| 摘要 |
A piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator includes a piezoelectric body, a plurality of internal electrode layers, side-surface electrodes, and a plurality of electrode lead portions. The internal electrode layers formed only at a central portion of the piezoelectric body. Thus, an active portion is formed at the central portion of the piezoelectric body, and an inactive portion in which no voltage is applied to the piezoelectric body and the piezoelectric body neither expands nor contracts is formed to surround the central portion. The internal electrode layers are formed such that the width of the inactive portion is at least a single layer thickness of the piezoelectric body, which is the distance between a pair of internal electrode layers facing each other, and in a cross section in which each internal electrode layer is formed, the inactive portion has an area not greater than 50% the area of the entire cross section. |
