IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,825
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,825 · App. 17/436,294 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Film structure, single crystal piezoelectric film and single crystal superconductor film

Inventors: Takeshi Kijima (Ube, JP); Akio Konishi (Ube, JP)
Assignee: I-PEX PIEZO SOLUTIONS INC.
H10N30/708H10N30/853H10N30/8536H10N30/8542H10N30/8554H10N30/8561H10N60/857
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Patent No.
US 12,439,825
App. No.
17/436,294
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the present invention, a piezoelectric film having a single crystal structure is able to be formed, from various piezoelectric materials, on a film structure of the present invention. A film structure according to the present invention includes: a substrate; a buffer film which is formed on the substrate and has a tetragonal crystal structure containing zirconia; a metal film containing a platinum group element, which is formed on the buffer film by means of epitaxial growth; and a film containing Sr(Ti 1−x , Ru x )O 3 (wherein 0≤x≤1), which is formed on the metal film by means of epitaxial growth.

Claims (24)

1. A film structure comprising:

a substrate;

a buffer film formed on the substrate, having a tetragonal crystal structure containing zirconia, and including a film portion and a protruding portion;

a metal film containing a platinum group element and formed on the buffer film by means of epitaxial growth; and

a film containing Sr(Ti 1-x , Ru x )O 3 (0≤x≤1) and formed on the metal film by means of epitaxial growth.

2. The film structure according to claim 1 , wherein the metal film has a thickness of 20 nm to 150 nm.

3. The film structure according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer film further contains a rare earth element or an alkaline earth element.

4. The film structure according to claim 1 , wherein a surface area of the buffer film is 1.30 to 1.60 times a surface area of a planar surface.

5. The film structure according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is oriented in a (100) plane, a (110) plane, or a (111) plane.

6. The film structure according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer film is formed by means of epitaxial growth in accordance with an orientation of the substrate.

7. A single crystal piezoelectric film formed on the film according to claim 1 .

8. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 7 , having a trigonal crystal structure or a hexagonal crystal structure.

9. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 8 , comprising a material of BiFeO 3 , LiNbO 3 , LiTaO 3 , or AlN.

10. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 7 , having a tungsten bronze-type crystal structure.

11. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 7 , having a bismuth layered crystal structure.

12. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 11 , comprising a material of Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 or (Bi 4−x La x )Ti 3 O 12 (0≤x<1).

13. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 7 , comprising a perovskite-type oxide represented by ABO 3 .

14. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 7 , comprising a material of lead zirconate titanate.

15. The single crystal piezoelectric film according to claim 14 , wherein the material of lead zirconate titanate is Pb(Zr 0.3 , Ti 0.7 )O 3 .

16. A single crystal superconductor film formed on the film according to claim 1 .

17. The single crystal superconductor film according to claim 16 , which is a bismuth-based superconductor.

18. The single crystal superconductor film according to claim 17 , comprising a material of Bi 2 SrCa 2 Cu 3 O 10 .

19. The single crystal superconductor film according to claim 16 , which is an yttrium-based superconductor.

20. The single crystal superconductor film according to claim 19 , wherein a material of the yttrium-based superconductor is YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 .

Assignments (8)
MERGER Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: I-PEX PIEZO SOLUTIONS INC.; MICROINNOVATORS LABORATORY INC.
To: I-PEX PIEZO SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 062856/0352 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 062616 FRAME 0666. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 13, 2023
From: KRYSTAL INC.
To: I-PEX PIEZO SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 062827/0943 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 7, 2023
From: KRYSTAL INC.
To: I-PEX PIEZO SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 062616/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: KRYSTAL INC.
Reel/Frame 060572/0227 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2022
From: ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: UMI I INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 060572/0037 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: UMI I INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 058930/0173 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; MICROINNOVATORS LABORATORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 058435/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: KIJIMA, TAKESHI; KONISHI, AKIO
To: ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 058434/0813 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2019-042068 · Mar 7, 2019 · national
JP 2019-090505 · May 13, 2019 · national
JP 2019-140723 · Jul 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220181541A1 · Jun 9, 2022
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