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US 10,608,164 · App. 15/149,519 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Piezoelectric thin film, manufacturing method therefor, and piezoelectric element

Inventors: Keiichi Umeda (Nagaokakyo, JP); Atsushi Honda (Nagaokakyo, JP); Morito Akiyama (Tosu, JP); Keiko Nishikubo (Tosu, JP); Toshimi Nagase (Tosu, JP)
Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
H01L41/183C23C14/0036C23C14/3414C23C14/3464C23C16/34H01L41/187H01L41/316H03H3/02H03H9/17H04R17/02H04R2307/027
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Patent No.
US 10,608,164
App. No.
15/149,519
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piezoelectric thin film composed of aluminum nitride and which contains magnesium and 31 to 120 atomic percent of niobium relative to 100 atomic percent of the magnesium, and the total content of the magnesium and the niobium relative to the total sum of contents of the magnesium, the niobium and the aluminum nitride falls within the range of 10 to 67 atomic percent.

Claims (12)

1. A piezoelectric film comprising:

aluminum nitride;

magnesium; and

31 to 120 atomic percent of niobium relative to 100 atomic percent of the magnesium,

wherein a total content of the magnesium and the niobium relative to a total sum of the magnesium, the niobium and the aluminum nitride falls within a range of 10 to 67 atomic percent, and

wherein the niobium includes pentavalent niobium and tetravalent niobium.

2. The piezoelectric film according to claim 1 , wherein the total content of the magnesium and the niobium falls within the range of 30 to 63 atomic percent.

3. The piezoelectric film according to claim 2 , wherein the piezoelectric film contains 44 to 87 atomic percent of the niobium relative to 100 atomic percent of the magnesium.

4. The piezoelectric film according to claim 1 , wherein the piezoelectric film contains 44 to 87 atomic percent of the niobium relative to 100 atomic percent of the magnesium.

5. A piezoelectric element comprising:

a piezoelectric film according to claim 1 ; and

first and second electrodes in contact with the piezoelectric film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2016
From: UMEDA, KEIICHI; HONDA, ATSUSHI; AKIYAMA, MORITO; NISHIKUBO, KEIKO; NAGASE, TOSHIMI
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-248079 · Nov 29, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014080799 · Nov 20, 2014
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