On the group velocity of Love-type waves in composite structure loaded with viscous fluid

Pankaj, K. K.; Sahu, Sanjeev A.; Kumari, Shreeta

doi:10.1080/17455030.2020.1783470

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“…There are known theoretical works devoted to the investigation of liquid viscosity on the properties of shear mode in a multilayered flexural bulk acoustic wave resonator (FBAR) [21], Love-type waves in a composite structure [22], a shear-horizontal surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) in layered magnetoelectric structures [23], a surface acoustic wave (SAW) in multilayered structure ZnO/SiO 2 /Si [24], Love acoustic waves [25], quasi-Lamb modes in structure SiC/c-ZnO [26], etc. As it is well known, there have been attempts to create liquid acoustic sensors based on SAW [27], FBAR [28], and slot acoustic waves [29].…”

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Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Layered Structure for Selective Detection of Liquid Viscosity

Smirnov,

Anisimkin,

Shamsutdinova

et al. 2023

Sensors

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The acoustic waves of higher orders propagating in a layered structure consisting of a silicon plate coated with piezoelectric ZnO and/or AlN films were used for the development of a sensor with selective sensitivity to liquid viscosity η in the range of 1–1500 cP. In that range, this sensor possessed low sensitivity to liquid conductivity σ and temperature T in the ranges of 0–2 S/m and 0–55 °C, respectively. The amplitude responses insensitive to the temperature instead of the phase were used to provide the necessary selectivity. The sensor was based on a weak piezoactive acoustic wave of higher order. The volume of the probes sufficient for the measurements was about 100 μL. The characteristics of the sensors were optimized by varying the thicknesses of the structure layers, number of layers, wavelength, wave propagation direction, and the order of the acoustic waves. It was shown that in the case of the layered structure, it is possible to obtain practically the same selective sensitivity toward viscosity as for acoustic waves in pure ST, X quartz. The most appropriate waves for this purpose are quasi-longitudinal and Lamb waves of higher order with in-plane polarization. It was found that for various ranges of viscosity η = 1–20 cP, 20–100 cP, and 100–1500 cP, the maximum sensitivity of the appropriate wave is equal to 0.26 dB/cP, 0.087 dB/cP, and 0.013 dB/cP, respectively. The sensitivity of the waves under study toward the electric conductivity of the liquid is much less than the sensitivity to liquid viscosity. These two responses become comparable only for very small η < 2 cP. The waves investigated have shown no temperature responses in contact with air, but in the presence of liquid, they increase depending on liquid properties. The temperature dependence of liquid viscosity is measurable by the same sensors. The results obtained have shown the possibility of designing acoustic liquid viscosity sensors based on multilayered structures. The set of possible acoustic waves in layered structures possesses modified propagation characteristics (various polarization, phase velocities, electromechanical coupling coefficients, and attenuations). It allows choosing an optimal acoustic wave to detect liquid viscosity only.

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