On Klein tunneling of low-frequency elastic waves in hexagonal topological plates

Abstract

Incident particles in the Klein tunnel phenomenon in quantum mechanics can pass a very high potential barrier. Introducing the concept of tunneling into the analysis of phononic crystals can broaden the application prospects. In this study, the structure of the unit cell is designed, and the low frequency (< 1 kHz) valley locked waveguide is realized through the creation of a phononic crystal plate with a topological phase transition interface. The defect immunity of the topological waveguide is verified, that is, the wave can propagate along the original path in the cases of impurities and disorder. Then, the tunneling phenomenon is introduced into the topological valley-locked waveguide to analyze the wave propagation, and its potential applications (such as signal separators and logic gates) are further explored by designing phononic crystal plates. This research has broad application prospects in information processing and vibration control, and potential applications in other directions are also worth exploring.