Piezoelectric ceramic thick film element, array of elements, and devices
First Claim
1. At least one piezoelectric element arrangement comprising:
- at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure having a thickness of 10 μ
m to 100 μ
m formed by a deposition process directly on a first substrate, wherein the piezoelectric element structure and the first substrate are comprised of materials which permit removal of the piezoelectric element structure from the first substrate by a laser lift off process, the piezoelectric element structure being physically separate and apart from the first substrate on which the piezoelectric element structure was deposited and formed;
a first electrode deposited on a first surface of the piezoelectric element structure; and
a second electrode deposited on a second surface of the piezoelectric element structure,wherein the at least one piezoelectric element structure is bonded directly to a target substrate by a bonding layer, the target substrate comprised of a material which will cause the target substrate to be destroyed and rendered inoperative at temperatures reached in a preparation process used to make the poled and tested piezoelectric element structure, andwherein the bonding layer is formed by bonding materials which include at least one of nonconductive epoxy bonding material containing conductive particles, nonconductive epoxy bonding material alone, or thin film metal bonding material.
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Abstract
A piezoelectric thick film element array includes at least one piezoelectric element structure having a thickness between 10 μm to 100 μm formed by a deposition process. The at least one piezoelectric element is patterned during the deposition process, and includes a first electrode deposited on a first surface of the piezoelectric elements structure, and a second electrode deposited on a second surface of the piezoelectric element structure. In a further embodiment, several devices are provided using a piezoelectric element or an array having a piezoelectric element structure with a thickness of between 10 μm to 100 μm formed by a deposition process. These devices include microfluidic ejectors, transducer arrays and catheters.
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24 Claims
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1. At least one piezoelectric element arrangement comprising:
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at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure having a thickness of 10 μ
m to 100 μ
m formed by a deposition process directly on a first substrate, wherein the piezoelectric element structure and the first substrate are comprised of materials which permit removal of the piezoelectric element structure from the first substrate by a laser lift off process, the piezoelectric element structure being physically separate and apart from the first substrate on which the piezoelectric element structure was deposited and formed;a first electrode deposited on a first surface of the piezoelectric element structure; and a second electrode deposited on a second surface of the piezoelectric element structure, wherein the at least one piezoelectric element structure is bonded directly to a target substrate by a bonding layer, the target substrate comprised of a material which will cause the target substrate to be destroyed and rendered inoperative at temperatures reached in a preparation process used to make the poled and tested piezoelectric element structure, and wherein the bonding layer is formed by bonding materials which include at least one of nonconductive epoxy bonding material containing conductive particles, nonconductive epoxy bonding material alone, or thin film metal bonding material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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7. A device comprising:
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a piezoelectric element including, at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure having a thickness of between 10 μ
m to 100 μ
m formed by a deposition process on a first substrate,a first electrode deposited on a first surface of the at least one piezoelectric element structure, a second electrode deposited on a second surface of the at least one piezoelectric element structure; and a target system to which the deposited poled and tested piezoelectric element structure is bonded, wherein the device is physically separate and apart from the first substrate on which the piezoelectric element structure was deposited and formed, and wherein the bond between the at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure and the target system is by at least one of a nonconductive epoxy bonding material containing conductive particles, nonconductive epoxy bonding material alone, or a thin film metal bonding material, wherein electrical contact is maintained between the at least one poled and tested piezoelectric element structure and the target system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24)
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11. A device comprising:
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a piezoelectric element including, at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure having a thickness of between 10 μ
m to 100 μ
m formed by a deposition process on a first substrate,a first electrode deposited on a first surface of the at least one piezoelectric element structure, a second electrode deposited on a second surface of the at least one piezoelectric element structure; and a target system to which the deposited poled and tested piezoelectric element structure is bonded, wherein the device is physically separate and apart from the first substrate on which the piezoelectric element structure was deposited and formed, wherein the target system is a microfluid pump body, and the at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure is an actuator of the microfluid pump body, and wherein the microfluid pump body is at least one of a plastic jet printhead body or a plastic acoustic ejector body.
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13. A device comprising:
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a piezoelectric element including, at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure having a thickness of between 10 μ
m to 100 μ
m formed by a deposition process on a first substrate,a first electrode deposited on a first surface of the at least one piezoelectric element structure, a second electrode deposited on a second surface of the at least one piezoelectric element structure; a target system to which the deposited poled and tested piezoelectric element structure is bonded, wherein the device is physically separate and apart from the first substrate on which the piezoelectric element structure was deposited and formed, wherein the target system is a microfluid pump body which has a metal diaphragm which is bonded to the fluid cavity of the microfluid pump body, and an insulating layer between the at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure and the metal diaphragm, wherein the at least one deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure is bonded to the metal diaphragm by a bonding layer and the insulating layer, and wherein the deposited, poled and tested piezoelectric element structure and the metal diaphragm form a bending type actuator for pushing ink out.
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