WO2018003657A1 - 弾性波装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an acoustic wave device in which an insulating film is provided so as to cover an IDT electrode.
- an IDT electrode is provided on a LiNbO 3 substrate, and a silicon oxide film for temperature compensation is provided so as to cover the IDT electrode.
- a silicon oxide film is provided so as to fill the gap between the electrode fingers of the IDT electrode and further cover the upper surface of the IDT electrode. The upper surface of the silicon oxide film is planarized.
- the elastic wave to be used is a Rayleigh wave, but higher-order modes are also excited.
- This higher-order mode may occur strongly in a frequency range of about 1.2 to 1.3 times the frequency of the Rayleigh wave. For this reason, higher-order modes of Rayleigh waves sometimes become a problem as spurious.
- the elastic wave mode to be used in a structure in which an insulating film is provided so as to cover the IDT electrode, not only the elastic wave mode to be used but also higher order modes are excited, which may cause a problem as spurious. .
- An object of the present invention is to provide an elastic wave device that can reduce high-order mode spurious waves of elastic waves such as Rayleigh waves.
- An elastic wave device includes an element substrate having a piezoelectric layer, an IDT electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer, and an insulating film covering the IDT electrode, and the IDT electrode includes an elastic wave.
- the crossing region in the elastic wave propagation direction is a first end and the other end is a second end
- the crossing region of the IDT electrode The insulating film becomes thinner or thicker from the first end and the second end of the IDT electrode toward the center of the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the insulating film is a dielectric layer that directly covers the IDT electrode.
- the insulating film has an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the upper surface of the piezoelectric layer in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the thickness of the insulating film continuously changes along the acoustic wave propagation direction at least above the intersection region of the IDT electrode.
- the insulating film is thinner or thicker from the third end and the fourth end toward the center in the cross width direction.
- the piezoelectric layer is made of LiNbO 3 .
- a Rayleigh wave propagating through the LiNbO 3 is used.
- an elastic wave device which is an elastic wave resonator having the IDT electrode is provided.
- Still another specific aspect of the present invention provides an elastic wave device that is a longitudinally coupled resonator type elastic wave filter having a plurality of the IDT electrodes.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an acoustic wave device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front cross-sectional view of the acoustic wave device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view of a portion along the line AA in FIG.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams respectively showing the impedance-frequency characteristics and the phase-frequency characteristics of the elastic wave devices of the first embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a part of the phase-frequency characteristic shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing impedance-frequency characteristics and phase-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of the second embodiment and the comparative example.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view of a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter that can be applied to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the phase-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 2 and Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the phase-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 2 and Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 3 and Comparative Example 3.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating phase-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 3 and Comparative Example 3.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing impedance-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 4 and Comparative Example 4.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the phase-frequency characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 4 and Comparative Example 4.
- 18 is a cross-sectional view of a portion along the line BB in FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a modification of the portion along the line BB in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an acoustic wave device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
- the acoustic wave device 1 has a piezoelectric substrate 2 as an element substrate.
- the piezoelectric substrate 2 is made of a LiNbO 3 substrate having Euler angles (0 °, 38.5 °, 0 °).
- other piezoelectric single crystals may be used.
- the piezoelectric substrate 2 is composed of only a piezoelectric layer
- the element substrate in the present invention may be one in which a piezoelectric layer is laminated on a support or an insulating film.
- An IDT electrode 3 is provided on the piezoelectric substrate 2. Reflectors 4 and 5 are provided on both sides of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction. Thereby, a 1-port elastic wave resonator is formed.
- the IDT electrode 3 is a laminate of a plurality of metal films. That is, a Pt film and an Al film are stacked in this order from the LiNbO 3 substrate side.
- the materials of the IDT electrode 3 and the reflectors 4 and 5 are not particularly limited, and an appropriate metal or alloy such as Au, Ag, Pt, W, Cu, Mo, or Al can be used.
- a thin adhesion layer or a diffusion prevention layer may be laminated on the upper and lower surfaces of the Pt film or the Al film.
- As the adhesion layer and the diffusion prevention layer a Ti film, a NiCr film, a Cr film, or the like can be used.
- An insulating film 6 is provided so as to cover the IDT electrode 3 and the reflectors 4 and 5.
- the insulating film 6 is made of silicon oxide.
- a covering layer 7 is provided so as to cover the insulating film 6.
- the covering layer 7 is made of silicon nitride.
- the insulating film 6 may be made of other insulating materials such as SiON in addition to silicon oxide.
- the covering layer 7 may also be formed of a material other than silicon nitride.
- the acoustic wave device 1 can reduce the absolute value of the frequency temperature coefficient TCF. That is, the insulating film 6 made of silicon oxide fulfills a temperature compensation function. However, an insulating film having no temperature compensation function may be used.
- the coating layer 7 is made of silicon nitride, thereby improving moisture resistance.
- one end of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction is a first end 3a and the other end is a second end 3b.
- region means the area
- the cross width direction is the direction in which the electrode fingers extend.
- the characteristic of the acoustic wave device 1 is that the thickness of the insulating film 6 becomes thicker toward the center in the elastic wave propagation direction of the IDT electrode 3 in the portion between the first end 3a and the second end 3b.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 is changing. That is, the thickness of the insulating film 6 at the center of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction is thicker than the thickness H of the insulating film 6 on the first end 3a and the second end 3b.
- one end along the crossing width direction of the IDT electrode crossing region is defined as a third end 3c, and the other end is defined as a fourth end 3d.
- the cross width direction is the direction in which the electrode fingers extend.
- FIG. 18 in the cross section along the line BB in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, compared with the thickness H of the insulating film 6 at the third end 3c and the fourth end 3d, The thickness of the insulating film portion between the third end 3c and the fourth end 3d becomes thinner toward the center in the cross width direction.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 does not have to change in the cross width direction. However, preferably, the thickness of the insulating film 6 is also changed in the cross width direction. Thereby, the spurious due to the higher order mode can be further reduced.
- the insulating film 6 in the cross section of the portion along the line BB in FIG. 1, the insulating film 6 is the thickest at the center of the IDT electrode 3 in the cross width direction orthogonal to the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the insulating film 6 may be made thinner toward the outside in the direction.
- the design parameters of the IDT electrode and the reflector are as follows.
- the distance between the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 500 ⁇ m.
- the number of electrode fingers in reflectors 4 and 5 20 each.
- the laminated structure of the IDT electrode 3 and the reflectors 4 and 5 was as shown in Table 1 below.
- the film thickness of the silicon nitride film as the coating layer 7 is 50 nm.
- the thickness H of the insulating film 6 at the first end 3a and the second end 3b is 1680 nm.
- the thickness H of the insulating film 6, which is the distance from the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate 2 to the upper surface of the insulating film 6, is 1850 nm at the center of the acoustic wave propagation direction. Then, the thickness of the insulating film 6 was changed so that the thickness gradually increased from the first end 3a and the second end 3b to the center in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing impedance-frequency characteristics and phase-frequency characteristics of the elastic wave device of the present embodiment and the elastic wave device of the comparative example.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a part of the phase-frequency characteristic shown in FIG. A solid line shows the result of the embodiment, and a broken line shows the result of the comparative example.
- the response of the Rayleigh wave that is the mode to be used appears in the vicinity of 0.73 GHz.
- the elastic wave device 1 it can be seen that when Rayleigh waves are used, the influence of spurious due to the higher-order mode can be effectively suppressed.
- FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the insulating film 6 ⁇ / b> A is provided so as to cover the IDT electrode 3.
- the thickness of the insulating film decreases from the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 3 toward the center of the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the thickness H of the insulating film 6 at the first end 3a and the second end 3b is 1820 nm.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 in the center of the elastic wave propagation direction was 1650 nm.
- the design parameters of the IDT electrode and the reflector in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.
- the distance between the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 500 ⁇ m.
- the number of electrode fingers in reflectors 4 and 5 20 each.
- the laminated structure of the IDT electrode 3 and the reflectors 4 and 5 was as shown in Table 2 below.
- the film thickness of the silicon nitride film as the coating layer 7 is 50 nm.
- FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing impedance-frequency characteristics and phase-frequency characteristics of the elastic wave devices of the second embodiment and the comparative example.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. In FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 7, the solid line indicates the result of the second embodiment, and the broken line indicates the result of the comparative example.
- the comparative example is the same as the comparative example shown in FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, and FIG.
- the second embodiment can also disperse spurious due to the higher order modes, thereby reducing the higher order mode spurious. I know you get.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 ⁇ / b> A may change linearly in the elastic wave propagation direction in a cross-sectional view, but may change in a curved line.
- the thickness of the insulating film is not necessarily changed continuously in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- Example 1 A LiNbO 3 substrate with Euler angles (0 °, ⁇ 5 °, 0 °) was used as the piezoelectric substrate.
- the IDT electrode 3 a laminated metal film in which an Al film was laminated on a Pt film was used.
- the thickness of the Pt film was 120 nm
- the thickness of the Al film was 206 nm.
- the thickness H of the silicon oxide film as the insulating film 6 at the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 3 was 2130 nm.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 was 2450 nm at the center of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode 3 was 100 pairs, and the number of electrode fingers of the reflector was 20.
- the wavelength determined by the electrode finger pitch of the IDT electrode 3 was 5 ⁇ m.
- the film thickness of the silicon nitride film as the coating layer 7 was 50 nm.
- an elastic wave device of Comparative Example 1 was obtained in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 except that the thickness of the insulating film made of the silicon oxide film was 2250 nm and the upper surface was flat.
- 10 and 11 show impedance characteristics and phase characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, respectively. 10 and 11, the solid line shows the result of Experimental Example 1, and the broken line shows the result of Comparative Example 1.
- Example 2 A LiNbO 3 substrate with Euler angles (0 °, ⁇ 5 °, 0 °) was used as the piezoelectric substrate.
- the IDT electrode 3 a laminated metal film in which an Al film was laminated on a Pt film was used. The thickness of the Pt film was 120 nm, and the thickness of the Al film was 206 nm.
- the number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode 3, the wavelength determined by the electrode finger pitch, and the number of electrode fingers of the reflectors 4 and 5 were the same as in Experimental Example 1.
- the thickness H of the silicon oxide film as the insulating film 6 at the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 3 was 2370 nm.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 was 2050 nm at the center of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the cross section of the insulating film 6 was the same as that of the second embodiment shown in FIG.
- the thickness of the coating layer 7 made of silicon nitride was 50 nm.
- an elastic wave device of Comparative Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Experimental Example 2 except that the thickness of the insulating film made of the silicon oxide film was 2250 nm and the upper surface was flat.
- 12 and 13 show impedance characteristics and phase characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 2 and Comparative Example 2, respectively. 12 and 13, the solid line shows the result of Experimental Example 2, and the broken line shows the result of Comparative Example 2.
- Example 3 A LiTaO 3 substrate with Euler angles (0 °, 132 °, 0 °) was used as the piezoelectric substrate.
- the IDT electrode 3 a laminated metal film in which an Al film was laminated on a Pt film was used. The thickness of the Pt film was 200 nm, and the thickness of the Al film was 206 nm.
- the number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode 3, the wavelength determined by the electrode finger pitch, and the number of electrode fingers of the reflectors 4 and 5 were the same as in Experimental Example 1.
- the cross-sectional structure of the insulating film 6 was the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the thickness H of the silicon oxide film as the insulating film 6 at the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 3 was 2880 nm.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 was 3200 nm at the center of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the thickness of the coating layer 7 made of a silicon nitride film was 50 nm.
- an elastic wave device of Comparative Example 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Experimental Example 3 except that the thickness of the insulating film made of the silicon oxide film was 3000 nm and the upper surface was flat.
- 14 and 15 show impedance characteristics and phase characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 3 and Comparative Example 3, respectively. 14 and 15, the solid line shows the result of Experimental Example 3, and the broken line shows the result of Comparative Example 3.
- Example 4 A LiTaO 3 substrate with Euler angles (0 °, 132 °, 0 °) was used as the piezoelectric substrate.
- the IDT electrode 3 a laminated metal film in which an Al film was laminated on a Pt film was used. The thickness of the Pt film was 200 nm, and the thickness of the Al film was 206 nm.
- the number of electrode fingers of the IDT electrode 3, the wavelength determined by the electrode finger pitch, and the number of electrode fingers of the reflectors 4 and 5 were the same as in Experimental Example 1.
- the cross-sectional structure of the insulating film 6 was the same as that of the second embodiment.
- the thickness H of the silicon oxide film as the insulating film 6 at the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 3 was 3120 nm.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6 was 2800 nm at the center of the IDT electrode 3 in the elastic wave propagation direction.
- the thickness of the coating layer 7 made of a silicon nitride film was 50 nm.
- an elastic wave device of Comparative Example 4 was obtained in the same manner as in Experimental Example 4 except that the thickness of the insulating film made of the silicon oxide film was 3000 nm and the upper surface was flat.
- 16 and 17 show impedance characteristics and phase characteristics of the acoustic wave devices of Experimental Example 4 and Comparative Example 4, respectively. 16 and 17, the solid line indicates the result of Experimental Example 4, and the broken line indicates the result of Comparative Example 4.
- FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of an acoustic wave device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the thickness of the insulating film 6B increases from the first end 3a and the second end 3b of the IDT electrode 3 toward the center of the acoustic wave propagation direction.
- the upper surface portions 6 ⁇ / b> B ⁇ b> 1 and 6 ⁇ / b> B ⁇ b> 2 of the insulating film 6 ⁇ / b> B are not inclined and extend in a direction parallel to the main surface of the piezoelectric substrate 2.
- inclined surfaces 6B3 and 6B4 that increase in thickness are provided from the end portions on the IDT electrode 3 side of the upper surface portions 6B1 and 6B2 toward the first end portion 3a and the second end portion 3b, respectively.
- the inclined surfaces 6B3 and 6B4 or the flat upper surface portions 6B1 and 6B2 may be provided on the outer side in the elastic wave propagation direction of the portion where the IDT electrode 3 is provided.
- the acoustic wave resonator has been described.
- the present invention may be applied to the longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter shown in FIG.
- An acoustic wave device 21 that is a longitudinally coupled resonator type acoustic wave filter has a plurality of IDT electrodes 22 to 26.
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圧電基板としてオイラー角(0°,-5°,0°)のLiNbO3基板を用いた。IDT電極3として、Pt膜上にAl膜を積層した積層金属膜を用いた。Pt膜の厚みを120nm、Al膜の厚みを206nmとした。また、IDT電極3の第1の端部3a及び第2の端部3bにおける、絶縁膜6としての酸化ケイ素膜の厚みHを2130nmとした。また、絶縁膜6の厚みは、IDT電極3の弾性波伝搬方向中央において、2450nmとした。
圧電基板としてオイラー角(0°,-5°,0°)のLiNbO3基板を用いた。IDT電極3として、Pt膜上にAl膜を積層した積層金属膜を用いた。Pt膜の厚みを120nm、Al膜の厚みを206nmとした。IDT電極3の電極指の対数、電極指ピッチで定まる波長及び反射器4,5の電極指の本数は、実験例1と同様とした。
圧電基板としてオイラー角(0°,132°,0°)のLiTaO3基板を用いた。IDT電極3として、Pt膜上にAl膜を積層した積層金属膜を用いた。Pt膜の厚みを200nm、Al膜の厚みを206nmとした。IDT電極3の電極指の対数、電極指ピッチで定まる波長及び反射器4,5の電極指の本数は、実験例1と同様とした。
圧電基板としてオイラー角(0°,132°,0°)のLiTaO3基板を用いた。IDT電極3として、Pt膜上にAl膜を積層した積層金属膜を用いた。Pt膜の厚みを200nm、Al膜の厚みを206nmとした。IDT電極3の電極指の対数、電極指ピッチで定まる波長及び反射器4,5の電極指の本数は、実験例1と同様とした。
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3b…第2の端部
3c…第3の端部
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- 圧電体層を有する素子基板と、
前記圧電体層上に設けられたIDT電極と、
前記IDT電極を覆う絶縁膜と、
を備え、
前記IDT電極が、弾性波を励振する領域である交差領域を有し、
前記交差領域の弾性波伝搬方向における一端を第1の端部、他端を第2の端部とした場合に、前記IDT電極の交差領域上において、前記IDT電極の前記第1の端部及び前記第2の端部から、弾性波伝搬方向中央に向かうにつれて、前記絶縁膜の厚みが薄く、または厚くなっている、弾性波装置。 - 前記絶縁膜が、前記IDT電極を直接覆う誘電体層である、請求項1に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記絶縁膜が、前記弾性波伝搬方向において、前記圧電体層の上面に対し傾斜している傾斜面を有する、請求項1または2に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記IDT電極の少なくとも前記交差領域の上方において、前記絶縁膜の厚みが前記弾性波伝搬方向に沿って連続的に変化している、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記IDT電極の交差幅方向における前記交差領域の一端を第3の端部、他端を第4の端部とした場合に、前記第3の端部及び前記第4の端部から、交差幅方向中央に向かうにつれて、前記絶縁膜の厚みが薄く、または厚くなっている、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記圧電体層がLiNbO3からなる、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記LiNbO3を伝搬するレイリー波を利用している、請求項6に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記IDT電極を有する弾性波共振子である、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
- 前記IDT電極を複数有する、縦結合共振子型弾性波フィルタである、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の弾性波装置。
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