The present invention relates to a heterostructure, in particular, a piezoelectric structure, comprising a cover layer, in particular, a layer of piezoelectric material, the material of the cover layer having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, assembled to a support substrate, the support substrate having a second coefficient of thermal expansion substantially different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion, at an interface wherein the cover layer comprises at least a recess extending from the interface into the cover layer, and its method of fabrication.

The present invention relates to a heterostructure, in particular, a piezoelectric structure, comprising a cover layer, in particular, a layer of piezoelectric material, the material of the cover layer having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, assembled to a support substrate, the support substrate having a second coefficient of thermal expansion substantially different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion, at an interface wherein the cover layer comprises at least a recess extending from the interface into the cover layer, and its method of fabrication.

A lithium tantalate single crystal substrate for a surface acoustic wave device that is a rotated Y-cut LiTaO3 substrate whose crystal orientation has a Y-cut angle of not smaller than 36° and not larger than 49° and which has such a Li concentration profile after diffusion of Li into the substrate from the surface thereof that the Li concentration at the surface of the substrate differs from that inside the substrate. A shear vertical type elastic wave whose main components are vibrations in the thickness direction and in the propagation direction and which is among those elastic waves which propagate in the X axis direction within the surface of this LiTaO3 substrate has an acoustic velocity of not lower than 3140 m/s and not higher than 3200 m/s.

A lithium tantalate single crystal substrate for a surface acoustic wave device that is a rotated Y-cut LiTaO3 substrate whose crystal orientation has a Y-cut angle of not smaller than 36° and not larger than 49° and which has such a Li concentration profile after diffusion of Li into the substrate from the surface thereof that the Li concentration at the surface of the substrate differs from that inside the substrate. A shear vertical type elastic wave whose main components are vibrations in the thickness direction and in the propagation direction and which is among those elastic waves which propagate in the X axis direction within the surface of this LiTaO3 substrate has an acoustic velocity of not lower than 3140 m/s and not higher than 3200 m/s.

A substrate for a surface acoustic wave device or bulk acoustic wave device, comprising a support substrate and an piezoelectric layer on the support substrate, wherein the support substrate comprises a semiconductor layer on a stiffening substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is closer to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the piezoelectric layer than that of silicon, the semiconductor layer being arranged between the piezoelectric layer and the stiffening substrate.

A substrate for a surface acoustic wave device or bulk acoustic wave device, comprising a support substrate and an piezoelectric layer on the support substrate, wherein the support substrate comprises a semiconductor layer on a stiffening substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is closer to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the piezoelectric layer than that of silicon, the semiconductor layer being arranged between the piezoelectric layer and the stiffening substrate.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electroacoustic resonator comprising the steps of: Providing a first substrate having a first side and an opposite second side; depositing a diamond layer having a first side and an opposite second side on said first substrate, wherein the second side of the diamond layer is in contact with said first side of the first substrate; removing the first substrate; forming a piezoelectric layer on the second side of the diamond layer; applying a second substrate to the first side of the diamond layer.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a composite substrate equipped with a piezoelectric single-crystal film having good film-thickness uniformity and not causing deterioration in properties even if ion implantation is performed. The method of manufacturing a composite substrate 10 equipped with a piezoelectric single-crystal film 11 according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) subjecting a piezoelectric single-crystal substrate 1 made of lithium tantalate or lithium niobate to ion implantation treatment to form an ion implantation layer 11, (c) bonding the surface of the piezoelectric single-crystal substrate 1 having the ion implantation layer 11 thereon to a temporary bonding substrate 2, (d) separating the piezoelectric single-crystal substrate 1 into the ion implantation layer 11 and the remaining portion of the substrate to form a piezoelectric single-crystal film 11 on the temporary bonding substrate 2, (f) bonding a supporting substrate 3 to the surface of the piezoelectric single-crystal film 11 opposite to a bonded surface of the temporary bonding substrate, and (g) separating the temporary bonding substrate from the piezoelectric single-crystal film 11.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a composite substrate equipped with a piezoelectric single-crystal film having good film-thickness uniformity and not causing deterioration in properties even if ion implantation is performed. The method of manufacturing a composite substrate 10 equipped with a piezoelectric single-crystal film 11 according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) subjecting a piezoelectric single-crystal substrate 1 made of lithium tantalate or lithium niobate to ion implantation treatment to form an ion implantation layer 11, (c) bonding the surface of the piezoelectric single-crystal substrate 1 having the ion implantation layer 11 thereon to a temporary bonding substrate 2, (d) separating the piezoelectric single-crystal substrate 1 into the ion implantation layer 11 and the remaining portion of the substrate to form a piezoelectric single-crystal film 11 on the temporary bonding substrate 2, (f) bonding a supporting substrate 3 to the surface of the piezoelectric single-crystal film 11 opposite to a bonded surface of the temporary bonding substrate, and (g) separating the temporary bonding substrate from the piezoelectric single-crystal film 11.

Filter devices are disclosed. A filter device includes a piezoelectric plate comprising a supported portion, a first diaphragm, and a second diaphragm. The supported portion is attached to a substrate and the first and second diaphragms spans respective cavities in the substrate. A first interdigital transducer (IDT) has interleaved fingers on the first diaphragm. A second interdigital transducer (IDT) has interleaved fingers on the second diaphragm. A first dielectric layer is between the interleaved fingers of the first IDT, and a second dielectric layer is between the interleaved fingers of the second IDT. A thickness of the first dielectric layer is greater than a thickness of the second dielectric layer. The piezoelectric plate and the first and second IDTs are configured such that radio frequency signals applied to first and second IDTs excite primary shear acoustic modes in the respective diaphragms.