摘要 |
A piezoelectric ceramic composition includes: a composite oxide, as a main component thereof, represented by the composition formula, <?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?>Pba[(Zn1/3Nb2/3)xTiyZrz]O3,<?in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?> wherein a, x, y and z satisfy the following relations, 0.96<=a<=1.03, 0.005<=x<=0.047, 0.42<=y<=0.53, 0.45<=z<=0.56, and x+y+z=1, and the following additives in the indicated percentages by mass in relation to the main component, Cu as a first additive, in a content alpha, in terms of Cu2O, falling within a range 0<alpha<=0.5%; at least one of Li, Co, Ni, Ga and Mg, as a second additive, in a content beta, in terms of carbonate for Li, falling within a range 0<beta<=0.1%, in a content delta1, in terms of oxide for Co, Ni and Ga, falling within a range 0<delta1<=0.2%, and in a content delta2, in terms of carbonate for Mg, falling within a range 0<delta2<=0.2%; and at least one of Ta, Nb, W and Sb, as a third additive, in a content gamma, in terms of oxide, falling within a range 0<gamma<=0.6%.
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