Properties and application of jet printed piezoelectric PZT film for actuation purposes

  • A. Schroth
  • , M. Ichiki
  • , J. Akedo
  • , M. Tanaka
  • , R. Maeda

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Abstract

Although piezoelectric thin films are of great interest for actuator application in MEMS, deposition of PZT films with thickness between 5 and 100 μm has been hardly possible. It is therefore the goal of this paper, to investigate the properties of PZT-films of this thickness deposited by the recently introduced jet printing system, especially concerning an application in microactuator devices. On basic functional elements (beams, membranes) PZT-layers of 10 to 50 μm thickness were deposited, and their relative dielectric constant determined between 20 and 550. For the first time the piezoelectric constant of the jet printed PZT-layer was calculated to 20...30·10 -12 C/N from laser measurements of beam deflection, and therefore piezoelectric actuation capability could be proved directly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMHS 1997 - Proceedings of 1997 International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages67-72
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0780341716, 9780780341715
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science, MHS 1997 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: 5 Oct 19978 Oct 1997

Publication series

NameMHS 1997 - Proceedings of 1997 International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science

Conference

Conference8th International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science, MHS 1997
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period5/10/978/10/97

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