JP4501917B2 - アクチュエータ装置及び液体噴射ヘッド - Google Patents
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かかる第1の態様では、下電極の基板側の境界での酸素イオンの貴金属のイオンに対する比が0.2以上なので、下電極と接する層と下電極との密着性が高い。したがって、下電極の基板からの剥離が抑制され、耐久性及び信頼性に優れたアクチュエータ装置となる。
かかる第2の態様では、基板上に振動板を構成する下地層を有し、この下地層と下電極との密着性が高いアクチュエータ装置となる。
かかる第3の態様では、下電極と上記各層との密着力が高いアクチュエータ装置となる。
かかる第4の態様では、ZrO2層は平均結晶粒径20〜100nmの柱状結晶で(−111)面が優先配向していると、ZrO2層の結晶が所定のものなので、ZrO2層の表面が平滑となり、下電極とZrO2層との密着力が確実に高くなる。
かかる第5の態様では、Zr1−XMXOY(MはY及びCaから選択される少なくとも一種)層と下電極との密着力が高くなる。
かかる第6の態様では、耐久性及び信頼性に優れた液体噴射ヘッドを実現できる。
(実施形態1)
図1は、本発明の実施形態1に係るアクチュエータ装置を有する液体噴射ヘッドの一例であるインクジェット式記録ヘッドの概略構成を示す分解斜視図であり、図2は、インクジェット式記録ヘッドの要部平面図であり、図3は、図2のA−A′断面図である。
上記実施形態に基づき、アクチュエータ装置を製造した。詳述すると、表1中、PZT成膜前構造に示すように、厚さ625μmのシリコン基板に、厚さ1μmのSiO2膜及び厚さ400nmのZrO2膜を順に設け、その上に、厚さ70nmのTi膜、厚さ80nmのPt膜、厚さ10nmのIr膜をスパッタリング法で形成した。その後、PZT組成がPb/(Zr+Ti)=1.18、Zr/(Zr+Ti)=0.517のゾルを用いて、下電極膜上に配向制御層を介してPZTからなる圧電体層を形成した。なお、圧電体層は、当該ゾルを用いて形成した1層目の圧電体前駆体膜を焼成した後、その上に圧電体前駆体膜を3層形成する毎に焼成する工程を3回行って、厚さ1.1μmの圧電体層を作成した。この時の焼成条件は、4回とも700℃で5分とした。その後、圧電体層上に厚さ50nmのIrからなる上電極を設けて、アクチュエータ装置を製造した。製造されたアクチュエータ装置の構成を表1に示す。
Ti膜の膜厚を50nmとして、アクチュエータ装置を作製した。
Ti膜の膜厚を20nmとして、アクチュエータ装置を作製した。
実施例1及び比較例1〜2のアクチュエータ装置について、Frontier Semiconductor社 m−ELT(Modified−Edge Lift Off Technique)法により、ZrO2膜と下電極膜との密着力を評価した。具体的には、以下の通りである。図9に示すように、まず、圧電体層70を下電極膜60から剥がし、予め残留応力の温度特性をメーカーで保証したEpoxy樹脂600を下電極膜60上にスキージ塗布し、177℃で硬化後、シリコン基板ごと約1.2cm角に分割したものを20個作成する。測定板上にこの分割試料を並べ装置にセットし、液体窒素により常温から3℃/minで−170℃まで降温させる。その際に、試料上部のモニターにより1℃ごとに下電極膜60の絶縁体膜55(ZrO2膜)からの剥離の有無を画像記録する。−170℃で剥離があった分割試料の割合を求めた。結果を表1及び図10に示す。
上記m−ELT試験後の実施例1及び比較例1〜2のアクチュエータ装置、即ち、絶縁体膜55(ZrO2膜)及び圧電体層70を剥がした状態の下電極膜60について、厚さ方向に亘って二次イオン質量分析装置(SIMS)により測定した。結果を実施例1は図11に、比較例1は図12に、比較例2は図13に示す。なお、各図の左側が絶縁体膜55側、右側が圧電体層70側である。図11〜図13から、下電極膜60と絶縁体膜55(ZrO2膜)との境界(図中、矢印で示す)でのOイオン/Ptイオン(強度比)を求めた。結果を表1及び図10に示す。
以上、本発明の一実施形態について説明したが、本発明の基本的構成は上述した実施形態1に限定されるものではない。例えば、上述した実施形態1では、液体噴射ヘッドの一例としてインクジェット式記録ヘッドを挙げて説明したが、本発明は広く液体噴射ヘッド全般を対象としたものであり、インク以外の液体を噴射する液体噴射ヘッドにも勿論適用することができる。その他の液体噴射ヘッドとしては、例えば、プリンタ等の画像記録装置に用いられる各種の記録ヘッド、液晶ディスプレー等のカラーフィルタの製造に用いられる色材噴射ヘッド、有機ELディスプレー、FED(電界放出ディスプレー)等の電極形成に用いられる電極材料噴射ヘッド、バイオchip製造に用いられる生体有機物噴射ヘッド等が挙げられる。なお、本発明は、液体噴射ヘッド(インクジェット式記録ヘッド等)に搭載されるアクチュエータ装置だけでなく、あらゆる装置に搭載されるアクチュエータ装置に適用できることは言うまでもない。
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- シリコン基板上に振動板を構成する下地層が設けられ、該下地層上に設けられた下電極と該下電極上に設けられた圧電体層と該圧電体層上に設けられた上電極とからなる圧電素子を有し、
前記下地層が、SiO 2 層、ZrO 2 層及びZr 1-X M X O Y (0.01≦X≦0.15、Y=2.0±α、αは化学量論的に許容される値、MはIIA族元素、IIIA族元素、又はIIIB族元素)層から選択される少なくとも1層であり、
前記下電極が白金族(Ru、Rh、Pd、Os、Ir、Pt )のうち少なくともいずれか一の貴金属を含有し、前記下電極を厚さ方向に二次イオン質量分析装置(SIMS)により測定した際に、前記下電極の前記基板側の境界で検出される酸素イオンの強度Z1と、前記下電極の前記基板側の境界で検出される前記貴金属のイオンの強度Z2との比Z1/Z2が、0.5以上であることを特徴とするアクチュエータ装置。 - 前記下地層がZrO2層であり、前記ZrO2層は平均結晶粒径20〜100nmの柱
状結晶で(−111)面が優先配向していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のアクチュ
エータ装置。 - 請求項1、2の何れかに記載のアクチュエータ装置を液体を噴射させるための液体吐出手段として具備することを特徴とする液体噴射ヘッド。
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