Acoustic resonator and acoustic resonator filter including the same

1. An acoustic resonator comprising:

a substrate; and

a resonant portion comprising a center portion in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode are sequentially laminated on the substrate, and an extending portion disposed along a periphery of the center portion,

wherein the resonant portion is configured to have an asymmetrical polygonal plane,

an insertion layer is disposed below the piezoelectric layer in the extending portion, and the piezoelectric layer is configured to have a top surface which is raised to conform to a shape of the insertion layer, and

the insertion layer is configured to have an asymmetrical polygonal shape corresponding to a shape of the extending portion, and

wherein the insertion layer is configured to have an inclined surface which has a thickness that is increased as a distance of the insertion layer from the center portion increases.

2. The acoustic resonator of claim 1 , wherein

the piezoelectric layer includes an inclined portion that is disposed on the inclined surface.

3. The acoustic resonator of claim 2 , wherein the second electrode is configured to have at least a portion disposed in the extending portion.

4. The acoustic resonator of claim 3 , wherein the piezoelectric layer includes an extending portion that extends outwardly from the inclined portion of the piezoelectric layer, and

the second electrode is configured to be disposed on the inclined portion of the piezoelectric layer and the extending portion of the piezoelectric layer.

5. The acoustic resonator of claim 3 , wherein the second electrode disposed in the extending portion is configured to be disposed on an inclined surface of the inclined portion of the piezoelectric layer, and is configured to be disposed to have an area smaller than an area of the inclined surface of the inclined portion of the piezoelectric layer.

6. The acoustic resonator of claim 3 , wherein the second electrode disposed within the extending portion is configured to be disposed on an entire inclined surface of the inclined portion of the piezoelectric layer.

7. The acoustic resonator of claim 2 , wherein the insertion layer includes at least three sides and at least three vertices on which the at least three sides are connected, and

an angle of inclination of the inclined surface in a center of each of the at least three sides is different from an angle of inclination of the inclined surface at an end of each of the at least three sides.

8. The acoustic resonator of claim 7 , wherein the angle of inclination of the insertion layer is configured to be in a range of 5 degrees to 70 degrees.

9. The acoustic resonator of claim 7 , wherein the angle of inclination of the inclined surface in the center of each of the at least three sides of the insertion layer is smaller than the angle of inclination of the inclined surface at the end of each of the at least three sides.

10. The acoustic resonator of claim 7 , wherein the angle of inclination of the inclined surface at the end of each of the at least three sides of the insertion layer is greater than the angle of inclination of the inclined surface in the center of each of the at least three sides by 5 degrees or more.

11. The acoustic resonator of claim 1 , wherein the insertion layer is configured to have at least a portion which is disposed below the first electrode or the second electrode or between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer.

12. The acoustic resonator of claim 1 , wherein the insertion layer is formed of a material that is different from a material of the piezoelectric layer.

13. The acoustic resonator of claim 1 , wherein the insertion layer is formed of a dielectric.

14. An acoustic resonator filter comprising:

a substrate; and

a first resonator and a second resonator disposed adjacent to the substrate, each of the first resonator and the second resonator are configured to have a plane of an asymmetrical polygonal shape,

wherein each of the first resonator and the second resonator includes a center portion in which a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode are sequentially laminated, and an extending portion disposed along a periphery of the center portion, and

wherein an insertion layer is disposed below the piezoelectric layer in the extending portion, and the piezoelectric layer is configured to have a top surface which is raised to conform to a shape of the insertion layer, and

wherein the insertion layer is configured to have an inclined surface which has a thickness that is increased as a distance of the insertion layer from the center portion increases.

15. The acoustic resonator filter of claim 14 , wherein one side of the asymmetrical polygonal shape formed by the first resonator and one side of the asymmetrical polygonal shape formed by the second resonator are disposed to face each other.

16. The acoustic resonator filter of claim 14 , wherein the insertion layer includes at least three sides arranged linearly and having an inclined surface and at least three vertices on which the at least three sides are connected, and

the inclined surface has an angle of inclination at a center of a side different from an angle of inclination at an end of each of the at least three sides.

17. A method comprising:

forming an acoustic resonator on a surface of a substrate;

forming a resonant portion comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode sequentially laminated on the substrate, and an extending portion disposed along a periphery of the center portion;

forming an insertion layer below the piezoelectric layer in the extending portion;

forming the piezoelectric layer to have a top surface which is raised to conform to a shape of the insertion layer;

forming the insertion layer to have an asymmetrical polygonal shape corresponding to a shape of the extending portion, and

forming the insertion layer to have an inclined surface which has a thickness that is increased as a distance of the insertion layer from the center portion increases.

18. The method of claim 17 ,

wherein the piezoelectric layer includes an inclined portion that is disposed on the inclined surface.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the second electrode is configured to have at least a portion disposed in the extending portion.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the insertion layer is configured to have at least a portion which is disposed below the second electrode or between the first electrode and the piezoelectric layer.