Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer unique opportunities in engineering the ultrafast spatiotemporal response of composite nanomechanical structures. In this work, we report on high frequency, high quality factor (Q) 2D acoustic cavities operating in the 50–600 GHz frequency (f) range with f × Q up to 1 × 1014. Monolayer steps and material interfaces expand cavity functionality, as demonstrated by building adjacent cavities that are isolated or strongly-coupled, as well as a frequency comb generator in MoS2/h-BN systems. Energy dissipation measurements in 2D cavities are compared with attenuation derived from phonon-phonon scattering rates calculated using a fully microscopic ab initio approach. Phonon lifetime calculations extended to low frequencies (<1 THz) and combined with sound propagation analysis in ultrathin plates provide a framework for designing acoustic cavities that approach their fundamental performance limit. These results provide a pathway for developing platforms employing phonon-based signal processing and for exploring the quantum nature of phonons.
Highlights
Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer unique opportunities in engineering the ultrafast spatiotemporal response of composite nanomechanical structures
A drastic reduction in cavity modal volume intrinsic to suspended 2D devices represents a significant advantage over distributed Bragg reflectors (DBR) cavity implementations, where limited acoustic contrast attainable for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-compatible materials (e.g., ZGaAs/ZAlAs = 1.2) causes the elastic strain to extend over 10–20 acoustic wavelengths, even for fine-tuned DBRs
We demonstrate that at room temperature (RT), longitudinal acoustic (LA) phonon lifetimes attainable in MoS2-based EHF acoustic cavities are the highest reported to date for 2D materials and provide a comparison with h-BN based cavities
Summary
Two-dimensional (2D) materials offer unique opportunities in engineering the ultrafast spatiotemporal response of composite nanomechanical structures. Phonon lifetime calculations extended to low frequencies (
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