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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Harunobu Koike, Matsumoto, JP;
Tatsuo Sawasaki, Fujimi-machi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A piezoelectric device includes a substrate, a diaphragm; and a piezoelectric actuator, in which the substrate, the diaphragm, and the piezoelectric actuator are laminated in this order in a first direction, the diaphragm includes a first layer containing silicon as a constituent element, a third layer disposed between the first layer and the piezoelectric actuator and containing zirconium as a constituent element, and a second layer disposed between the first layer and the third layer and containing at least one impurity element selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metalloid, and a semiconductor other than silicon and zirconium, as a constituent element, and the impurity element diffuses into the third layer.