極)
815b 受信電極(第2の受信電極)
817 反応部
Claims (8)
- 上面を有する圧電基板と、
前記圧電基板の前記上面の伝搬領域を伝搬する主要弾性波を励振する励振電極と、
前記伝搬した主要弾性波を受信する受信電極と、
前記圧電基板の前記上面の前記伝搬領域に設けられた第1の絶縁体膜と、
前記第1の絶縁体膜を覆うように前記圧電基板の前記上面に設けられた第2の絶縁体膜と、
前記伝搬領域の上方で前記第2の絶縁体膜の上面に設けられて、検出対象物質に反応する反応部と、
を備え、
前記第1の絶縁体膜を伝搬する横波の速度は、前記第2の絶縁体膜を伝搬する横波の速度より速い、弾性波センサ。 - 前記第1の絶縁体膜を伝搬する横波の音速が前記圧電基板中を伝搬する横波の音速より速い、請求項1に記載の弾性波センサ。
- 前記第2の絶縁体膜を伝搬する横波の音速が前記圧電基板中を伝搬する横波の音速よりも遅い、請求項1に記載の弾性波センサ。
- 前記第2の絶縁体膜は酸化珪素よりなり、
前記第1の絶縁体膜は窒化珪素よりなる、請求項1に記載の弾性波センサ。 - 前記主要弾性波が伝搬する伝搬方向において、前記第1の絶縁体膜の端は前記反応部の端から離れて前記反応部の内側に位置する、請求項1に記載の弾性波センサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁体膜は、
前記主要弾性波が伝搬する伝搬方向において前記励振電極に対向する第1の端部と、
前記伝搬方向において前記受信電極に対向する第2の端部と、前記伝搬方向において前記励振電極と前記受信電極との間に位置する中央部と、
を有し、
前記第1の絶縁体膜の前記中央部の膜厚は、前記第1の絶縁体膜の前記第1の端部の膜厚または前記第2の端部の膜厚より厚い、請求項1に記載の弾性波センサ。 - 前記第1の絶縁体膜の前記第1の端部は、前記励振電極に近づくにつれて膜厚が薄くなるテーパー形状を有する、請求項6に記載の弾性波センサ。
- 前記第1の絶縁体膜の前記第2の端部は、前記受信電極に近づくにつれて膜厚が薄くなるテーパー形状を有する、請求項6または7に記載の弾性波センサ。
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