On the Frequency Response of Nanostructured Thermoacoustic Loudspeakers

Autor: Paolo La Torraca, Marco Bobinger, Maurizio Servadio, Paolo Pavan, Markus Becherer, Paolo Lugli, Luca Larcher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 8, Iss 10, p 833 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano8100833
Popis: In this work, we investigate the thermal and acoustic frequency responses of nanostructured thermoacoustic loudspeakers. An opposite frequency dependence of thermal and acoustic responses was found independently of the device substrate (Kapton and glass) and the nanometric active film (silver nanowires and nm-thick metal films). The experimental results are interpreted with the support of a comprehensive electro-thermo-acoustic model, allowing for the separation of the purely thermal effects from the proper thermoacoustic (TA) transduction. The thermal interactions causing the reported opposite trends are understood, providing useful insights for the further development of the TA loudspeaker technology.
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