WO2002009204A1 - Thin-film piezoelectric element - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a piezoelectric element using a piezoelectric thin film material.
- piezoelectric materials are processed into various piezoelectric elements for various purposes, and are especially used as functional electronic components such as actuators that generate deformation by applying voltage and sensors that generate voltage from the deformation of elements.
- piezoelectric body are utilized in completion Chi Yueta of Ya sensor applications, dielectric lead system having a large piezoelectric properties, Pb (Zn- x Ti x) 0 3 system perovskite ferroelectric is particularly called PZT It has been widely used so far and is usually formed by sintering an acid consisting of individual elements.
- a piezoelectric thin film that is, a piezoelectric thin film
- methods for forming a piezoelectric thin film include a vapor phase growth method in which a substance constituting a piezoelectric material is evaporated and vaporized and deposited on a substrate.
- the rf sputtering method and the MOCVD method are being studied.
- the characteristics vary due to the problem of crystal grain boundaries and crystal orientation compared to the piezoelectric characteristics of sintered piezoelectric materials called bulk materials. Due to the large size and the effect of stress on the piezoelectric thin film, it has not yet been reached to obtain sufficient piezoelectric characteristics for practical use such as sensor actuators.
- the piezoelectric thin film has a piezoelectric constant d31 of at least -100 pC / V, which is similar to that of a Balta material.
- a substrate that can make the piezoelectric thin film compatible with other element fabrication processes. Development of materials and manufacturing technology for the piezoelectric thin film that achieves high piezoelectricity is also required. It has been demanded.
- a piezoelectric thin film When a piezoelectric thin film is used as a microactuator or microsensor, it is necessary to achieve high piezoelectric characteristics and to reduce variations in characteristics. In general, the characteristics of a piezoelectric thin film largely depend on the composition structure and the crystal structure of the thin film material, and the crystal structure is greatly influenced by the substrate to be formed and the film formation process. When a piezoelectric thin film is applied as a piezoelectric element, the characteristics It is necessary to derive high piezoelectric characteristics stably even in the existing environment, and there is a need for thin film fabrication processes and development of materials suitable for thin films. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and realizes a piezoelectric thin film having high piezoelectric properties even in a thin film by controlling and optimizing a microscopic crystal structure of the piezoelectric thin film material.
- An object is to provide a piezoelectric element.
- by optimizing the material composition of the piezoelectric thin film and using a formation method that modulates the composition a technology for stably forming a piezoelectric thin film having piezoelectric characteristics as high as bulk materials has been realized.
- An object is to provide a thin film piezoelectric element that can be used as an eta or a microsensor.
- a thin film piezoelectric element according to the present invention is a thin film piezoelectric element comprising: a lower electrode formed on a substrate; a piezoelectric thin film containing lead formed on the lower electrode; and an upper electrode disposed on the piezoelectric thin film.
- This piezoelectric thin film is a dielectric material having a perovskite structure containing lead, zirconium, and titanium as main components, and has a Zi7 (Zr + Ti) ratio of 0.53 or more in the overall composition of the piezoelectric thin film. It is preferable to use a piezoelectric thin film having a tetragonal crystal structure in which the c-axis is longer than the a-axis.
- a lower electrode is formed on a substrate, a piezoelectric thin film containing lead is formed on the lower electrode, and further, in a thin film piezoelectric element in which an upper electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric thin film, the piezoelectric thin film is made of lead.
- It is a dielectric with a perovskite structure composed mainly of zirconium and titanium, and the composition ratio of Zr / (Zr + Ti) at the surface is 10% higher than the composition ratio of Zr / (Zr + Ti) at the substrate interface.
- a piezoelectric thin film having a structure is even better.
- the substrate on which the piezoelectric thin film is formed is made of silicon, iron, magnesium oxide, or the like. And at least one of alumina, zirconia as the main component, and the crystal structure of the formed piezoelectric thin film shows preferential orientation along the C axis, and the ratio c / a between the C axis and the a axis is When the ratio is 1.01 or more and 1.03 or less, a thin film piezoelectric thin film element having good piezoelectric characteristics can be realized.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thin film piezoelectric element according to one embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of reference numerals
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the thin film piezoelectric element according to the present invention.
- the piezoelectric thin film 1 has a composition of Pb (Zri- x Tix) 0 3 ( hereinafter referred to as PZT) (0. 47 ⁇ x ⁇ l), thickness 3; is zm. This was formed on a substrate 6 of magnesium oxide. Next, the substrate 6 was processed into a diaphragm structure so that the piezoelectric thin film 1 was easily vibrated.
- the piezoelectric thin film 1 is obtained by placing a sintered target having substantially the same composition as the formed thin film in a vacuum chamber, generating plasma in an oxidizing atmosphere on the target, and heating the substrate 6 on the target. It was formed by the Spack method of vapor deposition.
- the substrate 6 of the magnesium oxide used was a (100) plane single crystal substrate, and a number of grooves having a length of 500 ⁇ and a width of 50 ⁇ were formed in the substrate.
- Thickness 2 mu m in (100) c lower electrode layer of Pt bottom electrode layer 3 oriented is Kutsugaetsu was Daiyafuramu structure surface 3, generating a vertical vibration from expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric thin film 1
- the thickness was made thicker than usual to also play the role of a vibrating plate.
- a single crystal substrate of magnesium oxide was used as the substrate, which made it possible to easily orient the Pt lower electrode 3 and to control the orientation of the PZT piezoelectric thin film 1 formed thereon. .
- a Pt upper electrode 4 having the same shape as the diaphragm and a thickness of 0.2 ⁇ m was formed at a position corresponding to each diaphragm.
- This element operates as an actuator by applying a voltage between the upper and lower electrodes.
- a 1 kHz sine wave is applied between the upper and lower electrodes, and the vertical vibration of the piezoelectric thin film 1 on the diaphragm is measured.
- An evaluation was performed.
- the amount of vibration was defined as the value measured at the center of the diaphragm where the amount of vibration was maximum.
- the crystal structure of a PZT material changes depending on the composition ratio of Zr and Ti, and there is a phase boundary between tetragonal and rhombohedral at a composition ratio of Zr / Ti of approximately 53/47. It is known that in the composition near this phase boundary, large piezoelectric characteristics can be seen because the crystal structure becomes unstable. .
- the composition controllability is not as good as in the sintering process in processes such as sputtering and CVD.
- the actual crystal structure often differs from that of the sintered body, and the piezoelectric characteristics of the piezoelectric thin film 1 greatly change. Therefore, a reproducible piezoelectric thin film material having good piezoelectric characteristics has not been put to practical use.
- the internal stress of the thin film material can be controlled by adjusting various sputtering conditions.
- the phase boundary Zr / Ti has a rhombohedral structure at a composition ratio of zirconium higher than the 53/47 ratio, and has a lattice distortion. Only c Z a is 1.
- the process parameters such as the sputter gas pressure, the stress of the piezoelectric thin film 1 made of the PZT material could be controlled, and the crystal structure could be changed.
- the c-axis of the PZT piezoelectric thin film having a higher Zr ratio than the Zr / Ti composition ratio of 53/47 was also found. It was found to be a tetragonal crystal structure longer than the a-axis (Table 2).
- the value of the lattice distortion cZa was in the range of 1.005 to 1.045.
- the vibration characteristics of the thin film piezoelectric element in Fig. 1 were compared based on the crystal structure of the piezoelectric thin film.
- the composition range from 53/47 to 80/2 Zr / Ti a piezoelectric thin film 1 with a tetragonal crystal structure and a piezoelectric thin film 1 with a regular rhombohedral structure are used.
- a 1kHz sine wave was applied at 10V, and the amount of piezoelectric vibration as a piezoelectric actuator was measured.
- Table 1 shows the maximum and minimum values of the amount of piezoelectric vibration when 20 separate thin film piezoelectric elements are used. By comparing the maximum value and the minimum value, variation in characteristics was evaluated. From Table 1, it can be seen that the piezoelectric thin film 1 has a more stable vibration characteristic when the Zr / Ti ratio is higher than 53/47 in the composition with more zirconium than in the rhombohedral structure. It was shown that strong electro-static vibration was generated.
- the Pt lower electrode 3 can be easily made into a single crystal, and the crystal control of the PZT piezoelectric thin film 1 has also been realized. .
- the Pt lower electrode layer 3 in which (100) Pt exists can be formed by optimizing the conditions for forming the Pt lower electrode 3.
- the piezoelectric thin film 1 having the same properties as the magnesium oxide substrate.
- the fine crystal structure of the piezoelectric thin film 1 greatly affected the composition of the PZT thin film near the interface with the substrate.
- the Zr / Ti ratio at the substrate interface was small, the defect was small, and a good piezoelectric thin film was obtained, which had a great effect on improving the piezoelectric characteristics and reducing the dispersion.
- Table 2 shows the amount of piezoelectric vibration of a thin film piezoelectric element (Fig. 1) using a PZT piezoelectric thin film having a tetragonal crystal structure. The amount of vibration was determined by the crystal distortion (cZa) of a PZT piezoelectric thin film having a ZrZTi ratio of 60Z40, and how the c / a ratio changed with the amount of vibration was examined.
- the piezoelectric vibration reflects the characteristic of the piezoelectric constant d31 of the piezoelectric thin film 1. As shown in Table 2, good piezoelectric vibration was able to be generated particularly at a crystal lattice strain cZa in the range of 1.010 to 1.020.
- the thin film piezoelectric element of the present invention by controlling the stress applied during the formation of the piezoelectric thin film and providing a piezoelectric thin film having a belovskite structure, it was possible to provide a stable and stable piezoelectric thin film.
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| EP01953307A EP1311006A4 (en) | 2000-07-24 | 2001-07-23 | PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM ELEMENT |
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