Vibration wave driving device, image pickup device, optical apparatus, liquid discharge device, and electronic apparatus

A vibration wave driving device that generates a vibration wave by applying an AC voltage to a piezoelectric element, the vibration wave driving device comprising:

• the piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric material and an electrode;
• and
• a capacitor that is connected in parallel to the piezoelectric element,
• wherein the piezoelectric material contains a perovskite-type metal oxide as a main component, the perovskite-type metal oxide being represented by general formula (1)
• (Ba1-xCax)a(Ti1-yZry)O3 (1)
• where 1.00≦a≦1.01, 0.02≦x≦0.30, 0.020≦y≦0.095, and y≦x,
• wherein the perovskite-type metal oxide contains Mn, the content of Mn in 100 parts by weight of the perovskite-type metal oxide being 0.02 parts by weight or more and 0.40 parts by weight or less on a metal basis,
• wherein the capacitor contains Ba, Ca, Ti, and Zr as main components, and
• wherein, when a maximum value of a relative dielectric constant of the piezoelectric material in a temperature range of −60° C. to +50° C. is ∈(Pmax), a temperature at the maximum value of the relative dielectric constant of the piezoelectric material is T∈(Pmax), a relative dielectric constant of the capacitor at the temperature T∈(Pmax) is ∈(Cc), a maximum value of the relative dielectric constant of the capacitor in the temperature range of −60° C. to +50° C. is ∈(Cmax), and a temperature at the maximum value of the relative dielectric constant of the capacitor is T∈(Cmax), 20[° C.]≦T∈(Cmax)−T∈(Pmax)≦75[° C.] and 0.50≦∈(Cc)/∈(Cmax)≦0.80 are satisfied.