Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (7): 1139-1154.doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-024-3163-9

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On Klein tunneling of low-frequency elastic waves in hexagonal topological plates

Yuxin YAO1,2, Yuansheng MA1,2, Fang HONG1,2, Kai ZHANG1,2,3,*(), Tingting WANG1,2, Haijun PENG3, Zichen DENG1,2   

  1. 1 School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
    2 MIIT Key Laboratory of Dynamics and Control of Complex Systems, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
    3 State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2024-03-29 Online:2024-07-03 Published:2024-06-29
  • Contact: Kai ZHANG E-mail:kzhang@nwpu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12172297);the Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment of China(GZ22106);the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University of China(CX2023055);Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12172297), the Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment of China (No. GZ22106), and the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University of China (No. CX2023055)

Abstract:

Incident particles in the Klein tunnel phenomenon in quantum mechanics can pass a very high potential barrier. Introducing the concept of tunneling into the analysis of phononic crystals can broaden the application prospects. In this study, the structure of the unit cell is designed, and the low frequency (< 1 kHz) valley locked waveguide is realized through the creation of a phononic crystal plate with a topological phase transition interface. The defect immunity of the topological waveguide is verified, that is, the wave can propagate along the original path in the cases of impurities and disorder. Then, the tunneling phenomenon is introduced into the topological valley-locked waveguide to analyze the wave propagation, and its potential applications (such as signal separators and logic gates) are further explored by designing phononic crystal plates. This research has broad application prospects in information processing and vibration control, and potential applications in other directions are also worth exploring.

Key words: topological metamaterial, elastic wave, Klein tunneling, valley-locked waveguide

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