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Supersonic Love waves in strong piezoelectrics of symmetry mm2

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1376405· OSTI ID:40204381
A study has been made of the Love wave propagation on piezoelectric substrates of symmetry mm2. It has been shown that under certain conditions the velocity of the Love wave exceeds that of shear horizontal (SH) bulk waves in the substrate. This occurs when the slowness curve of SH bulk waves in the substrate either has a concavity or is convex with nearly zero curvature. For such {open_quotes}supersonic{close_quotes} Love waves to appear, it is also required that the substrate as well as the layer be specially oriented and that their material constants fulfill a number of inequalities. Numerical computations have been carried out for a number of structures. The results of numerical computations have been compared with approximate analytical estimations. {copyright} 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40204381
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 90; ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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