Piezoelectric body manufacturing method, piezoelectric body, ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic diagnosing device, and nondestructive inspection device

摘要

Herein disclosed are a piezoelectric device, an ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, a nondestructive testing device, and a method of producing one or more piezoelectric devices respectively having predetermined thickness distributions equal in shape to one another with high precision to realize an ultrasound diagnosis with high reliability. The method of producing one or more piezoelectric devices comprises a molding process of: molding a mixture of raw materials including piezoelectric ceramic powders and a binding agent immersed in a solvent to form a plurality of sheet-like raw material elements 6 each having a thickness in a range of a few ten microns to a few hundred microns by way of, for example, a Doctor Blade technique, a laminating process of laminating a plurality of sheet-like raw material elements 6 to obtain a piezoelectric element 7, a pressing process of imparting pressing forces to the piezoelectric element 7 to obtain a piezoelectric element 7a having a predetermined shape, and a burning process of burning the piezoelectric element 7a.