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Surface acoustic waves in two-dimensional phononic crystals consisting of a square array of shallow, two to three micron deep cylindrical void inclusions are studied computationally via the finite element method. For the [110] propagation…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 Edward Muzar , James A. H. Stotz

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) is utilized in diverse fields ranging from physics, engineering, to biology, for transducing, sensing and processing various signals. Optical measurement of SAW provides valuable information since the amplitude…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-11-09 Kotaro Taga , Ryusuke Hisatomi , Yuichi Ohnuma , Ryo Sasaki , Teruo Ono , Yasunobu Nakamura , Koji Usami

An analytical and numerical approach is developped to pinpoint the optimal experimental conditions to irreversibly switch magnetization using surface acoustic waves (SAWs). The layers are magnetized perpendicular to the plane and two…

High-frequency acoustic wave transducers, vibrating at gigahertz (GHz), favored for their compact size, are not only dominating the front-end of mobile handsets but are also expanding into various interdisciplinary fields, including quantum…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-28 Fangsheng Qian , Shuhan Chen , Wei Wei , Jiashuai Xu , Kai Yang , Junyan Zheng , Zijun Ren , Xingyu Liu , Yansong Yang

We investigate the acousto-electric transport induced by surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in epitaxial graphene (EG) coated by a MgO/ZnO film. The deposition of a thin MgO layer protects the EG during the sputtering of a piezoelectric ZnO film…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-23 Yi-Ting Liou , Alberto Hernández-Mínguez , Jens Herfort , João Marcelo J. Lopes , Abbes Tahraoui , Paulo V. Santos

We investigate the propagation of surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in a layered half-space system comprising a continuous, sub-wavelength-thick layer weakly adhering to a substrate. Using finite element simulations, we demonstrate that this…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-02-25 Martin Robin , Thomas Dehoux , Maroun Abi Ghanem

Measurement results of the acoustoelectric effects (surface acoustic waves (SAW) attenuation and velocity) in a high-mobility $p$-SiGe/Ge/SiGe structure are presented. The structure was LEPECVD grown with a two dimensional (2D) channel…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 I. L. Drichko , A. M. Diakonov , E. V. Lebedeva , I. Yu. Smirnov , O. A. Mironov , M. Kummer , H. von Känel

Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices featuring Aluminum Scandium Nitride (AlScN) on a 4H-Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate, offer a unique blend of high sound velocity, low thermal resistance, substantial piezoelectric response, simplified…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-11-16 Xingyu Du , Nishant Sharma , Zichen Tang , Chloe Leblanc , Deep Jariwala , Roy H. Olsson

Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are excited by femtosecond extreme ultraviolet (EUV) transient gratings (TGs) in a room-temperature ferrimagnetic DyCo$_5$ alloy. TGs are generated by crossing a pair of EUV pulses from a free electron laser…

We report evidence of the magnetization reversal in nanoparticles by surface acoustic waves (SAWs). The experimental system consists of isolated magnetite nanoparticles dispersed on a piezoelectric substrate. Magnetic relaxation from a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 J. Tejada , E. M. Chudnovsky , R. Zarzuela , N. Statuto , J. Calvo-de la Rosa , P. V. Santos , A. Hernandez-Minguez

We report on all-optical generation and detection of high-frequency (up to about 30 GHz) surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures with short-period Au gratings on top. A highly sensitive method for SAW detection is…

Low-phase-noise microwave-frequency integrated oscillators provide compact solutions for various applications in signal processing, communications, and sensing. Surface acoustic waves (SAW), featuring orders-of-magnitude shorter wavelength…

This paper presents a comprehensive study of the performance of Sezawa surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices in SweGaN QuanFINE ultrathin GaN/SiC platform, reaching frequencies above 14 GHz for the first time. Sezawa mode frequency scaling is…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-11-22 Imtiaz Ahmed , Udit Rawat , Jr-Tai Chen , Dana Weinstein

Surface acoustic waves at frequencies beyond a few GHz are promising components for quantum technology applications. Applying scanning X-ray diffraction microcopy we directly map the locally resolved components of the three-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-06-05 M. Hanke , N. Ashurbekov , E. Zatterin , M. E. Msall , J. Hellemann , P. V. Santos , T. U. Schulli , S. Ludwig

We report on the fabrication of a Hybrid SAW/BAW resonator made of a thin layer of Sc-doped AlN (AlScN) with a Sc concentration of 40 at% on a 4H-SiC substrate. A Sezawa mode, excited by a vertical electric field, exploits the d31…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-10-15 Marco Liffredo , Silvan Stettler , Federico Peretti , Luis Guillermo Villanueva

A numerical investigation was undertaken to elucidate the propagation of electromagnetic surface waves guided by the planar interface of two temperature-sensitive materials. One partnering material was chosen to be isotropic and the other…

Optics · Physics 2019-09-05 Tom G. Mackay , Akhlesh Lakhtakia

While cryogenic-temperature subthreshold swing (SS) in crystalline semiconductors has been widely studied, a careful study on the temperature-dependent SS in amorphous oxide semiconductors remains lacking. In this paper, a comprehensive…

Laser-generated surface acoustic waves (SAW) facilitate efficient information processing in modern spintronics and magnonics. The ability to tune the SAW parameters such as amplitude is crucial to achieve acoustic control over magnonic…

We demonstrate Young's double-slit experiment with GHz surface acoustic waves (SAWs) on gallium arsenide (GaAs). This experiment differs from the well-known optical case due to the anisotropy of SAW propagation on GaAs. We generate SAWs…

The interaction between surface acoustic waves (SAWs) and spin waves (SWs) in a piezoelectric-magnetic thin film heterostructure yields potential for the realization of novel microwave devices and applications in magnonics. In the present…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-06-12 M. Küß , F. Porrati , A. Hörner , M. Weiler , M. Albrecht , M. Huth , A. Wixforth