Abstract

In the present study, a modular mass oscillator elastic metasurface (MMEM) is proposed to manipulate the wavefield of flexural waves by assembling and replacing mass-oscillator-like functional units. Based on the bandgap analysis of phononic crystals, the MMEMs were found to achieve a full range of phase shift with relatively high transmission using functional unit arrangements of varying sizes (masses). According to the generalized Snell’s law, the modulation of abnormal refraction, lens focusing, and beam self-acceleration can be realized. To broaden the operating frequency domain, we present the idea of a multiple mass oscillator array design, which can control flexural waves at broadband frequencies of 13–41 kHz by adding/removing mass oscillators within a functional unit. This study presents a method to realize tunable metasurfaces and provides an innovative concept for broadening the operating frequency of elastic metasurfaces.

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