WO2013132747A1 - 圧電デバイス、超音波探触子、液滴吐出装置および圧電デバイスの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a piezoelectric device, an ultrasonic probe, a droplet discharge device, and a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device.
- the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has a feature that it can non-invasively observe internal tissues and can be observed in real time.
- this ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for example, a pMUT (Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer) that transmits and receives ultrasonic waves by vibrating a diaphragm having a unimorph structure in which a piezoelectric member such as PZT is formed on a substrate in a drum shape is known.
- a pMUT Pielectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer
- Such a pMUT ultrasound probe has a wider frequency band than that obtained by dividing a bulk PZT by dicing, and a diaphragm for obtaining a three-dimensional image that can be miniaturized to have a high resolution ( This is advantageous in that it is suitable for two-dimensional arrangement of transducers and is suitable for application to an ultrasonic endoscope because it can be reduced in size and thickness.
- a one-dimensional array diaphragm since an image that can be acquired is a tomographic image, there is a risk of false negatives due to the operation, and thus the skill level of the operator (doctor, ultrasonic diagnostic engineer) is required. For this reason, the need for a two-dimensional array ultrasonic probe capable of acquiring a three-dimensional image is high.
- Such an ultrasonic probe performs energy conversion as follows. In transmission, electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy (diaphragm vibration), and mechanical energy is converted into acoustic energy (ultrasound). On the other hand, in reception, acoustic energy (ultrasound) is converted into mechanical energy (diaphragm vibration), and mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy.
- acoustic matching is important, and the design point is to match the effective acoustic impedance of the pMUT with the acoustic impedance of the living body.
- strain in the same direction 33 directions
- k value an electromechanical coupling coefficient is high in the index representing the performance of the piezoelectric member.
- a configuration using a strain in 33 directions is advantageous for the tentacle.
- this configuration has an advantage that the sensitivity (output voltage with respect to unit pressure) when receiving ultrasonic waves can be improved because the electrode interval is relatively large as compared with the configuration in which electrodes are arranged in the thickness direction of PZT.
- an element having a structure shown in FIG. 17 is known as an ultrasonic probe using a strain in 33 directions.
- This element includes a ring plate-shaped piezoelectric member a, a ring-shaped positive electrode b disposed on the inner diameter side of the upper surface, which is one surface in the thickness direction of the piezoelectric member a, and an outer diameter of the positive electrode b.
- a thin-film diaphragm d having a ring-shaped negative electrode c disposed thereon is held by a holding member e.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an ultra-small shell type converter.
- This transducer forms a diaphragm (arch part) in which piezoelectric members (solid electroactive media) are laminated on the inside of two shoulder parts on a holding substrate, and attaches a pair of electrodes to each shoulder part.
- a chamber is formed between the diaphragm and the holding substrate.
- a voltage is applied from the plus electrode along the minus electrode, and an electric field in the same direction is generated.
- stress is induced in the piezoelectric member in the same direction, and as a result, the diaphragm moves upward or downward in the thickness direction to bend and deform in a curved shape.
- the voltage is applied between the pair of electrodes to perform polarization processing.
- the direction becomes the radial direction, the orientation direction and the polarization direction of the piezoelectric member a are different, and the piezoelectric characteristics are difficult to improve.
- the piezoelectric member a when the piezoelectric member a is formed on a single crystal substrate having a lattice constant close to that of the piezoelectric member a, the piezoelectric member a is unidirectional in the thickness direction and the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- a unidirectionally oriented piezoelectric member a along (for example, the VV direction in FIG. 17) can be formed.
- the orientation direction and the polarization direction are the same, so that the piezoelectric characteristics can be improved.
- Patent Document 1 the relationship between the orientation direction and the polarization direction is not disclosed at all, and the piezoelectric characteristics are not necessarily good.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a piezoelectric device having good piezoelectric characteristics, a manufacturing method thereof, and the like. Another object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic probe and a droplet discharge device using this piezoelectric device.
- each of the pair of first and second electrodes is formed on the piezoelectric member that has a single orientation in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. It extends along a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and perpendicular to the orientation direction. Alternatively, each of the pair of first and second electrodes extends along a direction along the thickness direction and a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction. For this reason, the piezoelectric device of this invention becomes a favorable piezoelectric characteristic.
- the ultrasonic probe and the droplet discharge device of the present invention are efficient.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having an ultrasonic probe according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the said ultrasonic diagnosing device which has the said ultrasonic probe. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the ultrasonic probe in the said ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. It is a rear view of the ultrasonic transmission / reception part in the said ultrasonic probe. It is the front view which expanded the principal part of the ultrasonic transmission / reception part in the said ultrasonic probe.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI shown in FIG. 5.
- A is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a single-oriented piezoelectric member layer is formed on a single crystal plate
- B is a state in which a piezoelectric member layer is formed on a substrate having no single crystal layer. It is a perspective view showing typically. It is the perspective view which represented typically the state by which the electrode was arrange
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which expanded the principal part of the other 4th aspect of the said ultrasonic transmission / reception part.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having the ultrasonic probe according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having the ultrasonic probe according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of the ultrasonic probe according to the first embodiment.
- the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus S in the first embodiment includes an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1 and an ultrasonic probe 2 as shown in FIG.
- the ultrasonic probe 2 transmits an ultrasonic wave (first ultrasonic signal) to a subject such as a living body (not shown), and an ultrasonic wave (first wave) from within the subject based on the first ultrasonic signal. 2 ultrasonic signals).
- the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1 is connected to the ultrasonic probe 2 via the cable 3 and transmits an electric signal transmission signal to the ultrasonic probe 2 via the cable 3.
- the first ultrasonic signal is transmitted to the subject 2 and is generated by the ultrasonic probe 2 in response to the second ultrasonic signal received from within the subject received by the ultrasonic probe 2.
- the internal state in the subject is imaged as an ultrasonic image based on the received signal of the electrical signal.
- the ultrasonic waves coming from within the subject based on the first ultrasonic signal are not only reflected waves (echoes) reflected from the first ultrasonic signal in the subject due to acoustic impedance mismatches in the subject, for example,
- an ultrasonic contrast agent such as microbubbles
- the microbubbles of the ultrasonic contrast agent resonate or resonate, and further collapse or disappear at a sound pressure above a certain threshold.
- ultrasonic waves are generated by resonance of microbubbles or by collapse or disappearance of microbubbles.
- the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1 includes an operation input unit 11, a transmission unit 12, a reception unit 13, an image processing unit 14, a display unit 15, and a control unit 16. ing.
- the operation input unit 11 is a device for inputting data such as a command for instructing the start of diagnosis and personal information of a subject, for example, and is an operation panel or a keyboard provided with a plurality of input switches, for example.
- the transmission unit 12 transmits, for example, a control signal from the control unit 16 to the ultrasonic probe 2.
- the receiving unit 13 receives a reception signal transmitted from the ultrasound probe 2 and outputs the received signal to the image processing unit 14.
- the image processing unit 14 controls the inside of the subject based on a predetermined frequency component in the second ultrasound signal received from the inside of the subject based on the first ultrasound signal received by the receiving unit 13 according to the control of the control unit 16. It is a circuit which forms the image (ultrasonic image) showing the internal state of.
- the predetermined frequency component include a fundamental wave component and harmonic components such as a second harmonic component, a third harmonic component, and a fourth harmonic component.
- the image processing unit 14 may be configured to form an ultrasonic image using a plurality of frequency components.
- the image processing unit 14 performs processing by the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) that generates an ultrasonic image of the subject based on the output of the receiving unit 13 and the DSP to display the ultrasonic image on the display unit 15.
- a digital-analog conversion circuit (DAC circuit) that converts the converted signal from a digital signal to an analog signal.
- the DSP includes, for example, a B-mode processing circuit, a Doppler processing circuit, a color mode processing circuit, and the like, and can generate so-called B-mode images, Doppler images, and color mode images.
- the display unit 15 is a device that displays an ultrasonic image of the subject generated by the image processing unit 14 under the control of the control unit 16.
- the display unit 15 is, for example, a display device such as a CRT display, LCD (liquid crystal display), organic EL display, or plasma display, or a printing device such as a printer.
- the control unit 16 includes, for example, a microprocessor, a storage element, and peripheral circuits thereof, and the ultrasonic probe 2, the operation input unit 11, the transmission unit 12, the reception unit 13, the image processing unit 14, and a display. It is a circuit that performs overall control of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus S by controlling the unit 15 according to the function.
- the ultrasonic probe (ultrasonic probe, transducer) 2 includes a probe main body 4 and an ultrasonic transmission / reception unit (piezoelectric device) that is provided in the probe main body 4 and transmits / receives ultrasonic waves. And 5.
- the X direction shown in FIG. 3 is the upper side and the Y direction is the lower side. This is the same in FIG. 6, FIG. 7 to FIG. 11, FIG.
- the probe body 4 includes a coating layer 41 provided at the front end, a signal processing circuit unit 42 provided on the rear end side, and a backing material disposed between the coating layer 41 and the signal processing circuit unit 42.
- Layer 43 The coating layer 41 provided at the front end, a signal processing circuit unit 42 provided on the rear end side, and a backing material disposed between the coating layer 41 and the signal processing circuit unit 42.
- the covering layer 41 is a silicone that comes into contact with a living body as a subject and does not give discomfort during the diagnosis, and has an acoustic impedance close to that of the human body in order to achieve acoustic matching with the human body. It is formed from rubber or the like.
- the backing material layer 43 plays a role of attenuating unnecessary vibration generated in the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5.
- the signal processing circuit unit 42 is connected to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus S through the cable 3 and generates a pulse signal for ultrasonic transmission or processes a received pulse signal.
- the signal processing circuit unit 42 supplies the transmission signal of the electrical signal transmitted from the transmission unit 12 and causes the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5 to generate the first ultrasonic signal according to the control of the control unit 16.
- a high voltage pulse generator that generates a high voltage pulse is provided.
- the drive signal generated by the signal processing circuit unit 42 is a plurality of pulse-like signals in which delay times are individually set appropriately for each of a plurality of elements 7 (see FIG. 4) described later. Supplied to each. Due to the plurality of drive signals, the phases of the ultrasonic waves radiated from the respective diaphragms 6 coincide with each other in a specific direction (specific direction) (or a specific transmission focus point), and the main beam is formed in the specific direction. A first ultrasound signal is generated.
- the signal processing circuit unit 42 receives and processes the reception signal of the electrical signal from the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5 under the control of the control unit 16. Then, similarly to the formation of a transmission beam at the time of transmission, a reception beam may be formed at the time of reception by so-called phasing addition. That is, delay times are individually set appropriately for a plurality of output signals output from the elements 7 including the diaphragm 6, and the phase of each output signal is specified by adding the plurality of delayed output signals. In the direction (specific azimuth or specific reception focus point), the main beam is formed in the specific direction. In such a case, for example, a reception beamformer to which each output signal amplified by the amplifier is input may be provided.
- the signal processing circuit unit 42 may be provided in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1 and can be changed as appropriate.
- the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5 is disposed between the covering layer 41 and the backing material layer 43 of the probe body 4. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5 of this embodiment includes a plurality of diaphragms 6 and a holding substrate 8 that holds the diaphragms 6.
- the holding substrate 8 includes a plate-like substrate body 81 and a sheet body 82 that is stacked on the upper surface of the substrate body 81 and is thinner than the substrate body 81.
- the holding substrate 8 is provided with a plurality of substantially square recesses 83 arranged in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 6, each recess 83 is formed so as to penetrate the substrate body 81 from the lower surface of the substrate body 81 to the sheet body 82 on the upper surface side.
- a membrane 61 constituted by a part of the sheet body 82 is formed on the upper side of the concave portion 83, surrounded by the concave portion 83, and thinner than other regions other than the concave portion 83 in the holding substrate 8. Has been.
- Each diaphragm 6 includes the membrane 61, a thin plate-like piezoelectric member 62 laminated on the upper surface of the membrane 61 and adopting a unimorph structure with the membrane 61, and a pair of electrodes 63 and 64.
- the membrane 61 is made of an insulating material such as silicon dioxide (SiO 2) or silicon nitride (SiN) in order to obtain a good potential distribution in PZT, which will be described later. (Thickness of about 2 ⁇ m).
- the membrane 61 of this embodiment is formed in a rectangular shape whose width in the front-rear direction (WW direction) is narrower than the width of the recess 83.
- Slit holes 84 are formed between the front end of the membrane 61 and the front inner wall surface of the recess 83 and between the rear end of the membrane 61 and the rear inner wall surface of the recess 83. Therefore, the left and right ends of the membrane 61 are held by the substrate body 81.
- the piezoelectric member 62 is made of a piezoelectric material.
- the piezoelectric member 62 is made of PZT.
- the piezoelectric member 62 is not limited to PZT.
- the piezoelectric member is made of quartz, lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ), potassium niobate tantalate (K (Ta, Nb) O 3 ), titanate. It can also be composed of barium (BaTiO 3 ), lithium tantalate (LiTaO 3 ), strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ), PZN-PT, PMN-PT, etc., and can be changed as appropriate.
- the piezoelectric member 62 of this embodiment has a quadrangular shape that is approximately the same size as the membrane 61, and its thickness is, for example, about 2 ⁇ m.
- the piezoelectric member 62 is composed of single-oriented crystals arranged along a first direction (VV direction) in the left-right direction.
- the piezoelectric member 62 of the present embodiment is a single-oriented crystal arranged along the second direction (WW direction) in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the first direction in addition to the first direction. That is, the piezoelectric member 62 has a two-dimensional layer shape (two-dimensional plate shape) in two directions including a first direction and a second direction linearly independent of the first direction.
- such a single-orientation piezoelectric member 62 has a piezoelectric member on a single crystal layer of a single crystal plate 10 having a single crystal layer (not shown) that is a single crystal layer. It can be obtained by epitaxial growth.
- the single crystal plate 10 needs to be able to epitaxially grow the piezoelectric member 62, and therefore needs to be approximated to such an extent that the lattice constants can be matched.
- the lattice constants cannot be matched with each other and the piezoelectric member 62 is epitaxially grown. If this is not possible, the crystals of the piezoelectric member 62 are not arranged in a single orientation at random.
- MgO lattice close to the lattice constant (0.41 nm) of PZT as shown in Table 1 showing the lattice constant of the piezoelectric member and the single crystal plate
- a constant of 0.42 nm is preferably used as the single crystal plate 10.
- SrTiO 3 lat constant 0.39 nm
- Al 2 O 3 lattice constant 0.48 nm
- the electrode is composed of a pair of positive electrodes 63 (first electrode) and a ground electrode 64 (second electrode).
- the electrodes 63 and 64 are made of gold, platinum, or the like, and are arranged on the upper surface and the side surface, which are one surface in the thickness direction of the piezoelectric member 62, with a predetermined distance from each other in the thickness direction (XY direction). ) And a direction perpendicular to the crystal orientation direction of the piezoelectric member 62 (VV direction in this embodiment) (WW direction in this embodiment). ing.
- the plus electrode 63 is disposed at the left end edge on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62 with a predetermined width and linearly extending from the front end side to the rear end side. That is, the plus electrode 63 has a predetermined width at one end edge in the first direction (VV direction) on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62 and from one end in the second direction (WW direction) on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62. It extends linearly to the other end.
- the ground electrode 64 is disposed at the right edge on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62 so as to have substantially the same width as the plus electrode 63 and to extend linearly from the front end side to the rear end side in parallel with the plus electrode 63. That is, the ground electrode 64 has a predetermined width at the other end edge in the first direction (VV direction) on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62 and is linear from the one end to the other end in the second direction on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62. It is extended to. Therefore, the plus electrode 63 and the ground electrode 64 are arranged in parallel to each other at a predetermined interval on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62.
- the electrodes 63 and 64 are not limited to the form in which the electrodes 63 and 64 are disposed on the upper surface and the side surface of the piezoelectric member 62, and for example, the plus electrode 63 and the ground electrode 64 are configured to be disposed only on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62.
- the positive electrode 63 may be disposed only on the left side surface of the piezoelectric member 62 and the ground electrode 64 may be disposed only on the right side surface of the piezoelectric member 62, and can be changed as appropriate.
- the plurality of diaphragms 6 formed as described above are commonly used as one element 7 (four surrounded by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4), as shown in FIG. Connected and configured to operate synchronously.
- the plurality of elements 7 are two-dimensionally arranged in front, rear, left, and right.
- the ground electrodes 64 are arranged for each of the four diaphragms 6 surrounded by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 so that they can be energized with each other via the ground electrode connection wiring 67 shown in FIG. It is connected to the signal processing circuit unit 42 through a through wiring or the like.
- the positive electrodes 63 are arranged for each of the four diaphragms 6 surrounded by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 and are connected to each other through a positive electrode connection wiring 66 so that they can be energized.
- a plurality of elements 7 are connected to each other by an element connection wiring (not shown) extending from each of the one elements 7 and are connected to the signal processing circuit unit 42 through a through wiring or the like.
- Such an ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5 is formed as follows in this embodiment.
- piezoelectric member layer 62a is formed on single crystal plate 10 made of MgO (100) of about 300 ⁇ m by sputtering.
- the film forming method may be a CVD method or a sol-gel method in addition to the sputtering method.
- the formed piezoelectric member layer 62a is epitaxially grown on the single crystal plate 10 as shown in FIG. 8A, and the crystals are arranged in the first direction (VV direction) and the second direction (WW direction). It has a single orientation.
- the holding substrate 8 having the sheet bodies 82 and 82a made of a thermal oxide film having a thickness of 2 ⁇ m on each of the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate body 81 made of a Si substrate having a thickness of 200 ⁇ m is prepared.
- a nitride film or the like may be formed instead of the thermal oxide film.
- the piezoelectric member layer 62a formed on the single crystal plate 10 faces the sheet body 82 side, and the piezoelectric member layer 62a and the sheet body 82 are bonded to each other with an adhesive or the like. 62 a is held on the holding substrate 8.
- the adhesive that bonds the piezoelectric member layer 62a and the sheet body 82 is, for example, polyimide, epoxy, or acrylic.
- the method of bonding the piezoelectric member layer 62a and the sheet body 82 is not limited to the method using an adhesive, and may be, for example, resin bonding, SOG bonding, BCG bonding, or the like, and can be implemented with appropriate changes.
- the single crystal plate 10 made of the MgO substrate is removed from the piezoelectric member layer 62a by a hot phosphoric acid aqueous solution or the like.
- titanium (20 nm) and platinum (100 nm) are sequentially formed on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member layer 62a by sputtering to form the electrode forming layer 63a.
- Titanium in the electrode formation layer 63a is an adhesion layer, and platinum becomes the positive electrode 63, the positive electrode connection wiring 66, the ground electrode 64, and the ground electrode connection wiring 67.
- a resist is applied, exposed and developed, and the electrode forming layer 63a made of titanium and platinum is etched using the resist as a mask, and as shown in FIG. 7E, a plus electrode 63, a ground electrode 64, Each of positive electrode connection wiring 66 and ground electrode connection wiring 67 not shown in FIG. 7 is formed.
- a resist pattern for patterning the piezoelectric member layer 62a is formed, and wet etching is performed on the piezoelectric member layer 62a with hydrofluoric acid, whereby a plurality of rectangular piezoelectric members 62 are formed as shown in FIG. 7F (in FIG. 7F, Only one appears).
- a resist is applied to a portion corresponding to each piezoelectric member 62 in the sheet body 82a on the lower surface side of the holding substrate 8, exposure and development are performed, and a resist pattern is formed. Then, the sheet body 82a is dry-etched (CHF 3 gas) by an RIE apparatus, and the sheet body 82a that is not protected by the resist is removed.
- CHF 3 gas dry-etched
- the substrate body 81 is deep-drilled by the Bosch process of the ICP apparatus using the pattern of the sheet body 82a as a mask, so that the recess 83 is formed.
- the sheet body 82 surrounded by the recess 83 on the upper surface side of the recess 83 is used as the membrane 61, and both front and rear ends of the membrane 61 are cut to form slit holes 84 (shown in FIG. 5A). .
- the diaphragm 6 having one side of about 50 ⁇ m is obtained above the recess 83.
- the entire piezoelectric member 62 is polarized in a single direction P (polarization direction) along the first direction (VV direction) that is the same as the orientation direction.
- the piezoelectric member layer 62a and the sheet body 82 are joined with an adhesive, and the piezoelectric member layer 62a is transferred to the holding substrate 8 and the single crystal plate 10 is removed.
- a single crystal plate formed of an MgO substrate may be used as the holding substrate 108 as it is.
- the holding substrate 108 is composed of a single crystal plate of MgO, and a piezoelectric member layer is formed on the upper surface, which is one surface in the thickness direction, of the holding substrate 108 by a film forming method. Then, the piezoelectric member 62 is formed by processing, and the positive electrode 63, the positive electrode connection wiring 66, the ground electrode 64, and the ground electrode connection wiring 67 are formed. The lower surface, which is the other surface in the thickness direction, is formed on the lower surface. A concave portion 183 is formed at a predetermined depth on the upper surface side.
- the recess 183 is formed by masking the lower surface with a mask material made of resist, for example, and etching with a hot phosphoric acid solution having a concentration of 40% and 80 ° C.
- the single crystal layer 10b is formed on the holding substrate 108a made of the Si substrate, and the piezoelectric member 62 is formed thereon. And the recessed part 183a may be formed in the lower surface of the holding substrate 108a.
- a method of forming the single crystal layer 10b in this case there is a method of depositing on the holding substrate 108a by sputtering or the like, or bonding (if the bonded single crystal layer 10b is thick, then polishing to adjust the thickness). It is done.
- the circuit unit 42 When diagnosing with the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus S having the ultrasound probe configured as described above, for example, when an instruction to start diagnosis is input from the operation input unit 11, signal processing is performed according to the control of the control unit 16.
- the circuit unit 42 generates a pulse signal for ultrasonic transmission.
- the generated pulse signal is applied between the plus electrode 63 and the ground electrode 64 by applying a pulse voltage with a predetermined delay time for each of the plurality of elements 7 (four diaphragms 6) of the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit 5; An electric field is generated in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the piezoelectric member 62.
- This electric field causes each piezoelectric member 62 to be distorted in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction by the piezoelectric effect. At this time, since the orientation direction and the polarization direction of the piezoelectric member 62 coincide with each other, the piezoelectric characteristics are good and the distortion is efficiently performed.
- each diaphragm 6 Due to the distortion of each piezoelectric member 62, each diaphragm 6 is bent and deformed in a curved shape upward in the vertical direction, which is the thickness direction. Then, the diaphragm 6 is bent and deformed, and vibrations corresponding to the resonance characteristics (resonance frequency and attenuation characteristics) are vibrated, and pulsed ultrasonic waves are transmitted into the living body.
- the ultrasonic beam is focused and steered (direction control), and the necessary area is scanned three-dimensionally.
- the ultrasonic wave is transmitted while being attenuated, reflection occurs at a site where a difference in acoustic impedance occurs, and the ultrasonic wave is returned to the ultrasonic probe 2.
- Each diaphragm 6 is vibrated by the returned ultrasonic waves, and electric charges are generated at the plus electrode 63 in accordance with the distortion of the piezoelectric member 62 associated therewith.
- the generated charges are processed by the signal processing circuit unit 42 and output to the image processing unit 14.
- the image processing unit 14 receives from the transmission based on the received reception signal under the control of the control unit 16.
- the distance to the subject is detected by the time until and the direction of the subject is detected by the time difference between the elements, and an ultrasonic image of the subject is generated.
- the image processing unit 14 extracts a harmonic component from the received signal by a filtering method, and generates an ultrasonic image of the internal state of the subject using a harmonic imaging technique based on the extracted harmonic component.
- the image processing unit 14 extracts a harmonic component from the received signal by the phase inversion method (pulse inversion method), and uses the harmonic imaging technique based on the extracted harmonic component to inside the subject.
- An ultrasound image of the state is generated.
- the display unit 15 displays the ultrasound image of the subject generated by the image processing unit 14 under the control of the control unit 16.
- the ultrasonic probe 2 includes a pair of electrodes, that is, a plus electrode 63 disposed on the left end side of the piezoelectric member 62 and a ground electrode 64 disposed on the right end side of the piezoelectric member 62.
- a pair of electrodes that is, a plus electrode 63 disposed on the left end side of the piezoelectric member 62 and a ground electrode 64 disposed on the right end side of the piezoelectric member 62.
- the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a plurality of pairs of positive electrodes and ground electrodes may be provided, and can be changed as appropriate.
- the positive electrode is composed of a first set positive electrode 163a and a second set positive electrode 163b, and the ground electrode is a first set ground electrode 164a.
- the second set ground electrode 164b is configured.
- the first set positive electrode 163a is disposed on the left end side of the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 62 along the front-rear direction.
- the second set positive electrode 163a is disposed on the right side of the first set positive electrode 163a on the front surface of the piezoelectric member 62 with a predetermined distance in parallel with the first set positive electrode 163a, and the first set positive electrode 163a. And connected in common.
- the first set ground electrode 164a is arranged in parallel with the first set plus electrode 163a at a predetermined distance between the first set plus electrode 163a and the second set plus electrode 163a on the front surface of the piezoelectric member 62.
- the second set ground electrode 164b is disposed on the right end side of the front surface of the piezoelectric member 62 and on the right side of the second set plus electrode 163a in parallel with the second set plus electrode 163a at a predetermined distance. It is commonly connected to one set of ground electrodes 164a.
- the piezoelectric member 62 can be distorted with a lower voltage, and the piezoelectric member 62 can be distorted more efficiently.
- the polarization of the piezoelectric member 62 is, for example, before the first set positive electrode 163a and the first set ground electrode 164a before being connected in common with the second set plus electrode 163b.
- the first direction (VV) is the same as the orientation direction of the entire piezoelectric member 62.
- Polarization processing is performed in a single direction P (polarization direction) along (direction).
- the ultrasound probe 2 includes a pair of electrodes, that is, a plus electrode 63 disposed on the left end side of the piezoelectric member 62 and a ground electrode 64 disposed on the right end side of the piezoelectric member 62.
- a pair of electrodes that is, a plus electrode 63 disposed on the left end side of the piezoelectric member 62 and a ground electrode 64 disposed on the right end side of the piezoelectric member 62.
- another pair of electrodes may be provided on the side wall of the piezoelectric member 62.
- FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of another fourth mode of the ultrasonic wave transmitting / receiving unit.
- 15 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of another fourth mode of the ultrasonic wave transmitting / receiving unit shown in FIG.
- 14 and 15 show a configuration in which another pair of electrodes 91 and 92 are provided on the side wall of the piezoelectric member 62 in addition to the plus electrode 63 and the ground electrode 64.
- the ultrasonic probe 2 is formed on the left side surface (side wall) of the piezoelectric member 62 along the thickness direction and along the direction perpendicular to the orientation direction.
- a pair of electrodes is further provided. 14 and 15, the pair of electrodes 63 and 64 may be omitted.
- the ultrasonic transmission / reception unit that is provided in the probe body and transmits / receives ultrasonic waves has a plate-like piezoelectric member 62 and a pair of first and second electrodes that apply a voltage to the piezoelectric member 62.
- the piezoelectric member 62 has a single orientation in a direction (VV direction) perpendicular to the thickness direction (XY direction), and a pair of first and second electrodes 91, 92. Are extended along a direction (WW) perpendicular to the alignment direction (VV direction) along the thickness direction (XY direction).
- the piezoelectric device is used for the ultrasonic probe 2, but is not limited thereto, and is used for, for example, a printer (not shown) or the like. It can also be used for the device 200.
- a droplet discharge apparatus 200 using a piezoelectric device for the discharge operation unit 205 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the droplet discharge device 200 includes a discharge operation unit 205 and a nozzle plate 211.
- the discharge operation unit 205 holds the piezoelectric member 262, a plus electrode 263 disposed on the left end side on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 262, a ground electrode 264 disposed on the right end side on the upper surface of the piezoelectric member 262, and these. Holding member 208.
- the piezoelectric member 262, the plus electrode 263, and the ground electrode 264 have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.
- the holding member 208 has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and the recess formed in the substrate main body 281 serves as the pressure chamber 283, and the sheet body that constitutes the inner upper wall of the pressure chamber 283. Constitutes the membrane 282 in the pressure chamber 283. However, in the second embodiment, the membrane 282 does not have the slit hole 84 provided in the previous embodiment.
- the nozzle plate 211 is formed by adhering to the lower surface of the substrate body 281 through anodic bonding or the like via the glass substrate 212.
- an ink discharge hole 212a communicating with the pressure chamber 283 is formed.
- the nozzle plate 211 is formed with a nozzle 211a formed of a two-stage hole for ink discharge communicating with the hole 212a.
- Si, glass, polyimide, photosensitive resin, or the like is used for the nozzle plate 212.
- the droplet discharge device 200 manufactured in this way is attached to, for example, a printer main body (not shown), and an ink tank (not shown) is attached to the discharge operation unit 205.
- the discharge operation unit 205 and the ink tank are connected by an ink flow path (not shown).
- the piezoelectric member 262 when a predetermined voltage is applied to the piezoelectric member 262, the piezoelectric member 262 is deformed and deformed, and accordingly, the entire diaphragm is deformed in a drum shape. Ink is ejected from the nozzle 211a.
- a piezoelectric device includes a plate-like piezoelectric member and a pair of first and second electrodes that apply a voltage to the piezoelectric member, and the piezoelectric member is a single piece in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- the pair of first and second electrodes are extended along a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction and a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction.
- the pair of first and second electrodes are disposed so as to extend along a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the piezoelectric member and a direction perpendicular to the orientation direction. For this reason, in such a piezoelectric device, by applying a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode to polarize the piezoelectric member, the polarization direction and the orientation direction can be matched. Good characteristics.
- a single crystal layer that is a single crystal layer, and a plate-shaped holding substrate that holds the piezoelectric member so that the piezoelectric member can be epitaxially grown on the single crystal layer are further provided.
- Such a piezoelectric device can easily obtain a single-oriented piezoelectric member in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- the single crystal layer is formed on a single crystal plate different from the holding substrate, and the piezoelectric member formed on the single crystal plate includes It is held on a holding substrate.
- the single crystal plate on which the piezoelectric member is epitaxially grown and the holding substrate that holds the piezoelectric member in the piezoelectric device are configured separately.
- such a piezoelectric device can use the same material as the holding substrate of the conventionally used piezoelectric device as the holding substrate. Therefore, such a piezoelectric device can process the holding substrate by using a processing technique that has been conventionally performed on the material, and can be easily manufactured.
- the above-described piezoelectric device further includes one or more other pairs of first and second electrodes.
- Such a piezoelectric device can distort the piezoelectric member with a lower voltage, and can distort the piezoelectric member more efficiently.
- an ultrasonic probe includes any one of the above-described piezoelectric devices.
- Such an ultrasonic probe can efficiently transmit and receive ultrasonic waves by the above-described piezoelectric device having good piezoelectric characteristics.
- a droplet discharge device includes any one of the above-described piezoelectric devices.
- Such a droplet discharge device can efficiently discharge droplets by the above-described piezoelectric device having good piezoelectric characteristics.
- a piezoelectric device includes a plate-like piezoelectric member and a pair of first and second electrodes that apply a voltage to the piezoelectric member, and the piezoelectric member is perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- the pair of first and second electrodes are extended along a direction along the thickness direction and a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction.
- a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric device comprising: a piezoelectric device including a plate-shaped piezoelectric member; and a pair of first and second electrodes that apply a voltage to the piezoelectric member.
- the piezoelectric member can be easily made and can be easily polarized.
- the above-described method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device further includes a step of holding the piezoelectric member on a plate-like holding substrate so that the piezoelectric member can be epitaxially grown on the single crystal layer.
- Such a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device can easily manufacture a single-oriented piezoelectric member in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction.
- the step of forming the piezoelectric member with a single crystal plate having the single crystal layer different from the holding substrate and the step of forming the piezoelectric member on the single crystal plate Holding the piezoelectric member on the holding substrate.
- the holding substrate can be made of the same material as that of a conventional piezoelectric device, and the holding substrate can be used by using a processing technique that has been conventionally applied to that material. It becomes easy to manufacture.
- a piezoelectric device it is possible to provide a piezoelectric device, a method for manufacturing the piezoelectric device, an ultrasonic probe using the piezoelectric device, and a droplet discharge device.
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- 板状の圧電部材と、
前記圧電部材に電圧を印加する一対の第1および第2電極とを備え、
前記圧電部材は、厚さ方向に垂直な方向に単一配向であり、
前記一対の第1および第2電極は、それぞれ、前記厚さ方向に垂直な方向で且つ前記配向方向に垂直な方向に沿って延設されていること
を特徴とする圧電デバイス。 - 単結晶の層である単結晶層と、
前記圧電部材を前記単結晶層上にエピタキシャル成長可能に、当該圧電部材を保持した板状の保持基板とをさらに備えること
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の圧電デバイス。 - 前記単結晶層は、前記保持基板とは別の単結晶板に形成されたものであり、
前記単結晶板に形成された圧電部材は、前記保持基板に保持されたものであること
を特徴とする請求項2に記載の圧電デバイス。 - 他の1以上の対の第1および第2電極をさらに備えること
を特徴とする請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の圧電デバイス。 - 請求項1または請求項2に記載の圧電デバイスを有すること
を特徴とする超音波探触子。 - 請求項1または請求項2に記載の圧電デバイスを有すること
を特徴とする液滴吐出装置。 - 板状の圧電部材と、
前記圧電部材に電圧を印加する一対の第1および第2電極とを備え、
前記圧電部材は、厚さ方向に垂直な方向に単一配向であり、
前記一対の第1および第2電極は、それぞれ、前記厚さ方向に沿う方向で且つ前記配向方向に垂直な方向に沿って延設されていること
を特徴とする圧電デバイス。 - 板状の圧電部材と、前記圧電部材に電圧を印加する一対の第1および第2電極とを備えた圧電デバイスを製造する圧電デバイスの製造方法であって、
厚さ方向に垂直な方向において単一配向の圧電部材を形成する工程と、
前記厚さ方向に垂直な方向で且つ前記配向方向に垂直な方向に沿って延ばすようにして前記一対の第1および第2電極をそれぞれ配設する工程と、を備えていること
を特徴とする圧電デバイスの製造方法。 - 前記圧電部材を単結晶層上にエピタキシャル成長可能に形成するように、当該圧電部材を板状の保持基板に保持する工程をさらに備えること
を特徴とする請求項8に記載の圧電デバイスの製造方法。 - 前記保持基板とは別の前記単結晶層を有する単結晶板で前記圧電部材を形成する工程と、
前記単結晶板に形成した前記圧電部材を、前記保持基板に保持させる工程とを備えていること
を特徴とする請求項9に記載の圧電デバイスの製造方法。
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