摘要:
Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric material having a satisfactory and stable piezoelectric constant and electric insulation property in a wide practical temperature range. Provided is a piezoelectric material, including a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the following general formula (1) as a main component, the piezoelectric material containing Mn in a content of 0.01 part by weight or more and 0.80 part by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the perovskite-type metal oxide: (LiαxNaαyKαzBaβBi0.5α+γ)a(Tiα+βFeγ) O3 . . . (1), where 0.800≦α≦0.999, 0≦β≦0.150, 0.001≦γ≦0.050, α+β+γ=1, 0≦x≦0.050, 0.045≦y≦0.450, 0.045≦z≦0.450, 0.450≦x+y+z≦0.500, and 0.980≦a≦1.020.
摘要:
Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric material having a satisfactory and stable piezoelectric constant and electric insulation property in a wide practical temperature range. Provided is a piezoelectric material, including a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the following general formula (1) as a main component, the piezoelectric material containing Mn in a content of 0.01 part by weight or more and 0.80 part by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the perovskite-type metal oxide: (LiαxNaαyKαzBaβBi0.5α+γ)a(Tiα+βFeγ) O3 . . . (1), where 0.800≦α≦0.999, 0≦β≦0.150, 0.001≦γ≦0.050, α+β+γ=1, 0≦x≦0.050, 0.045≦y≦0.450, 0.045≦z≦0.450, 0.450≦x+y+z≦0.500, and 0.980≦a≦1.020.
摘要:
The present invention provides a vibrator made of a non-lead-based piezoelectric material and capable of being driven at a sufficient speed with low power consumption, and provides a vibration wave drive device and an electronical device each using the vibrator. To that end, the vibrator according to the present invention includes a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric material and electrodes, and an elastic body, wherein a Pb component contained in the piezoelectric material is less than 1000 ppm, and a resonance frequency fA in a vibration mode A and a resonance frequency fB in a vibration mode B satisfy a relation of an absolute value of (fB−fA)>2 (kHz), the vibration mode A and the vibration mode B generating vibration waves in the elastic body with wave fronts of the vibration waves intersecting each other.
摘要:
A barium titanate piezoelectric ceramic having good piezoelectric properties and mechanical strength and a piezoelectric element that includes the ceramic are provided. A method for making a piezoelectric ceramic includes forming a compact composed of an oxide powder containing barium titanate particles, sintering the compact, and decreasing the temperature of the compact after the sintering. The sintering includes (A) increasing the temperature of the compact to a first temperature within a temperature range of a shrinking process of the compact; (B) increasing the temperature of the compact to a second temperature within a temperature range of a liquid phase sintering process of the compact after (A); (C) decreasing the temperature of the compact to a third temperature within the temperature range of the shrinking process of the compact after (B); and (D) retaining the third temperature after (C).
摘要:
There is provided a lead-free piezoelectric material having a satisfactory piezoelectric constant and mechanical quality factor in the range of device operating temperatures (from −30° C. to 50° C.). The piezoelectric material contains a main constituent containing a perovskite-type metal oxide expressed by the general formula (Ba1-xCax)a(Ti1-yZry)O3, where x, y and a satisfy the 0.030≤x
摘要:
A piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric material layer and an electrode layer, wherein the piezoelectric material layer and the electrode layer are stacked on top of each other, the piezoelectric material layer includes a barium titanate-based material, and two coercive fields Ec1 and Ec2 of the piezoelectric element have the same sign and satisfy (|Ec2|−|Ec1|)≥8 kV/cm.
摘要:
Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric material having satisfactory piezoelectric constant and mechanical quality factor in a device driving temperature range (−30° C. to 50° C.) The piezoelectric material includes a main component containing a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by Formula 1, a first auxiliary component composed of Mn, and a second auxiliary component composed of Bi or Bi and Li. The content of Mn is 0.040 parts by weight or more and 0.500 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide on a metal basis. The content of Bi is 0.042 parts by weight or more and 0.850 parts by weight or less and the content of Li is 0.028 parts by weight or less (including 0 parts by weight) based on 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide on a metal basis.(Ba1-xCax)a(Ti1-yZry)O3 . . . (1), wherein, 0.030≦x
摘要:
Provided is an ultrasonic motor including an annular vibrator and an annular moving member that is brought into pressure-contact with the vibrator. The vibrator includes an annular vibrating plate and an annular piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element includes an annular lead-free piezoelectric ceramic piece, a common electrode arranged on one surface of the piezoelectric ceramic piece, and a plurality of electrodes arranged on the other surface of the piezoelectric ceramic piece. The plurality of electrodes include two drive phase electrodes, one or more non-drive phase electrodes, and one or more detection phase electrodes. A second surface of the vibrating plate includes a plurality of groove regions extending radially, and the depths of the groove regions change in a circumferential direction along a curve obtained by superimposing one or more sine waves on one another. The ultrasonic motor exhibits a sufficient drive speed while suppressing generation of an unnecessary vibration wave.
摘要:
A piezoelectric material that does not contain lead and has excellent and stable piezoelectric properties in a device operating temperature range is provided. The present invention for this purpose is a piezoelectric material including a main component containing a perovskite metal oxide represented by following general formula (1), a first auxiliary component containing Mn, and a second auxiliary component containing Bi charge-disproportionated into trivalent and pentavalent, wherein an amount of the contained Mn is 0.0020 moles or more and 0.0150 moles or less relative to 1 mole of the metal oxide, and an amount of the contained Bi is 0.0004 moles or more and 0.0085 moles or less relative to 1 mole of the metal oxide. Baa(Ti1-xZrx)O3 (1) (where 0.020≦x≦0.130 and 0.996≦a≦1.030).
摘要:
A piezoelectric material contains a perovskite oxynitride expressed by the General Formula: (Ba1-xSrx)(Ti1-3z(Nb1-yTay)3z)(O1-wNw)3. In the formula, x, y, z and w are numerical values satisfying the relationships: 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0