Tuning of a hypersonic surface phononic band gap using a nanoscale two-dimensional lattice of pillars

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© 2012 American Physical Society (APS). This is the accepted version of the following article: Graczykowski, B. & Mielcarek, S. & Trzaskowska, A. & Sarkar, J. & Hakonen, Pertti J. & Mroz, B. 2012. Tuning of a hypersonic surface phononic band gap using a nanoscale two-dimensional lattice of pillars. Physical Review B. Volume 86, Issue 8. 085426/1-6. ISSN 1098-0121 (printed). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.86.085426, which has been published in final form at http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.085426.
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School of Science | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2012

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en

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085426/1-6

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Physical Review B, Volume 86, Issue 8

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We present experimental and theoretical evidence of a phononic band gap in a hypersonic range for thermally activated surface acoustic waves in two-dimensional (2D) phononic crystals. Surface Brillouin light scattering experiments were performed on the (001) surface of silicon, loaded with a 2D square lattice of 100- or 150-nm-high aluminum pillars with a spacing of 500nm. The surface Brillouin light scattering spectra revealed a different type of surface mode, related to the modulation of the lattice structure and the mechanical eigenmodes of the pillars. The experimental data were in excellent agreement with theoretical calculations performed using the finite-element method.

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phononic band gap, two-dimensional lattice of pillars

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Graczykowski, B. & Mielcarek, S. & Trzaskowska, A. & Sarkar, J. & Hakonen, Pertti J. & Mroz, B. 2012. Tuning of a hypersonic surface phononic band gap using a nanoscale two-dimensional lattice of pillars. Physical Review B. Volume 86, Issue 8. 085426/1-6. ISSN 1098-0121 (printed). DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.86.085426