Phononic crystals (PnCs) are periodic structures that are engineered to manipulate the propagation of acoustic or elastic waves. PnCs with phononic bandgap properties prevent the propagation of elastic waves in a specific frequency range. The formation of band structures in PnCs has been much investigated in physics, and comparisons made with other waves: while the electrons in a semiconductor can only occupy certain energy bands, a PnC allows acoustic waves in specific frequency ranges to travel through via the pass band; other frequencies are inhibited by the bandgap [https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(09)70315-3].
This application presents a frequency scan through the bandgap and the characterization of one specific frequency resonance located inside the bandgap, with a high quality factor of 444’681, likely limited by residual air damping.
Prof. Dr. Albert Schliesser, and Dr Eric Langman, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University, Denmark, and QFactory ApS
Vibration map obtained by decreasing the excitation voltage to 0.01 V