A method of producing a lithium-tantalate crystal, wherein at least a
first material containing lithium tantalate, lithium niobate or hydrogen
storage alloy storing hydrogen that is subjected to a heat treatment at a
temperature of T1' that is Curie temperature or higher in a reducing
atmosphere is superposed on a single-polarized lithium-tantalate crystal,
and then the crystal is subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of
T2' that is lower than Curie temperature in a reducing atmosphere,
thereby an electric conductivity of the single-polarized
lithium-tantalate crystal is increased. There can be provided a method of
producing a lithium-tantalate crystal wherein the surface charge
generated by applying a temperature change to the lithium-tantalate
crystal can be decayed quickly without accumulating by increasing the
electric conductivity, and an effective piezoelectric property is
exhibited by maintaining the single polarized structure.