Ceramic device
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1. A ceramic device comprising:
- an operating section having at least a pair of electrodes formed on a shape-retaining layer, said shape-retaining layer comprising one of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive layer and an anti-ferroelectric layer;
a vibrating section comprising a ceramic supporting said operating section, at least one electrode of said electrodes contacting said vibrating section; and
a fixed section comprising a ceramic vibratingly supporting said vibrating section;
wherein said vibrating section, said electrode contacting said vibrating section, and said shape-retaining layer are integrally fired; and
wherein at least said electrode contacting said vibrating section comprises an electrode material containing a minute amount of an additive having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 μ
m when said additive is at least one material selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, and hafnium oxide;
wherein said additive has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 10.0 μ
m when said additive is at least one material selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, the material of the piezoelectric/electrostrictive layer, and the material of the anti-ferroelectric layer; and
wherein said additive is contained in said electrode material in an amount of 0.1 wt % to 5 wt %.
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Abstract
A ceramic device has an actuator element which includes a shape-retaining layer, an upper electrode formed on an upper portion of the shape-retaining layer, and a lower electrode formed on a lower portion of the shape-retaining layer. A vibrating section of ceramics supports the actuator element and a fixed section of ceramics vibratingly supports the vibrating section. An electrode material of the lower electrode contacting the vibrating section contains an additive in an amount of 0.01% by weight to 20% by weight. The electrode material contains platinum as a major component, for example. The additive to the electrode material is preferably zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, or titanium oxide.
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1. A ceramic device comprising:
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an operating section having at least a pair of electrodes formed on a shape-retaining layer, said shape-retaining layer comprising one of a piezoelectric/electrostrictive layer and an anti-ferroelectric layer; a vibrating section comprising a ceramic supporting said operating section, at least one electrode of said electrodes contacting said vibrating section; and a fixed section comprising a ceramic vibratingly supporting said vibrating section; wherein said vibrating section, said electrode contacting said vibrating section, and said shape-retaining layer are integrally fired; and wherein at least said electrode contacting said vibrating section comprises an electrode material containing a minute amount of an additive having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 μ
m when said additive is at least one material selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, and hafnium oxide;wherein said additive has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 10.0 μ
m when said additive is at least one material selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, the material of the piezoelectric/electrostrictive layer, and the material of the anti-ferroelectric layer; andwherein said additive is contained in said electrode material in an amount of 0.1 wt % to 5 wt %. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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