Wide elastic wave bandgap metamaterial with single phase constituent

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a novel single-phase lattice design that achieves a wide elastic wave bandgap in the sonic range, validated through numerical simulations and experimental wave transmission analysis.

Contribution

It introduces a new single-phase phononic metamaterial design with a large, connected bandgap achieved through spatial periodicity and resonance modes.

Findings

Achieved an 18 kHz wide bandgap from 2 to 22 kHz.

Validated bandgap through mechanical wave transmission experiments.

Identified dipole, monopole, and quadrupole resonances as key mechanisms.

Abstract

Accomplishing a wide elastic wave bandgap with single phase constituent is of primary interest in developing phononic metamaterials. In the present article, exploiting spatial periodicity, a single phase lattice is configured towards achieving a large frequency bandgap in sonic range. Numerical simulations reveal the presence of a comprehensive bandgap of 18 kHz in the 2 to 22 kHz range with systematically localizing the same constituent material in the lattice. Bloch wave modes unravel the involvement of dipole, monopole, and quadrupole resonances for wide and connected bandgaps. The existence of salient bandgaps is experimentally validated by analyzing the mechanical wave transmission.