Journal
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Volume 25, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/25/8/085017
Keywords
wave manipulation; resonant shunts; metamaterials; rainbow trap; broadband filter
Funding
- National Science Foundation [CMMI-1266089]
- Outgoing office of Politecnico di Torino (through the Master Thesis Abroad Scholarship)
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In this work, we propose and test a strategy for tunable, broadband wave attenuation in electromechanical waveguides with shunted piezoelectric inclusions. Our strategy is built upon the vast pre-existing literature on vibration attenuation and bandgap generation in structures featuring periodic arrays of piezo patches, but distinguishes itself for several key features. First, we demystify the idea that periodicity is a requirement for wave attenuation and bandgap formation. We further embrace the idea of 'organized disorder' by tuning the circuits as to resonate at distinct neighboring frequencies. In doing so, we create a tunable 'rainbow trap' (Tsakmakidis et al 2007 Nature 450 397-401) capable of attenuating waves with broadband characteristics, by distilling (sequentially) seven frequencies from a traveling wavepacket. Finally, we devote considerable attention to the implications in terms of packet distortion of the spectral manipulation introduced by shunting. This work is also meant to serve as a didactic tool for those approaching the field of shunted piezoelectrics, and attempts to provide a different perspective, with abundant details, on how to successfully design an experimental setup involving resistive-inductive shunts.
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