Gap electroacoustic waves in PT-symmetric piezoelectric heterostructure near the exceptional point

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2023. Vol. 35. No. 43. Article 435001.

Vilkov E. A., Byshevski-Konopko O. A., Kalyabin D., Nikitov S.

The spectral properties of gap electroacoustic waves in a PT-symmetric structure of piezoelectrics of symmetry class 6 mm separated by a gap are theoretically investigated. The spectra were calculated for lead germanate (non-zero transverse piezoactivity) and barium titanate (symmetry class 4 mm—zero transverse piezoactivity). It has been established that at a certain level of losses and gain in piezoelectrics, the symmetric and antisymmetric modes intersect. The intersection point determines the singular point of the PT-symmetric structure. Beyond this point, there is a violation of the symmetric and antisymmetric distribution of electric fields in the gap of the slotted structure of two identical piezoelectrics, which is confirmed by the calculation of the electric field profiles. It is shown that the dependence of the amplitude on the frequency at an exceptional point has an extremely narrow resonance peak, which opens up the possibility of creating supersensitive sensors based on PT-symmetric physical structures.

Keywords: пьезоэлектрики, особые точки, piezoelectrics, PT-symmetry, PT-симметрия, exceptional points, electroacoustic waves, gap waves, электроакустические волны, щелевые волны