WO2020054779A1 - 誘電性薄膜、誘電性薄膜素子、圧電アクチュエータ、圧電センサ、ヘッドアセンブリ、ヘッドスタックアセンブリ、ハードディスクドライブ、プリンタヘッド、及びインクジェットプリンタ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a dielectric thin film, a dielectric thin film element, a piezoelectric actuator, a piezoelectric sensor, a head assembly, a head stack assembly, a hard disk drive, a printer head, and an ink jet printer.
- ⁇ ⁇ Piezoelectric a kind of dielectric, is processed into various piezoelectric elements for various purposes.
- a piezoelectric actuator converts a voltage into a force by an inverse piezoelectric effect in which a voltage is applied to a piezoelectric body to deform the piezoelectric body.
- the piezoelectric sensor converts a force into a voltage by a piezoelectric effect of applying a pressure to the piezoelectric body to deform the piezoelectric body.
- PZT lead zirconate titanate
- PZT which is a perovskite ferroelectric
- PZT contains lead that harms human bodies and the environment
- lead-free piezoelectric materials have been researched and developed as a substitute for PZT.
- [(Na, Bi) 1-x Ba x ] TiO 3 having ferroelectricity is known as an example of a lead-free piezoelectric material.
- a piezoelectric body described in Patent Literature 1 below is composed of a crystal of [(Na, Bi) 1-x Ba x ] TiO 3 having an orientation of only a (001) plane.
- the present invention relates to a dielectric thin film having excellent dielectric properties, a dielectric thin film element including the dielectric thin film, and a piezoelectric actuator, a piezoelectric sensor, a head assembly, a head stack assembly, a hard disk drive, and a printer using the dielectric thin film element. It is an object to provide a head and an ink jet printer.
- the dielectric thin film according to one aspect of the present invention is a dielectric thin film containing a metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide contains bismuth, sodium, barium, and titanium, and at least a part of the metal oxide has a perovskite structure. And at least a part of the (100) plane of the tetragonal crystal is oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the above metal oxide may be represented by the following chemical formula 1. (1-x) (Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 ) TiO 3 -xBaTiO 3 (1) [In the above chemical formula 1, x satisfies 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.40. ]
- the peak area of the diffracted X-ray on the tetragonal (001) plane may increase.
- tetragonal (100) planes are oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- another part of the tetragonal (001) plane may be oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- a dielectric thin film element includes the above dielectric thin film.
- the dielectric thin film element according to one aspect of the present invention may include a single crystal substrate and a dielectric thin film overlapping the single crystal substrate, wherein at least a part of the tetragonal (100) plane is a single crystal substrate. It may be oriented in the normal direction of the surface.
- a dielectric thin film element includes a single crystal substrate, a first electrode layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, a dielectric thin film overlapping the single crystal substrate via the first electrode layer, and a dielectric thin film. And an overlapping second electrode layer.
- the dielectric thin film element according to one aspect of the present invention may further include at least one intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is between the single crystal substrate and the first electrode layer, and the first electrode layer and the dielectric thin film. Between the dielectric thin film and the second electrode layer.
- a dielectric thin film element is a single crystal substrate, a first electrode layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, a first crystalline layer overlapping the first electrode layer, and a first crystalline layer overlapping the first crystalline layer. It may include a bicrystalline layer, a dielectric thin film overlapping the second crystalline layer, and a second electrode layer overlapping the dielectric thin film, wherein the first crystalline layer is a LaNiO 3 crystal having a perovskite structure.
- the second crystalline layer may include a crystal of SrRuO 3 having a perovskite structure, and the (100) plane of the first crystalline layer is oriented in a direction normal to the surface of the single crystal substrate.
- the (100) plane of the second crystalline layer may be oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the single crystal substrate.
- a dielectric thin film element is a single crystal substrate, a first electrode layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, a first crystalline layer overlapping the first electrode layer, and a first crystalline layer overlapping the first crystalline layer. It may include a bicrystalline layer, a dielectric thin film overlapping the second crystalline layer, and a second electrode layer overlapping the dielectric thin film, wherein the first crystalline layer is a LaNiO 3 crystal having a perovskite structure.
- the second crystalline layer may include a crystal of (La, Sr) CoO 3 having a perovskite structure, and the (100) plane of the first crystalline layer has a normal direction to the surface of the single crystal substrate. And the (100) plane of the second crystalline layer may be oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the single crystal substrate.
- the dielectric thin film element according to one aspect of the present invention may be a piezoelectric element.
- a piezoelectric actuator includes the above-described dielectric thin film element (piezoelectric element).
- a piezoelectric sensor includes the above-described dielectric thin film element (piezoelectric element).
- a head assembly includes the above-described piezoelectric actuator.
- a head stack assembly includes the above-described head assembly.
- a hard disk drive includes the above-described head stack assembly.
- a printer head includes the above-described piezoelectric actuator.
- An inkjet printer includes the above-described printer head.
- a dielectric thin film having excellent dielectric properties a dielectric thin film element including the dielectric thin film, and a piezoelectric actuator, a piezoelectric sensor, a head assembly, a head stack assembly, and a hard disk drive using the dielectric thin film element , A printer head, and an ink jet printer device are provided.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a dielectric thin film element according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1B is a piezoelectric thin film element shown in FIG.
- a perspective view of a unit lattice (a first unit lattice tc1 and a second unit lattice tc2) having a perovskite structure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a head assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a piezoelectric actuator according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram (plan view) of a gyro sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the gyro sensor shown in FIG. 4 taken along line AA.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a pressure sensor according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a pulse wave sensor according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk drive according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an inkjet printer device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an X-ray diffraction pattern of Example 1 of the present invention measured by Experiment 1.
- FIG. 11 is an X-ray diffraction pattern of Example 1 of the present invention measured by Experiment 2.
- FIG. 12 is an X-ray diffraction pattern of Example 1 of the present invention measured by Experiment 3.
- X, Y and Z shown in FIG. 1 (a) and FIG. 1 (b) mean three coordinate axes orthogonal to each other.
- the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment.
- the dielectric thin film element 10 includes a single crystal substrate 1, a first electrode layer 2 (lower electrode layer) overlapping the single crystal substrate 1, It includes a dielectric thin film 3 that indirectly overlaps the single crystal substrate 1 via one electrode layer 2 and a second electrode layer 4 (upper electrode layer) that overlaps the dielectric thin film 3. That is, in the dielectric thin film element 10, the dielectric thin film 3 is interposed between the pair of electrode layers.
- the modified example of the dielectric thin film element 10 does not need to include the second electrode layer 4.
- the dielectric thin film element 10 may be, for example, a thin film capacitor.
- the dielectric thin film 3 contains a metal oxide.
- Metal oxides include bismuth, sodium, barium and titanium.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may include a metal oxide as a main component.
- the main component means a component having a ratio of 99% by mole or more and 100% by mole or less with respect to all components constituting the dielectric thin film 3.
- Part or all of the metal oxide is crystalline and has a perovskite structure. At room temperature, at least a part of the metal oxide is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure. At room temperature, all of the metal oxides may be tetragonal having a perovskite structure.
- the above metal oxide contained in the dielectric thin film 3 may be represented by the following chemical formula 1.
- the oxide represented by the following chemical formula 1 is referred to as “BNT-BT”.
- x is 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.70, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.600, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.50, or 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.40 may be satisfied.
- Formula 1 above may be equivalent to Formula 1a below.
- x is 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.70, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.600, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.50, or 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.40 may be satisfied.
- the dielectric thin film 3 contains the oxide represented by the above chemical formula 1, the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the dielectric thin film 3 are easily improved.
- x is in the range of 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.70, the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the dielectric thin film 3 are more easily improved.
- x is in the range of 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.40, the tetragonal (100) plane of the metal oxide is easily oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3, The dielectric properties and piezoelectric properties of the conductive thin film 3 can be further improved.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be composed only of the oxide represented by the above chemical formula 1.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be composed only of a single crystal of the oxide represented by the above chemical formula 1.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be composed of only the polycrystal of the oxide represented by the above chemical formula 1.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may include components other than the oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1. That is, the dielectric thin film 3 may contain other elements in addition to Bi, Na, Ba, Ti and O. However, it is preferable that the dielectric thin film 3 does not contain lead which harms the human body and the environment.
- the first unit cell tc1 shown in (b) of FIG. 1 is a unit cell constituting a tetragonal crystal of the above metal oxide.
- the first unit cell tc1 is a rectangular parallelepiped.
- a kind of element selected from the group consisting of Bi, Na, and Ba is located.
- the body center Ti of the first unit lattice tc1 is omitted, and the six face centers O of the first unit lattice tc1 are also omitted.
- the plane spacing of the (100) plane of the perovskite structure composed of the first unit lattice tc1 is represented by a.
- a may be rephrased as a lattice constant in the a-axis direction of the first unit cell tc1.
- the plane interval of the (001) plane of the perovskite structure composed of the first unit lattice tc1 is represented by c.
- c may be rephrased as a lattice constant of the first unit cell tc1 in the c-axis direction.
- c / a means the degree of distortion (anisotropic) of the perovskite structure.
- the c / a of a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure is larger than 1.
- the dielectric thin film 3 tends to have better dielectric properties.
- the higher the c / a is large, there is a tendency that the dielectric thin film 3 has excellent piezoelectric properties, easily piezoelectric constant d 33 of the dielectric thin film 3 is increased.
- the tetragonal (100) plane is oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- at least a part of the tetragonal [100] may be substantially parallel to the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- All tetragonal (100) planes may be oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 is a surface of the entire surface of the dielectric thin film 3 excluding the end surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 is a surface of the entire surface of the dielectric thin film 3 that is parallel to the XY plane in FIG.
- the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 may be a surface facing the surface of the single crystal substrate 1.
- the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 may be rephrased as the thickness direction (Z-axis direction) of the dielectric thin film 3.
- [100] of the first unit cell tc1 may be rephrased as the spontaneous polarization direction of the dielectric thin film 3.
- the dielectric thin film 3 can have excellent dielectric properties. In other words, since at least a part of the tetragonal [100] is substantially parallel to the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3, the dielectric thin film 3 can have a high relative dielectric constant.
- the dielectric loss (tan ⁇ ) of the dielectric thin film 3 according to the present embodiment tends to be smaller than the dielectric loss of the conventional dielectric thin film including BNT-BT.
- the resistivity of the dielectric thin film 3 according to the present embodiment tends to be higher than the resistivity of a conventional dielectric thin film including BNT-BT.
- At least a portion of the tetragonal (100) plane may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface.
- at least a part of the tetragonal [100] (crystal orientation) may be substantially parallel to the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface.
- (100) plane of the tetragonal all may have been oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface.
- the surface of the single crystal substrate 1 is a surface of the entire surface of the single crystal substrate 1 excluding the end surface of the single crystal substrate 1.
- the surface of the single crystal substrate 1 is a surface of the entire surface of the single crystal substrate 1 that is parallel to the XY plane in FIG.
- the surface of the single crystal substrate 1 may be a surface facing the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- Normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface may be rephrased with the thickness direction of the single crystal substrate 1 (Z-axis direction).
- the peak area of the diffracted X-rays derived from the (100) plane oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 is expressed as “A (100) ”.
- the peak area of the diffracted X-rays derived from the (001) plane oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 is represented as “A (001) ”.
- a (001) may increase.
- some tetragonal (100) planes The surface may be oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface, and another part of the tetragonal (001) plane may be oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- a (100) may decrease and A (001) may increase.
- the electric field strength between the front and back surfaces of the dielectric thin film 3 may be, for example, 5 to 50 kV / mm.
- a tetragonal crystal in which the (100) plane is oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 is composed of the first unit cell tc1 shown in (b) of FIG.
- the tetragonal structure composed of the first unit lattice tc1 is referred to as “a-domain”. That is, the a domain is a tetragonal crystal in which the (100) plane is oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- a tetragonal crystal in which the (001) plane is oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3 is composed of the second unit cell tc2 shown in (b) of FIG.
- the crystal orientation of the second unit lattice tc2 is different from that of the first unit lattice tc1.
- [001] (crystal orientation) of the second unit cell tc2 is substantially parallel to [100] of the first unit cell tc1.
- the second unit cell tc2 may be the same as the first unit cell tc1.
- a tetragonal crystal composed of the second unit lattice tc2 is referred to as “c-domain”.
- the c domain is a tetragonal crystal in which the (001) plane is oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- [001] (crystal orientation) of the c domain is substantially parallel to [100] of the a domain.
- the increase in the peak area A (001) with the application of the electric field means that at least a part of the a domain changes to the c domain. That is, in a state where the electric field is applied to the dielectric thin film 3, the dielectric thin film 3 may include both the a domain and the c domain having different crystal orientations.
- a change from the a-domain to the c-domain due to the application of the electric field is referred to as a “domain switching effect”.
- the structure of the dielectric thin film 3 including both the a domain and the c domain is referred to as a “multi-domain structure”.
- the dielectric thin film 3 that can have a multi-domain structure in an electric field is referred to as a “multi-domain film”.
- the multi-domain film may return to the dielectric thin film 3 by disappearance of the electric field. That is, the dielectric thin film 3 may reversibly change to a multi-domain film.
- the dielectric thin film 3 need not be a multi-domain thin film.
- the dielectric thin film 3 that is not a multi-domain thin film is referred to as a “non-multi-domain film”.
- Multi-domain films may have better piezoelectric properties than non-multi-domain films.
- the piezoelectric constant d 33 of the multi-domain films may be greater than the piezoelectric constant d 33 of the non-multi-domain films.
- -e 31, f (another piezoelectric constant) of the multi-domain film is larger than -e 31, f of the non-multi-domain film.
- the dielectric loss (tan ⁇ ) of the multi-domain film tends to be smaller than the dielectric loss of the non-multi-domain film.
- the relative permittivity of the non-multi-domain film is higher than the relative permittivity of the multi-domain film.
- the non-multi-domain film need not have piezoelectricity.
- Vc defined by the following equation A may be 10 to 70%.
- Vc may be considered as the ratio of the volume of the c domain to the sum of the volumes of the a and c domains.
- the composition of a part of the dielectric thin film 3 may deviate from the composition of BNT-BT represented by the above chemical formula 1.
- ABO 3 the composition of the oxide having a perovskite structure
- a part of Ti occupying the B site is replaced with any one of Bi, Na, and Ba. May have been.
- Oxygen vacancies may be generated in a part of the dielectric thin film 3.
- the composition of a part of the dielectric thin film 3 may be represented by the following chemical formula 2 as long as the perovskite structure is not damaged.
- x is 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.70, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.600, 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.50 or 0.15 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.40 may be satisfied.
- ⁇ 1 may satisfy 0.5 ⁇ ⁇ 1 ⁇ 0.
- ⁇ 2 may satisfy 0.5 ⁇ ⁇ 2 ⁇ 0.
- ⁇ 3 may satisfy 3 ⁇ ⁇ 3 ⁇ 0. ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, and ⁇ 3 are each greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.0.
- ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, and ⁇ 3 may be calculated, for example, from the respective electronic states of A-site ions and B-site ions measured by synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction.
- the thickness of the dielectric thin film 3 may be, for example, about 10 nm to 10 ⁇ m.
- the area of the dielectric thin film 3 may be, for example, 1 ⁇ m 2 to 500 mm 2 .
- the area of each of the single crystal substrate 1, the first electrode layer 2, and the second electrode layer 4 may be the same as the area of the dielectric thin film 3.
- the single crystal substrate 1 may be, for example, a substrate made of a single crystal of Si or a substrate made of a single crystal of a compound semiconductor such as GaAs.
- the single crystal substrate 1 may be a substrate made of a single crystal of an oxide such as MgO.
- the single crystal substrate 1 may be a substrate made of a single crystal of a perovskite oxide such as KTaO 3 .
- the thickness of the single crystal substrate 1 may be, for example, 10 to 1000 ⁇ m.
- the first electrode layer 2 may not be provided since the single crystal substrate 1 functions as an electrode. That is, when the single crystal substrate 1 has conductivity, the dielectric thin film 3 may directly overlap the single crystal substrate 1.
- Crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 may be equal to the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface. That is, the surface of the single crystal substrate 1 may be a crystal plane of the single crystal substrate 1.
- Single crystal substrate 1 may be a uniaxially oriented substrate.
- the crystal plane of at least one single crystal substrate 1 selected from the group consisting of (100) plane, (001) plane, (110) plane, (101) plane, and (111) plane is It may be a surface.
- the crystal orientation of at least one single crystal substrate 1 selected from the group consisting of [100], [001], [110], [101], and [111] is the normal direction of the surface of the single crystal substrate 1 It may be parallel to DN .
- the first electrode layer 2 is made of, for example, Pt (platinum), Pd (palladium), Rh (rhodium), Au (gold), Ru (ruthenium), Ir (iridium), Mo (molybdenum), Ti (titanium), Ta (Ta). (Tantalum) and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni (nickel).
- the first electrode layer 2 may be made of, for example, at least one kind of conductive metal oxide selected from the group consisting of LaNiO 3 , SrRuO 3 and (La, Sr) CoO 3 .
- the first electrode layer 2 may be crystalline.
- the crystal orientation of the surface of the first electrode layer 2 may be substantially parallel to the tetragonal [100] included in the dielectric thin film 3.
- the tetragonal (100) plane included in the dielectric thin film 3 is easily oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- [100] (crystal orientation) of the first electrode layer 2 may be substantially parallel to the tetragonal [100] included in the dielectric thin film 3.
- the tetragonal (100) plane included in the dielectric thin film 3 is easily oriented in the normal direction dn of the surface of the dielectric thin film 3.
- Crystal orientation of the first electrode layer 2 on the surface may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single crystal substrate 1. And the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 of the surface, the surface orientation of the crystal structure of the first electrode layer 2, both may be oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface. Crystal orientation of the first electrode layer 2 to be oriented in the normal direction D N may be the same as the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 for alignment in the normal direction D N.
- the thickness of the first electrode layer 2 may be, for example, 1 nm to 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the method for forming the first electrode layer 2 may be a sputtering method, a vacuum evaporation method, a printing method, a spin coating method, or a sol-gel method.
- the first electrode layer 2 may be heated in order to increase the crystallinity of the first electrode layer 2.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be formed, for example, by the following method.
- the BNT-BT target is used for forming the dielectric thin film 3.
- the BNT-BT target may be a target composed of an oxide represented by the above Chemical Formula 1.
- bismuth and sodium in the BNT-BT target are more likely to evaporate than other elements. Therefore, the molar ratio of bismuth in the BNT-BT target may be set to a higher value than the molar ratio of bismuth in the dielectric thin film 3, and the molar ratio of sodium in the BNT-BT target is It may be set to a value higher than the molar ratio of the sodium in it.
- the method for producing the BNT-BT target is as follows.
- starting materials for example, raw material powders of bismuth oxide, sodium carbonate, titanium oxide, and barium carbonate are prepared. After sufficiently drying these starting materials at 100 ° C. or higher, the number of moles of Bi, the number of moles of Na, the number of moles of Ti, and the number of moles of Ba were determined by the above chemical formula 1 in the composition analysis after film formation. Weigh each starting material so that it is within the range.
- a substance which becomes an oxide upon firing such as a carbonate or an oxalate, may be used instead of the above oxide.
- the weighed starting materials are sufficiently mixed in an organic solvent or water for 5 to 20 hours using, for example, a ball mill.
- the starting materials after mixing are sufficiently dried and then molded by a press.
- the formed starting material is calcined at 750 to 900 ° C. for about 1 to 3 hours.
- the calcined product is ground in an organic solvent or water for 5 to 30 hours using a ball mill or the like.
- the pulverized calcined product is dried again, a binder solution is added thereto, and the mixture is granulated to obtain a calcined powder. This powder is press-molded to obtain a block-shaped molded body.
- the block-shaped molded body is heated at 400 to 800 ° C. for about 2 to 4 hours to volatilize the binder. Subsequently, the molded body is fired at 800 to 1100 ° C. for about 2 to 4 hours.
- the heating rate and the cooling rate of the compact during the main firing may be adjusted to, for example, about 50 to 300 ° C./hour.
- the average grain size of the crystal grains of BNT-BT contained in the BNT-BT target may be, for example, about 1 to 20 ⁇ m.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be formed by a vapor phase growth method using the BNT-BT target.
- the vapor phase growth method elements constituting a BNT-BT target are evaporated in a vacuum atmosphere.
- the dielectric thin film 3 is grown by depositing and depositing the evaporated element on the surface of any one of the buffer layer (intermediate layer), the first electrode layer 2 and the single crystal substrate 1.
- the vapor phase growth method may be, for example, a sputtering method, an electron beam evaporation method, a chemical vapor deposition method (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, or a pulsed laser deposition (Pulsed-laser deposition) method.
- the pulse laser deposition method is referred to as a PLD method.
- the excitation source differs depending on the type of the vapor deposition method.
- the excitation source of the sputtering method is Ar plasma.
- the excitation source of the electron beam evaporation method is an electron beam.
- the excitation source of the PLD method is a laser beam (for example, an excimer laser).
- the PLD method is relatively superior in the following points.
- each element constituting the BNT-BT target can be instantaneously turned into plasma without unevenness by a pulse laser. Therefore, it is easy to form the dielectric thin film 3 having substantially the same composition as the BNT-BT target.
- the thickness of the dielectric thin film 3 can be easily controlled by changing the number of laser pulses (repetition frequency).
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be formed by epitaxial growth. By the epitaxial growth, the dielectric thin film 3 excellent in (100) plane orientation is easily formed. When the dielectric thin film 3 is formed by the PLD method, the dielectric thin film 3 is easily formed by epitaxial growth.
- the dielectric thin film 3 is formed while heating the single crystal substrate 1 and the first electrode layer 2 in a vacuum chamber.
- the temperature (film formation temperature) of the single crystal substrate 1 and the first electrode layer 2 may be, for example, 300 to 800 ° C., 500 to 700 ° C., or 500 to 600 ° C.
- the film formation temperature is higher, the cleanliness of the surface on which the dielectric thin film 3 is formed is improved, and the crystallinity of the dielectric thin film 3 is increased.
- the degree of orientation of the tetragonal (100) plane included in the dielectric thin film 3 tends to increase. If the film forming temperature is too high, Bi or Na is easily detached from the dielectric thin film 3, and it becomes difficult to control the composition of the dielectric thin film 3.
- the oxygen partial pressure in the vacuum chamber may be, for example, greater than 10 mTorr and less than 400 mTorr, 15 to 300 mTorr, or 20 to 200 mTorr.
- the partial pressure of oxygen in the vacuum chamber may be, for example, greater than 1 Pa and less than 53 Pa, 2 to 40 Pa, or 3 to 30 Pa.
- the other parameters controlled by the PLD method are, for example, the laser oscillation frequency and the distance between the substrate and the target. By controlling these parameters, desired piezoelectric characteristics of the dielectric thin film 3 can be easily obtained. For example, when the laser oscillation frequency is 10 Hz or less, the degree of orientation of the plane orientation of the dielectric thin film 3 tends to increase.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be subjected to an annealing treatment (heating treatment).
- the temperature (annealing temperature) of the dielectric thin film 3 in the annealing process may be, for example, 300 to 1000 ° C., 600 to 1000 ° C., or 850 to 1000 ° C.
- the second electrode layer 4 may be composed of, for example, at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Au, Ru, Ir, Mo, Ti, Ta, and Ni.
- the second electrode layer 4 may be made of, for example, at least one kind of conductive metal oxide selected from the group consisting of LaNiO 3 , SrRuO 3 and (La, Sr) CoO 3 .
- the second electrode layer 4 may be crystalline.
- the crystal orientation on the surface of second electrode layer 4 may be substantially parallel to the crystal orientation on the surface of single crystal substrate 1.
- the crystal orientation of the surface of the second electrode layer 4 may be substantially parallel to the tetragonal [100] included in the dielectric thin film 3.
- the thickness of the second electrode layer 4 may be, for example, 1 nm to 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the method for forming the second electrode layer 4 may be a sputtering method, a vacuum deposition method, a printing method, a spin coating method, or a sol-gel method.
- the first electrode layer 2 may be heated in order to increase the crystallinity of the first electrode layer 2.
- the dielectric thin-film element 10 may further include at least one intermediate layer.
- the intermediate layer may be referred to as a buffer layer.
- the intermediate layer is formed between the single crystal substrate 1 and the first electrode layer 2, between the first electrode layer 2 and the dielectric thin film 3, or between the dielectric thin film 3 and the second electrode layer. 4 may be arranged.
- An intermediate layer may be interposed between the single crystal substrate 1 and the first electrode layer 2. That is, the substrate-side intermediate layer may directly overlap the surface of the single crystal substrate 1.
- the substance constituting the substrate-side intermediate layer may be, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, TiO 2 , SiO 2 , Y 2 O 3 and ZrO 2 .
- the substrate-side intermediate layer may be crystalline. Crystal orientation of the surface of the substrate-side intermediate layer may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface.
- crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 of the surface, and the crystal orientation of the surface of the substrate-side intermediate layer, both of, may be oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface.
- Crystal orientation of the substrate-side intermediate layer to orient in the normal direction D N may be the same as the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 for alignment in the normal direction D N.
- the substrate-side intermediate layer may include a first adhesion layer 5a overlapping the single crystal substrate 1 and a second adhesion layer 5b overlapping the first adhesion layer 5a.
- the first adhesion layer 5a may be made of, for example, a crystal of SiO 2 .
- the second adhesion layer 5b may be made of, for example, TiO 2 crystals.
- a first intermediate layer may be interposed between the first electrode layer 2 and the dielectric thin film 3.
- the material constituting the first intermediate layer may be, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of LaNiO 3 , SrRuO 3 and (La, Sr) CoO 3 .
- the first intermediate layer may be crystalline. Crystal orientation of the surface of the first intermediate layer may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface. And the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 of the surface, and the crystal orientation of the surface of the first intermediate layer, both may be oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface. Crystal orientation of the first intermediate layer to orient in the normal direction D N may be the same as the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 for alignment in the normal direction D N.
- the first intermediate layer may be composed of two or more layers.
- the first intermediate layer may be composed of a first crystalline layer 6a and a second crystalline layer 6b. That is, the dielectric thin film element 10 includes the single crystal substrate 1, the first electrode layer 2 overlapping the single crystal substrate 1, the first crystalline layer 6a overlapping the first electrode layer 2, and the first crystalline layer 6a. A second crystalline layer 6b that overlaps, a dielectric thin film 3 that overlaps the second crystalline layer 6b, and a second electrode layer 4 that overlaps the dielectric thin film 3 may be provided.
- the first crystalline layer 6a may include a LaNiO 3 crystal having a perovskite structure
- the second crystalline layer 6b may include a SrRuO 3 crystal having a perovskite structure
- the first crystalline layer 6a (100) plane may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface and normal to the direction of the second (100) plane of the crystalline layer 6b is, a single crystal substrate 1 May be oriented.
- the dielectric thin film 3 overlapping the second crystalline layer 6b tends to be a non-multi-domain film.
- the first crystalline layer 6a may include a LaNiO 3 crystal having a perovskite structure
- the second crystalline layer 6b may include a (La, Sr) CoO 3 crystal having a perovskite structure.
- (100) plane single crystalline layer 6a is, may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface
- (100) plane of the second crystalline layer 6b is, a single crystal substrate 1 It may be oriented in the normal direction of the surface.
- the dielectric thin film 3 overlapping the second crystalline layer 6b tends to be a multi-domain film.
- a second intermediate layer may be interposed between the dielectric thin film 3 and the second electrode layer 4.
- the material constituting the second intermediate layer may be the same as the material constituting the first intermediate layer.
- the second intermediate layer may be crystalline. Crystal orientation of the surface of the second intermediate layer may have oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface. And the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 of the surface, and the crystal orientation of the surface of the second intermediate layer, both may be oriented in the normal direction D N of the single-crystal substrate 1 of the surface. Crystal orientation of the second intermediate layer to orient in the normal direction D N may be the same as the crystal orientation of the single crystal substrate 1 for alignment in the normal direction D N.
- At least a part or the whole of the surface of the dielectric thin film element 10 may be covered with a protective film.
- the coating with the protective film improves, for example, the moisture resistance of the dielectric thin film element 10.
- the dielectric thin film 3 according to the present embodiment may be a piezoelectric thin film
- the dielectric thin film element 10 according to the present embodiment may be a piezoelectric element.
- a multi-domain film is suitable for a piezoelectric thin film
- a dielectric thin-film element including the multi-domain film is suitable for a piezoelectric element.
- the applications of piezoelectric elements are diverse.
- the piezoelectric element may be used for a piezoelectric actuator, for example.
- the piezoelectric actuator may be used, for example, in a head assembly, a head stack assembly, or a hard disk drive.
- the piezoelectric actuator may be used, for example, in a printer head or an inkjet printer.
- the piezoelectric element may be used for a piezoelectric sensor, for example.
- the piezoelectric sensor may be, for example, a gyro sensor, a pressure sensor, a pulse wave sensor, or a shock sensor.
- the piezoelectric thin film or element may be applied, for example, to a microphone.
- the dielectric thin film or the dielectric thin film element may be applied to a part of a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS).
- MEMS micro-electro-mechanical system
- the piezoelectric thin film described below means a dielectric thin film.
- the piezoelectric element described below means a dielectric thin film element.
- FIG. 2 shows a head assembly 200 mounted on a hard disk drive (HDD).
- the head assembly 200 includes a base plate 9, a load beam 11, a flexure 17, first and second piezoelectric elements 100, and a head slider 19.
- the first and second piezoelectric elements 100 are driving elements for the head slider 19.
- the head slider 19 has a head element 19a.
- the load beam 11 includes a base end 11b fixed to the base plate 9, a first leaf spring 11c and a second leaf spring 11d extending from the base 11b, and a leaf spring 11c and a lid 11d. It has an opening 11e formed therebetween, and a beam main portion 11f extending linearly continuously from the leaf spring portions 11c and 11d.
- the first leaf spring 11c and the second leaf spring 11d are tapered.
- the beam main part 11f is also tapered.
- the first and second piezoelectric elements 100 are arranged at predetermined intervals on the wiring flexible substrate 15 which is a part of the flexure 17.
- the head slider 19 is fixed to the tip of the flexure 17 and rotates with the expansion and contraction of the first and second piezoelectric elements 100.
- FIG. 3 shows a piezoelectric actuator 300 for a printer head.
- the piezoelectric actuator 300 includes a base 20, an insulating film 23 overlapping the base 20, a single crystal substrate 24 overlapping the insulating film 23, a piezoelectric thin film 25 overlapping the single crystal substrate 24, and an upper electrode layer 26 overlapping the piezoelectric thin film 25 ( A second electrode layer).
- the single crystal substrate 24 has conductivity and also functions as a lower electrode layer.
- the lower electrode layer may be referred to as the first electrode layer described above.
- the upper electrode layer may be referred to as the above-mentioned second electrode layer.
- the piezoelectric thin film 25 is deformed. Since the insulating film 23 is largely bent by the deformation of the piezoelectric thin film 25, the pressure in the pressure chamber 21 is instantaneously increased, and the ink droplet is ejected from the nozzle 27.
- the gyro sensor 400 which is a kind of a piezoelectric sensor.
- the gyro sensor 400 includes a base 110 and a pair of arms 120 and 130 connected to one surface of the base 110.
- the pair of arms 120 and 130 are a tuning fork vibrator. That is, the gyro sensor 400 is a tuning-fork vibrator type angular velocity detecting element.
- the gyro sensor 400 is obtained by processing the piezoelectric thin film 30, the upper electrode layer 31, and the single crystal substrate 32 constituting the above-described piezoelectric element into a shape of a tuning fork vibrator.
- the base 110 and the arms 120 and 130 are integrated with the piezoelectric element.
- the single crystal substrate 32 has conductivity and also functions as a lower electrode layer.
- drive electrode layers 31a and 31b and detection electrode layer 31d are formed on the first main surface of one arm 120.
- drive electrode layers 31a and 31b and a detection electrode layer 31c are formed on the first main surface of the other arm 130.
- Each of the electrode layers 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d is obtained by processing the upper electrode layer 31 into a predetermined electrode shape by etching.
- the single-crystal substrate 32 (lower electrode layer) is formed on the entirety of the base 110 and the second main surface (the back surface of the first main surface) of each of the arms 120 and 130.
- the single crystal substrate 32 (lower electrode layer) functions as a ground electrode of the gyro sensor 400.
- the XYZ orthogonal coordinate system is defined by defining the longitudinal direction of each of the arms 120 and 130 as the Z direction and defining the plane including the main surfaces of the arms 120 and 130 as the XZ plane.
- the in-plane vibration mode is a mode in which the two arms 120 and 130 excite in a direction parallel to the main surfaces of the two arms 120 and 130. For example, when one arm 120 is exciting at a speed V1 in the ⁇ X direction, the other arm 130 is exciting at a speed V2 in the + X direction.
- the out-of-plane vibration mode is a mode in which the two arms 120 and 130 excite in a direction orthogonal to the main surfaces of the two arms 120 and 130.
- the Coriolis force F1 acting on one arm 120 is in the ⁇ Y direction
- the Coriolis force F2 acting on the other arm 130 is in the + Y direction.
- the mechanical distortion of the arms 120 and 130 due to the Coriolis forces F1 and F2 is converted into an electric signal (detection signal) by the piezoelectric thin film 30 and detected.
- the angular velocity ⁇ is obtained.
- FIG. 6 shows a pressure sensor 500 which is a kind of a piezoelectric sensor.
- the pressure sensor 500 includes a piezoelectric element 40, a support 44 supporting the piezoelectric element 40, a current amplifier 46, and a voltage measuring device 47.
- the piezoelectric element 40 includes a common electrode layer 41, a piezoelectric thin film 42 overlapping the common electrode layer 41, and an individual electrode layer 43 overlapping the piezoelectric thin film 42.
- the common electrode layer 41 is a conductive single crystal substrate.
- a cavity 45 surrounded by the common electrode layer 41 and the support 44 responds to pressure.
- the piezoelectric element 40 bends, and the voltage is detected by the voltage measuring device 47.
- FIG. 7 shows a pulse wave sensor 600 which is a kind of a piezoelectric sensor.
- the pulse wave sensor 600 includes a piezoelectric element 50, a support 54 supporting the piezoelectric element 50, and a voltage measuring device 55.
- the piezoelectric element 50 includes a common electrode layer 51, a piezoelectric thin film 52 overlapping the common electrode layer 51, and an individual electrode layer 53 overlapping the piezoelectric thin film 52.
- the common electrode layer 51 is a conductive single crystal substrate.
- the support 54 of the pulse wave sensor 600 When the back surface (the surface on which the piezoelectric element 50 is not mounted) of the support 54 of the pulse wave sensor 600 is brought into contact with the artery of the living body, the support 54 and the piezoelectric element 50 bend due to the pressure of the living body pulse, and the voltage is measured. The voltage is detected by the detector 55.
- FIG. 8 shows a hard disk drive 700 on which the head assembly shown in FIG. 2 is mounted.
- the head assembly 65 of FIG. 8 is the same as the head assembly 200 of FIG.
- the hard disk drive 700 includes the housing 60, a hard disk 61 (recording medium) installed in the housing 60, and a head stack assembly 62.
- the hard disk 61 is rotated by a motor.
- the head stack assembly 62 records magnetic information on the hard disk 61 and reproduces magnetic information recorded on the hard disk 61.
- the head stack assembly 62 includes a voice coil motor 63, an actuator arm 64 supported on a support shaft, and a head assembly 65 connected to the actuator arm 64.
- the actuator arm 64 is rotatable around a support shaft by a voice coil motor 63.
- the actuator arm 64 is divided into a plurality of arms, and a head assembly 65 is connected to each of the arms. That is, the plurality of arms and the head assembly 65 are stacked along the support shaft.
- the head slider 19 is attached to the tip of the head assembly 65 so as to face the hard disk 61.
- the head assembly 65 changes the head element 19a in two stages.
- the relatively large movement of the head element 19a is controlled by driving the entire head assembly 65 and the actuator arm 64 by the voice coil motor 63.
- the minute movement of the head element 19a is controlled by driving the head slider 19 located at the tip of the head assembly 65.
- FIG. 9 shows an inkjet printer device 800.
- the inkjet printer 800 includes a printer head 70, a main body 71, a tray 72, and a head driving mechanism 73.
- the printer head 70 of FIG. 9 has the piezoelectric actuator 300 of FIG.
- the inkjet printer 800 includes ink cartridges of four colors, yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. Full-color printing by the inkjet printer device 800 is possible.
- a dedicated controller board and the like are mounted inside the inkjet printer device 800. The controller board and the like control the timing of ink ejection by the printer head 70 and the scanning of the head driving mechanism 73.
- a tray 72 is provided on the back of the main body 71, and an automatic sheet feeder (automatic continuous paper feed mechanism) 76 is provided on one end side of the tray 72. The automatic sheet feeder 76 automatically feeds out the recording paper 75 and discharges the recording paper 75 from a discharge port 74 on the front.
- the dielectric thin film 3 may be formed by a solution method instead of the vapor phase growth method.
- Example 1 A single crystal substrate made of Si was prepared.
- the surface of the single crystal substrate was the (100) plane of Si.
- the single crystal substrate was a 10 mm ⁇ 10 mm square.
- the thickness of the single crystal substrate was 500 ⁇ m.
- a first adhesion layer made of SiO 2 crystal was formed on the entire surface of the single crystal substrate.
- a second adhesion layer made of TiO 2 crystals was formed on the entire surface of the first adhesion layer.
- the second adhesion layer was formed by a sputtering method.
- a first electrode layer made of Pt crystal was formed on the entire surface of the second adhesion layer.
- the first electrode layer was formed by a sputtering method.
- the surface of the first electrode layer was the (111) plane of Pt.
- a first buffer layer (first crystalline layer) made of LaNiO 3 crystals was formed on the entire surface of the first electrode layer.
- the first buffer layer was formed by a sputtering method.
- LaNiO 3 was used as a sputtering target.
- the temperature of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the first buffer layer was maintained at 350 ° C.
- the surface of the first buffer layer was a LaNiO 3 (100) plane.
- the thickness of the first buffer layer was 70 nm.
- the laminate produced by the above method was annealed in a vacuum chamber.
- the laminate was heated to 800 ° C. at a heating rate of 50 ° C./min, held at 800 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then naturally cooled.
- a second buffer layer (second crystalline layer) made of La 0.5 Sr 0.5 CoO 3 crystal was formed on the entire surface of the first buffer layer.
- the second buffer layer was formed by epitaxial growth using the PLD method.
- the PLD target was used La 0.5 Sr 0.5 CoO 3.
- the temperature of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the second buffer layer was maintained at 675 ° C.
- the gas supplied into the vacuum chamber was oxygen gas, and the pressure (total pressure) in the vacuum chamber was set to 200 mTorr.
- the surface of the second buffer layer was the (100) plane of La 0.5 Sr 0.5 CoO 3 .
- the thickness of the second buffer layer was 90 nm.
- a dielectric thin film was formed on the entire surface of the second buffer layer.
- the dielectric thin film was formed by epitaxial growth using a PLD method.
- the temperature (film formation temperature) of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the dielectric thin film was maintained at 675 ° C.
- the oxygen partial pressure in the vacuum chamber during the process of forming the dielectric thin film was maintained at 200 mTorr.
- a BNT-BT target was used for forming the dielectric thin film.
- the compounding ratio of the raw material powder (bismuth oxide, sodium carbonate, titanium oxide and barium carbonate) of the BNT-BT target is determined according to the composition of the target dielectric thin film,
- the composition of the BNT-BT target was represented by the following chemical formula 3.
- the value of x in the following chemical formula 3 was 0.3.
- the power of the laser applied to the BNT-BT target was 250 mJ.
- the frequency of the laser was 5 Hz.
- the thickness of the dielectric thin film was adjusted to 2000 nm. (1-x) (Bi 0.7 Na 0.7 ) TiO 3 -xBaTiO 3 (3)
- a stacked body including the single crystal substrate, the first electrode layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, and the dielectric thin film overlapping the single crystal substrate via the first electrode layer was manufactured.
- the composition of the dielectric thin film located on the surface of the laminate was analyzed by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF).
- XRF X-ray fluorescence analysis
- a device PW2404 manufactured by Phillips was used.
- the composition of the dielectric thin film of Example 1 was represented by the following chemical formula 1, and it was confirmed that the value of x in the following chemical formula 1 was 0.3.
- a dot-shaped (circular) second electrode layer made of Pt was formed on the surface of the dielectric thin film of the laminate.
- the radius of the second electrode layer was 200 ⁇ m.
- the second electrode layer was formed by a sputtering method.
- the temperature of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the second electrode layer was maintained at 500 ° C.
- the thickness of the second electrode layer was adjusted to 0.1 ⁇ m.
- the dielectric thin-film element of Example 1 was manufactured by the above method.
- the dielectric thin film element includes a single crystal substrate, a first adhesion layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, a second adhesion layer overlapping the first adhesion layer, a first electrode layer overlapping the second adhesion layer, and a first electrode layer.
- X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the dielectric thin film formed by the above method was measured.
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- an X-ray diffractometer (X'Pert MRD) manufactured by Philips was used for the measurement. 2 ⁇ - ⁇ measurement was performed in a range where the diffraction angle 2 ⁇ was 10 to 70 °. The measurement conditions were set so that each peak intensity in the XRD pattern was at least three orders of magnitude higher than the background intensity.
- the XRD pattern of Example 1 indicated that BNT-BT constituting the dielectric thin film was a crystal having a perovskite structure.
- the lattice constant a of BNT-BT in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the dielectric thin film was determined by ⁇ Out ⁇ of plane measurement.
- the lattice constant a corresponds to the spacing a between crystal planes parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the lattice constant c of BNT-BT in a direction parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film was determined by In @ Plane measurement.
- the lattice constant c corresponds to a plane spacing c between crystal planes perpendicular to the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- BNT-BT is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure at room temperature
- the (100) plane spacing of BNT-BT is smaller than the (001) plane spacing of BNT-BT.
- the plane distance a between crystal planes parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film was smaller than the plane distance c between crystal planes perpendicular to the surface of the dielectric thin film. Therefore, the crystal of BNT-BT is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film is a tetragonal (100) plane, and is perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate.
- the tetragonal crystal plane was the (001) plane.
- the tetragonal (100) plane having the perovskite structure was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the spacing a of the tetragonal (100) plane was 3.94 °.
- the plane spacing c of the (001) plane of the tetragonal crystal was 3.98 °.
- c / a was 1.01.
- Experiment 1 the X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the dielectric thin film element was measured without applying a voltage between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- an X-ray diffractometer (D8) manufactured by Bruker, Inc. was used for the measurement. 2 ⁇ - ⁇ measurement was performed in a range where the diffraction angle 2 ⁇ was 10 to 70 °. The measurement conditions were set so that each peak intensity in the XRD pattern was at least three orders of magnitude higher than the background intensity.
- the XRD pattern measured by Experiment 1 is shown in FIG.
- the XRD pattern had a diffraction X-ray peak having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 46.0 °.
- the diffracted X-ray having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 46.0 ° is derived from a tetragonal (100) plane oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film. That is, the tetragonal (100) plane constituting the dielectric thin film was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the XRD pattern did not have a diffraction X-ray peak having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 45.6 °.
- the diffracted X-ray having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 45.6 ° should be derived from the tetragonal (001) plane oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film. Therefore, the dielectric thin film did not include a tetragon in which the (001) plane was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the dielectric thin film element was measured with a voltage of 20 V applied between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. That is, an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the dielectric thin film element was measured in a state where an electric field parallel to the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film was applied to the dielectric thin film.
- the XRD pattern measured by Experiment 2 is shown in FIG.
- the XRD pattern had a continuous peak over the range where the diffraction angle 2 ⁇ was 45 to 47 °.
- the diffracted X-ray having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 46.0 ° is derived from a tetragonal (100) plane oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the diffracted X-ray having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 45.6 ° is derived from a tetragonal (001) plane oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the measured peaks included a diffraction X-ray peak derived from the tetragonal (001) plane and a diffraction X-ray peak derived from the tetragonal (001) plane. Therefore, when an electric field is applied to the dielectric thin film, some tetragonal (100) planes are oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film, and another part of the tetragonal crystal.
- the (001) plane was oriented in the direction normal to the surface of the dielectric thin film. That is, the dielectric thin film of Example 1 was a multi-domain film.
- the diffraction X-ray peak derived from the tetragonal (100) plane was approximated by the Voigt function f (100) .
- the diffraction X-ray peak derived from the (001) plane of the tetragonal crystal was approximated by another Voigt function f (001) .
- Fitting of the measured peak with f (100) and f (001) was performed.
- F (100) after the fitting corresponds to the peak of the diffracted X-ray of the (100) plane constituting the measured peak. From f (100) after the fitting, the peak area A (100) of the diffracted X-ray on the (100) plane of the tetragonal crystal was calculated.
- Vc 100 ⁇ A (001) / (A (100) + A (001) ) (A)
- Experiment 3 the voltage applied between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer was returned to zero.
- the method of experiment 3 was the same as experiment 1, except that experiment 3 was performed after experiment 2.
- the XRD pattern measured by Experiment 3 is shown in FIG.
- the shape of the XRD pattern measured in Experiment 3 was almost the same as the shape of the XRD pattern measured in Experiment 1. That is, by the disappearance of the electric field applied to the dielectric thin film, the diffraction X-ray peak on the tetragonal (001) plane disappeared, and the intensity of the diffraction X-ray peak on the tetragonal (100) plane recovered. Therefore, it was confirmed that the domain switching effect was reversible. In other words, the c domain returned to the a domain due to the disappearance of the electric field applied to the dielectric thin film.
- Equation B the dielectric constant of vacuum (8.854 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 12 Fm ⁇ 1 ).
- S in Equation B is the surface area of the dielectric thin film. S is translated into the area of the first electrode layer overlapping the dielectric thin film.
- D in Expression B is the thickness of the dielectric thin film.
- a piezoelectric constant -e31 , f was calculated from the following equation C.
- E s in formula C is the Young's modulus of the single crystal substrate.
- hs is the thickness of the single crystal substrate.
- L is the length of the sample (cantilever).
- ⁇ s is the Poisson's ratio of the single crystal substrate.
- ⁇ out is an output displacement based on the measured displacement amount.
- V in is the voltage applied to the dielectric thin film.
- the frequency of the AC electric field (AC voltage) in the measurement of the piezoelectric constant -e31 , f was 500 Hz.
- the maximum value of the voltage applied to the dielectric thin film was 20V.
- Units -e 31, f is a C / m 2.
- the piezoelectric constants -e31 , f of Example 1 are shown in Table 1 below.
- Example 2 As described below, the dielectric thin film element of Example 2 differs from the dielectric thin film element of Example 1 in the composition of the second buffer layer.
- a second buffer layer (second crystalline layer) made of SrRuO 3 crystal was formed on the entire surface of the first buffer layer in a vacuum chamber.
- the second buffer layer was formed by epitaxial growth using the PLD method.
- SrRuO 3 was used as a PLD target.
- the temperature of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the second buffer layer was maintained at 500 ° C.
- the surface of the second buffer layer was the (100) plane of SrRuO 3 .
- the thickness of the second buffer layer was 50 nm.
- a dielectric thin-film element of Example 2 was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except for the above.
- the dielectric thin film element of Example 2 also has a single-crystal substrate, a first adhesion layer overlapping the single-crystal substrate, a second adhesion layer overlapping the first adhesion layer, and a first electrode layer overlapping the second adhesion layer, A first buffer layer overlapping the first electrode layer, a second buffer layer overlapping the first buffer layer, a dielectric thin film overlapping the second buffer layer, and a second electrode layer overlapping the dielectric thin film, .
- Example 2 The dielectric thin film element of Example 2 was analyzed in the same manner as in Example 1.
- the composition of the dielectric thin film of Example 2 was represented by the above chemical formula 1, and it was confirmed that the value of x in the above chemical formula 1 was 0.3.
- the XRD pattern of the dielectric thin film of Example 2 suggested that BNT-BT constituting the dielectric thin film was a crystal having a perovskite structure.
- the BNT-BT crystal of Example 2 is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film is a tetragonal (100) plane, which is perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate.
- a (001) plane That is, the tetragonal (100) plane constituting the dielectric thin film of Example 2 was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the spacing a of the tetragonal (100) plane was 3.94 °.
- the plane spacing c of the (001) plane of the tetragonal crystal was 3.98 °.
- c / a was 1.01.
- the XRD pattern of Example 2 did not change. Therefore, the dielectric thin film of Example 2 was not a multi-domain film. That is, no domain switching effect occurred in the dielectric thin film of Example 2.
- the XRD pattern of Example 2 did not have a diffraction X-ray peak having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 45.6 °. That is, the dielectric thin film of Example 2 did not include a tetragonal crystal in which the (001) plane was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- a single crystal substrate made of SrTiO 3 was prepared.
- the surface of the single crystal substrate was the (001) plane of SrTiO 3 .
- the single crystal substrate was a 10 mm ⁇ 10 mm square.
- the thickness of the single crystal substrate was 500 ⁇ m.
- a first electrode layer made of SrRuO 3 was formed on the entire surface of the single crystal substrate.
- the first electrode layer was formed by a sputtering method. SrRuO 3 was used as a sputtering target.
- the temperature of the single crystal substrate during the formation of the first electrode layer was maintained at 500 ° C.
- the pressure in the vacuum chamber during the process of forming the first electrode layer was maintained at 60 mTorr.
- the thickness of the first electrode layer was adjusted to 0.1 ⁇ m.
- the dielectric thin film formed on the entire surface of the first electrode layer was formed by epitaxial growth using the PLD method.
- the temperature (film formation temperature) of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the dielectric thin film was maintained at 675 ° C.
- the oxygen partial pressure in the vacuum chamber during the process of forming the dielectric thin film was maintained at 200 mTorr.
- a BNT-BT target was used for forming the dielectric thin film.
- the BNT-BT target of Comparative Example 1 was the same as the BNT target of Example 1.
- the power of the laser applied to the BNT-BT target was 250 mJ.
- the frequency of the laser was 5 Hz.
- the thickness of the dielectric thin film was adjusted to 2000 nm.
- a laminate including a single crystal substrate, a first electrode layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, and a dielectric thin film overlapping the first electrode layer was produced.
- the composition of the dielectric thin film located on the surface of the laminate was analyzed by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF).
- XRF X-ray fluorescence analysis
- a device PW2404 manufactured by Phillips was used.
- the composition of the dielectric thin film of Comparative Example 1 was represented by Chemical Formula 1 above, and the value of x in Chemical Formula 1 was 0.3.
- a dot-shaped (circular) second electrode layer made of Pt was formed on the surface of the dielectric thin film of the laminate.
- the radius of the second electrode layer was 200 ⁇ m.
- the second electrode layer was formed by a sputtering method.
- the temperature of the single crystal substrate in the process of forming the second electrode layer was maintained at 500 ° C.
- the thickness of the second electrode layer was adjusted to 0.1 ⁇ m.
- a dielectric thin film element of Comparative Example 1 was manufactured by the above method.
- the dielectric thin film element of Comparative Example 1 includes a single crystal substrate, a first electrode layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, a dielectric thin film overlapping the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer overlapping the dielectric thin film.
- the BNT-BT crystal of Comparative Example 1 is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film is a tetragonal (001) plane, which is perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate.
- a (100) plane That is, the tetragonal (001) plane constituting the dielectric thin film of Comparative Example 1 was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the spacing a of the tetragonal (100) plane was 3.91 °.
- the plane spacing c of the (001) plane of the tetragonal crystal was 4.03 °.
- c / a was 1.03.
- the XRD pattern of Comparative Example 1 did not change. Therefore, the dielectric thin film of Comparative Example 1 was not a multi-domain film. That is, the domain switching effect did not occur in the dielectric thin film of Comparative Example 1.
- the XRD pattern of Comparative Example 1 did not have a diffraction X-ray peak having a diffraction angle 2 ⁇ of 46.0 °. That is, the dielectric thin film of Comparative Example 1 did not include a tetragonal crystal in which the (100) plane was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- Example 3 to 6 and Comparative Examples 2 and 3 The compositions of the BNT-BT targets used for forming the dielectric thin films of Examples 3 to 6 and Comparative Examples 2 and 3 were represented by the above-mentioned chemical formula 3. In each of Examples 3 to 6 and Comparative Examples 2 and 3, the value of x in Chemical Formula 3 was adjusted to the value shown in Table 2 below.
- dielectric thin film devices of Examples 3 to 6 and Comparative Examples 2 and 3 were produced in the same manner as in Example 2.
- the dielectric thin film element was composed of a single crystal substrate (Si), a first adhesion layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, and a second adhesion layer overlapping the first adhesion layer.
- a dielectric thin film overlapping the buffer layer and a second electrode layer overlapping the dielectric thin film.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, the dielectric thin film elements of Examples 3 to 6 and Comparative Examples 2 and 3 were analyzed.
- compositions of the dielectric thin films of Examples 3 to 6 and Comparative Examples 2 and 3 were represented by the above chemical formula 1.
- the value of x in the above chemical formula 1 matched the value shown in Table 2 below.
- the XRD pattern of the dielectric thin film suggested that BNT-BT constituting the dielectric thin film was a crystal having a perovskite structure.
- the BNT-BT crystal was a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film was a tetragonal (100) plane.
- the tetragonal crystal plane perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate was the (001) plane. That is, in each of Examples 3 to 6, the tetragonal (100) plane constituting the dielectric thin film was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the BNT-BT crystal is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film is a tetragonal (001) plane;
- the tetragonal crystal plane perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate was the (100) plane. That is, in each of Comparative Examples 2 and 3, the tetragonal (001) plane constituting the dielectric thin film was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- Examples 7 to 10 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 The compositions of the BNT-BT targets used in forming the dielectric thin films of Examples 7 to 10 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 were represented by the above-mentioned Chemical Formula 3. In each of Examples 7 to 10 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5, the value of x in Chemical Formula 3 was adjusted to the value shown in Table 3 below.
- dielectric thin film devices of Examples 7 to 10 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 were produced in the same manner as in Example 1.
- the dielectric thin film element was composed of a single crystal substrate (Si), a first adhesion layer overlapping the single crystal substrate, and a second adhesion layer overlapping the first adhesion layer.
- Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, the dielectric thin film devices of Examples 7 to 10 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 were analyzed.
- compositions of the dielectric thin films of Examples 7 to 10 and Comparative Examples 4 and 5 were represented by the above Chemical Formula 1.
- the value of x in the above chemical formula 1 matched the value shown in Table 3 below.
- the XRD pattern of the dielectric thin film suggested that BNT-BT constituting the dielectric thin film was a crystal having a perovskite structure.
- the BNT-BT crystal is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film is a tetragonal (100) plane;
- the tetragonal crystal plane perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate was the (001) plane. That is, in each of Examples 5 and 6, the tetragonal (100) plane constituting the dielectric thin film was oriented in the normal direction of the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the BNT-BT crystal was a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and the crystal plane parallel to the surface of the dielectric thin film was a tetragonal (001) plane;
- the tetragonal crystal plane perpendicular to the surface of the single crystal substrate was the (100) plane. That is, in each of Comparative Examples 4 and 5, the tetragonal (001) plane constituting the dielectric thin film was oriented in the direction normal to the surface of the dielectric thin film.
- the dielectric thin film according to the present invention is applied to, for example, a thin film capacitor, a piezoelectric actuator, a piezoelectric sensor, a head assembly, a head stack assembly, a hard disk drive, a printer head, and an ink jet printer.
- DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Dielectric thin film element, 100 ... Piezoelectric element, 1 ... Single crystal substrate, 2 ... First electrode layer, 3 ... Dielectric thin film, 4 ... Second electrode layer, 5a ... First adhesion layer (intermediate layer), 5b ... second adhesion layer (intermediate layer), 6a ... first crystalline layer (intermediate layer), 6b ... second crystalline layer (intermediate layer), DN ... normal direction of the surface of the single crystal substrate, dn ... dielectric Normal direction of the surface of the conductive thin film, tc1... A tetragonal first unit cell having a perovskite structure, tc2...
- a tetragonal second unit cell having a perovskite structure having a perovskite structure, a. c: spacing between tetragonal (001) planes, 200: head assembly, 9: base plate, 11: load beam, 11b: base end, 11c: first leaf spring portion, 11d: second leaf spring portion, 11e ...
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(1-x)(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3‐xBaTiO3 (1)
[上記化学式1中、xは0.15≦x≦0.40を満たす。]
図1中の(a)に示されるように、本実施形態に係る誘電性薄膜素子10は、単結晶基板1と、単結晶基板1に重なる第一電極層2(下部電極層)と、第一電極層2を介して単結晶基板1に間接的に重なる誘電性薄膜3と、誘電性薄膜3に重なる第二電極層4(上部電極層)と、を備える。すなわち、誘電性薄膜素子10では、一対の電極層の間に誘電性薄膜3が挟まれている。誘電性薄膜素子10の変形例は、第二電極層4を備えなくてよい。例えば、第二電極層を備えない誘電性薄膜素子が、製品として、電子機器の製造業者に供給された後、電子機器の組立て・製造の過程において、第二電極層が誘電性薄膜素子に付加されてよい。誘電性薄膜素子10は、例えば、薄膜コンデンサであってよい。
上記化学式1中、xは、0<x<1、0.15≦x≦0.70、0.15≦x≦0.600、0.15≦x<0.50、又は0.15≦x≦0.40を満たしてよい。
(Bi0.5Na0.5)1-xBaxTiO3 (1a)
上記化学式1a中、xは、0<x<1、0.15≦x≦0.70、0.15≦x≦0.600、0.15≦x<0.50、又は0.15≦x≦0.40を満たしてよい。
Vc=100×A(001)/(A(100)+A(001)) (A)
(Bi0.5±δ1Na0.5±δ2)1-xBaxTiO3±δ3 (2)
上記化学式2中、xは、0<x<1、0.15≦x≦0.70、0.15≦x≦0.600、0.15≦x<0.50又は0.15≦x≦0.40を満たしてよい。δ1は0.5±δ1≧0を満たしてよい。δ2は0.5±δ2≧0を満たしてよい。δ3は3±δ3≧0を満たしてよい。δ1、δ2及びδ3は其々、0より大きく1.0以下である。δ1、δ2及びδ3は、例えば、放射光X線回折により測定されるAサイトイオン及びBサイトイオン其々の電子状態から算出されてよい。
図2は、ハードディスクドライブ(HDD)に搭載されるヘッドアセンブリ200を示す。ヘッドアセンブリ200は、ベースプレート9、ロードビーム11、フレクシャ17、第1及び第2の圧電素子100、及びヘッドスライダ19を備えている。第1及び第2の圧電素子100は、ヘッドスライダ19用の駆動素子である。ヘッドスライダ19は、ヘッド素子19aを有する。
図4及び図5は、圧電センサの一種であるジャイロセンサ400を示す。ジャイロセンサ400は、基部110と、基部110の一面に接続される一対のアーム120及び130と、を備える。一対のアーム120及び130は、音叉振動子である。つまり、ジャイロセンサ400は、音叉振動子型の角速度検出素子である。このジャイロセンサ400は、上述の圧電素子を構成する圧電薄膜30、上部電極層31、及び単結晶基板32を、音叉型振動子の形状に加工して得られたものである。基部110とアーム120及び130は、圧電素子と一体化されている。単結晶基板32は、導電性を有し、下部電極層としての機能も有する。
図8は、図2に示すヘッドアセンブリが搭載されたハードディスクドライブ700を示す。図8のヘッドアセンブリ65は、図2のヘッドアセンブリ200と同じである。
図9は、インクジェットプリンタ装置800を示す。インクジェットプリンタ装置800は、プリンタヘッド70と、本体71と、トレイ72と、ヘッド駆動機構73と、を備えている。図9のプリンタヘッド70は、図3の圧電アクチュエータ300を有している。
Siからなる単結晶基板を準備した。単結晶基板の表面は、Siの(100)面であった。単結晶基板は、10mm×10mmの正方形であった。単結晶基板の厚さは、500μmであった。
(1-x)(Bi0.7Na0.7)TiO3‐xBaTiO3 (3)
(1-x)(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3‐xBaTiO3 (1)
[結晶構造の特定]
上記の方法で形成された誘電性薄膜のX線回折(XRD)パターンを測定した。測定には、フィリップス社製のX線回折装置(X’Pert MRD)を用いた。回折角2θが10~70°である範囲で2θ‐θ測定を行った。XRDパターン中の各ピーク強度がバックグラウンド強度に対して少なくとも3桁以上高くなるように、測定条件を設定した。実施例1のXRDパターンは、誘電性薄膜を構成するBNT‐BTがペロブスカイト構造を有する結晶であることを示していた。
以下の通り、実験1~3を実施した。
実験1の場合、電圧を第一電極層と第二電極層との間に印加していない状態で、誘電性薄膜素子のX線回折(XRD)パターンを測定した。測定には、Bruker株式会社製のX線回折装置(D8)を用いた。回折角2θが10~70°である範囲で2θ‐θ測定を行った。XRDパターン中の各ピーク強度がバックグラウンド強度に対して少なくとも3桁以上高くなるように、測定条件を設定した。実験1によって測定されたXRDパターンは、図10に示される。
実験1の後、以下の実験2を実施した。
Vc=100×A(001)/(A(100)+A(001)) (A)
実験2の後、以下の実験3を実施した。
誘電性薄膜素子の容量Cを測定した。容量Cの測定の詳細は以下の通りであった。
測定装置:Hewlett Packard株式会社製のImpedance Gain-Phase Analyzer 4194A
周波数:10kHz
電界:0.1V/μm
C=ε0×εr×(S/d) (B)
数式B中のε0は、真空の誘電率(8.854×10-12Fm-1)である。数式B中のSは、誘電性薄膜の表面の面積である。Sは、誘電性薄膜に重なる第一電極層の面積と言い換えられる。数式B中のdは、誘電性薄膜の厚さである。
実施例1の誘電性薄膜素子を用いて、誘電性薄膜の圧電定数d33を測定した。測定には、原子間顕微鏡(AFM)と強誘電体評価システムとを組み合わせた装置を用いた。原子間顕微鏡は、セイコーインスツル株式会社製のSPA-400であり、強誘電体評価システムは、株式会社東陽テクニカ製のFCEであった。圧電定数d33の測定における交流電界(交流電圧)の周波数は5Hzであった。誘電性薄膜に印加される電圧の最大値は20Vであった。d33の単位はpm/Vである。実施例1の圧電定数d33は、下記表1に示される。
誘電性薄膜の圧電定数-e31,fを測定するために、実施例1の誘電性薄膜素子として、長方形状の試料(カンチレバー)を作製した。試料の寸法は、幅3mm×長さ15mmであった。寸法を除いて試料は上記の実施例1の誘電性薄膜素子と同じであった。測定には、自作の評価システムを用いた。試料の一端は固定され、試料の他方の一端は自由端であった。試料中の誘電性薄膜に電圧を印加しながら、試料の自由端の変位量をレーザーで測定した。そして、下記数式Cから圧電定数-e31,fを算出した。なお、数式C中のEsは単結晶基板のヤング率である。hsは、単結晶基板の厚みである。Lは試料(カンチレバー)の長さである。νsは、単結晶基板のポアソン比である。δoutは、測定された変位量に基づく出力変位である。Vinは、誘電性薄膜に印加された電圧である。圧電定数-e31,fの測定における交流電界(交流電圧)の周波数は、500Hzであった。誘電性薄膜に印加された電圧の最大値は、20Vであった。-e31,fの単位はC/m2である。実施例1の圧電定数-e31,fは、下記表1に示される。
以下の通り、実施例2の誘電性薄膜素子は、第二バッファ層の組成において、実施例1の誘電性薄膜素子と異なる。
SrTiO3からなる単結晶基板を準備した。単結晶基板の表面は、SrTiO3の(001)面であった。単結晶基板は、10mm×10mmの正方形であった。単結晶基板の厚さは、500μmであった。
実施例3~6及び比較例2、3其々の誘電性薄膜の形成に用いたBNT‐BTターゲットの組成は、上記化学式3で表された。実施例3~6及び比較例2、3其々の場合、化学式3におけるxの値は、下記表2に示される値に調整された。
実施例7~10及び比較例4、5其々の誘電性薄膜の形成に用いたBNT‐BTターゲットの組成は、上記化学式3で表された。実施例7~10及び比較例4、5其々の場合、化学式3におけるxの値は、下記表3に示される値に調整された。
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- 金属酸化物を含む誘電性薄膜であって、
前記金属酸化物が、ビスマス、ナトリウム、バリウム及びチタンを含み、
前記金属酸化物の少なくとも一部が、ペロブスカイト構造を有する正方晶であり、
少なくとも一部の前記正方晶の(100)面が、前記誘電性薄膜の表面の法線方向において配向している、
誘電性薄膜。 - 前記金属酸化物が下記化学式1で表される、
請求項1に記載の誘電性薄膜。
(1-x)(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3‐xBaTiO3 (1)
[前記化学式1中、xは0.15≦x≦0.40を満たす。] - 前記誘電性薄膜の表面の法線方向に平行な電界が、前記誘電性薄膜へ印加される時、前記正方晶の(001)面の回折X線のピーク面積が増加しない、
請求項1又は2に記載の誘電性薄膜。 - 前記誘電性薄膜の表面の法線方向に平行な電界が、前記誘電性薄膜へ印加される時、前記正方晶の(001)面の回折X線のピーク面積が増加する、
請求項1又は2に記載の誘電性薄膜。 - 前記誘電性薄膜の表面の法線方向に平行な電界が、前記誘電性薄膜へ印加されている状態において、
一部の前記正方晶の(100)面が、前記誘電性薄膜の表面の法線方向において配向しており、
別の一部の前記正方晶の(001)面が、前記誘電性薄膜の表面の法線方向において配向している、
請求項1又は2に記載の誘電性薄膜。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の誘電性薄膜を備える、
誘電性薄膜素子。 - 単結晶基板と、
前記単結晶基板に重なる前記誘電性薄膜と、
を備え、
少なくとも一部の前記正方晶の(100)面が、前記単結晶基板の表面の法線方向において配向している、
請求項6に記載の誘電性薄膜素子。 - 前記単結晶基板と、
前記単結晶基板に重なる第一電極層と、
前記第一電極層を介して前記単結晶基板に重なる前記誘電性薄膜と、
前記誘電性薄膜に重なる第二電極層と、
を備える、
請求項7に記載の誘電性薄膜素子。 - 少なくとも一つの中間層を更に備え、
前記中間層が、前記単結晶基板と前記第一電極層との間、前記第一電極層と前記誘電性薄膜との間、又は前記誘電性薄膜と前記第二電極層との間に配置されている、
請求項8に記載の誘電性薄膜素子。 - 前記単結晶基板と、
前記単結晶基板に重なる第一電極層と、
前記第一電極層に重なる第一結晶質層と、
前記第一結晶質層に重なる第二結晶質層と、
前記第二結晶質層に重なる前記誘電性薄膜と、
前記誘電性薄膜に重なる第二電極層と、
を備え、
前記第一結晶質層が、ペロブスカイト構造を有するLaNiO3の結晶を含み、
前記第二結晶質層が、ペロブスカイト構造を有するSrRuO3の結晶を含み、
前記第一結晶質層の(100)面が、前記単結晶基板の表面の法線方向において配向しており、
前記第二結晶質層の(100)面が、前記単結晶基板の表面の法線方向において配向している、
請求項7に記載の誘電性薄膜素子。 - 前記単結晶基板と、
前記単結晶基板に重なる第一電極層と、
前記第一電極層に重なる第一結晶質層と、
前記第一結晶質層に重なる第二結晶質層と、
前記第二結晶質層に重なる前記誘電性薄膜と、
前記誘電性薄膜に重なる第二電極層と、
を備え、
前記第一結晶質層が、ペロブスカイト構造を有するLaNiO3の結晶を含み、
前記第二結晶質層が、ペロブスカイト構造を有する(La,Sr)CoO3の結晶を含み、
前記第一結晶質層の(100)面が、前記単結晶基板の表面の法線方向において配向しており、
前記第二結晶質層の(100)面が、前記単結晶基板の表面の法線方向において配向している、
請求項7に記載の誘電性薄膜素子。 - 圧電素子である、
請求項6~11のいずれか一項に記載の誘電性薄膜素子。 - 請求項12に記載の誘電性薄膜素子を備える、
圧電アクチュエータ。 - 請求項12に記載の誘電性薄膜素子を備える、
圧電センサ。 - 請求項13に記載の圧電アクチュエータを備える、
ヘッドアセンブリ。 - 請求項15に記載のヘッドアセンブリを備える、
ヘッドスタックアセンブリ。 - 請求項16に記載のヘッドスタックアセンブリを備える、
ハードディスクドライブ。 - 請求項13に記載の圧電アクチュエータを備える、
プリンタヘッド。 - 請求項18に記載のプリンタヘッドを備える、
インクジェットプリンタ装置。
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