Piezoelectric element
A piezoelectric element includes a laminate, a plurality of internal electrodes, and a plurality of external electrodes. The laminate includes a plurality of piezoelectric layers that is laminated. The laminate includes a pair of main faces facing away from each other in a laminating direction of the plurality of piezoelectric layers, a pair of end faces facing away from each other in a first direction crossing the laminating direction, and a pair of side faces facing away from each other in a second direction crossing the laminating direction and the first direction. The plurality of internal electrodes is disposed in the laminate to be laminated in the laminating direction. Each of the pair of main faces, the pair of end faces, and the pair of side faces is a polished surface that is polished. Each ridge portion of the laminate has a rounded chamfered shape.
1 . A piezoelectric element that at least bends and vibrates, the piezoelectric element comprising:
a laminate including a plurality of piezoelectric layers that is laminated, the laminate having ridge portions at corners thereof;
a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the laminate to be laminated in a laminating direction of the plurality of piezoelectric layers and to generate a plurality of active regions in the laminate; and
a plurality of external electrodes,
wherein the laminate includes:
a pair of main faces facing away from each other in the laminating direction;
a pair of end faces facing away from each other in a first direction crossing the laminating direction; and
a pair of side faces facing away from each other in a second direction crossing the laminating direction and the first direction,
wherein each of the pair of main faces, the pair of end faces, and the pair of side faces is a polished surface that is polished,
wherein each of the ridge portions of the laminate has a rounded chamfered shape,
wherein a portion of the external electrodes that contacts the internal electrodes contains Ag as a main component,
wherein the plurality of piezoelectric layers includes a pair of first piezoelectric layers disposed at both ends in the laminating direction, and
a radius of curvature of each of the ridge portions is greater than a thickness of each of the pair of first piezoelectric lavers.
2 . The piezoelectric element according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of internal electrodes includes a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode that are alternately laminated in the laminating direction via a piezoelectric layer of the plurality of piezoelectric layers,
the first internal electrode includes a plurality of electrode portions,
the second internal electrode opposes the plurality of electrode portions on the first internal electrode via the piezoelectric layer, and
the plurality of internal electrodes is laminated in such a way that a pair of the second internal electrodes are arranged at both ends in the laminating direction.
3 . The piezoelectric element according to claim 2 ,
wherein the plurality of electrode portions is arranged in two rows in each of the first direction and the second direction, and
the second internal electrode further includes a connector connecting a pair of electrode portions of the plurality of electrode portions, the pair of electrode portions being positioned diagonally.
4 . The piezoelectric element according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of piezoelectric layers includes a second piezoelectric layer disposed between the pair of first piezoelectric layers, and
a thickness of each of the pair of first piezoelectric layers is thinner than a thickness of the second piezoelectric layer.
5 . The piezoelectric element according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of internal electrodes includes an internal electrode connected to a corresponding external electrode of the plurality of external electrodes at the ridge portions.