The invention provides a mechanical groove enhanced differential piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer and a working method thereof. The ultrasonic transducer comprises an ultrasonic transducer body, wherein the ultrasonic transducer body comprises a base layer, a stop layer, an elastic layer, a bottom electrode and a piezoelectric layer, a cavity is formed in the bottom of the base layer, the stoplayer is fixedly arranged on the base layer, and the elastic layer, the bottom electrode and the piezoelectric layer are sequentially arranged in the direction from the base layer to the stop layer. Atop inner electrode is arranged on the piezoelectric layer, a top outer electrode is arranged around the periphery of the top inner electrode, a mechanical groove set is formed between the top innerelectrode and the top outer electrode, and an opening of the mechanical groove set faces the piezoelectric layer. The ultrasonic transducer is simple in structure, the differential electrode design ofthe top inner electrode and the top outer electrode enables the ultrasonic transducer to work in a differential electrode working mode, and signals in an ideal state of the mode can be doubled and enhanced to a single electrode working mode. Meanwhile, due to the design of the mechanical groove, output signals and sensitive signals of the ultrasonic transducer can be enhanced, and then the sensing sensitivity of the ultrasonic transducer is improved.