Piezoelectric transducer and process for its production

摘要

A piezoelectric transducer made from a piezoelectric thin film based on lead titanate (PbTiO3): comprising a substrate having sawtooth profile gratings formed on the surface by anisotropic etching; a platinum layer formed by graphoepitaxy method on the substance; a piezoelectric thin film formed on the platinum layer; and an upper electrode layer. Although platinum shows (111) orientation, a (100)-oriented platinum film can be obtained by depositing platinum on said substrate having the gratings by graphoepitaxy. A c-axis-oriented piezoelectric film of excellent piezoelectricity can be formed on this platinum film.