Band gap of piezoelectric/piezomagnetic phononic crystal with graded interlayer

The band gaps of a laminated piezoelectric/piezomagnetic phononic crystal with graded interlayer are studied in this paper. First, the transfer matrix method and the Bloch theorem are used to derive the dispersion equation. Next, the graded interlayer with different gradient profiles between the piezoelectric and the piezomagnetic materials is considered. The graded interlayer is modeled as a system of homogenous sublayers with both piezoelectric and piezomagnetic effects simultaneously. The effect of the graded interlayer on the band gap is introduced by inserting an additional interlayer transfer matrix in the calculation of the total transfer matrix. Finally, the dispersion equation is solved numerically, and the dispersive curves are shown in the Brillouin zone. The band gaps of the phononic crystal with graded interlayer are compared with that without graded interlayer. The influences of the graded interlayer with different gradient profiles on the band gap of a laminated piezoelectric/piezomagnetic phononic crystal are discussed based on the numerical results.