Patent ID: 7528531

Claim:
A piezoelectric ceramic composition comprising: a composite oxide, as a main component thereof, represented by the following composition formula (1) or (2); Cu as a first additive, in a content α, in terms of Cu 2 O, falling within a range 0<α≦0.5% by mass in relation to said main component; at least one selected from Li, Co, Ni, Ga and Mg, as a second additive, in a content β, in terms of carbonate for Li, falling within a range 0<β≦0.1% by mass, in a content δ1, in terms of oxide for Co, Ni and Ga, falling within a range 0<δ1≦0.2% by mass, and in a content δ2, in terms of carbonate for Mg, falling within a range 0≦δ2≦0.2% by mass in relation to said main component; and at least one selected from Ta, Nb, W and Sb, as a third additive, in a content γ, in terms of oxide, falling within a range 0<γ≦0.6% by mass in relation to said main component; wherein: Pb a [(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) x Ti y Zr z ]O 3 , composition formula (1) a, x, y and z in the composition formula (1) satisfying 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 (Pb a-b Me b )[(Zn 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) x Ti y Zr z ]O 3 , composition formula (2) a, b, x, y and z in the composition formula (2) satisfying the following relations, 0.96≦a≦1.03, 0≦b≦0.1, 0.005≦x≦0.047, 0.42≦y≦0.53, 0.45≦z≦0.56, and x+y+z=1, and Me in the composition formula (2) representing at least one selected from Sr, Ca and Ba.