Evidence of the existence of complete phononic band gaps in phononic crystal plates

Saeed Mohammadi*, Ali Asghar Eftekhar, Abdelkrim Khelif, William D. Hunt, Ali Adibi

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Abstract

We show, by measuring the transmission through a phononic crystal (PC) plate (slab), the evidence of the existence of large phononic band gaps (PBGs) in two-dimensional PCs made by a hexagonal (honeycomb) array of holes etched through a free standing plate of silicon (Si). A CMOS compatible fabrication process is used on a Si on insulator (SOI) substrate to realize the devices. More than 30dB attenuation is observed for eight periods of the hexagonal lattice a very high frequency (VHF) region that matches very well with the theoretical predicted complete PBG using plane wave expansion (PWE) method. This result opens a new direction in the implementation of high frequency practical PC structures with a possible superior performance over the conventional micromechanical devices used in a variety of applications especially in wireless communication devices, and sensing systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTechnical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008
Pages481-484
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI Nanotech 2008 Joint Meeting, Nanotechnology 2008 - Quebec City, QC, United States
Duration: 1 Jun 20085 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameTechnical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008
Volume3

Conference

Conference2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI Nanotech 2008 Joint Meeting, Nanotechnology 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityQuebec City, QC
Period1/06/085/06/08

Keywords

  • Acoustic devices
  • Filtering
  • Micromachining
  • Phononic crystals
  • Phonons

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