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    Band gap structure of elliptic rods in water for a 2D phononic crystal
    (Springer Verlag, 2017) Oltulu, O.; Mamedov, A. M.; Özbay, Ekmel
    The propagation of acoustic waves in two-dimensional sonic crystals (SC) is studied theoretically. Effects of elliptical rod orientations on the acoustic band gaps in periodic arrays of rigid solid rods embedded in a polar liquid are investigated. We have found that the pass bands and forbidden bands of the sonic crystals can be changed by utilizing the rotational anisotropy of the structure factor at different rotation angles of the scatterers. The plane wave expansion (PWE) method is used to calculate the band structure. The variation of the absolute band gap was also investigated as a function of any filling fraction at a fixed orientation of the elliptical columns. The gap-tuning effect can be controlled by the rotational asymmetry and eccentricity of the scatterers.
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    Topological insulator based locally resonant phononic crystals: wave propagation and acoustic band gaps
    (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2016) Oltulu, O.; Simsek S.; Mamedov, A. M.; Özbay, Ekmel
    ABSTRACT: In the present work the acoustic band structure of a two-dimensional phononic crystal (PC) containing an organic ferroelectric (PVDF- polyvinylidene fluoride) and topological insulator (Bi2Te3) were investigated by the plane-wave-expansion (PWE) method. Two-dimensional PC with square lattices composed of Bi2Te3 cylindrical rods embedded in the PVDF matrix are studied to find the existence of stop bands for the waves of certain energy. Phononic band diagram ω = ω(k) for a 2D PC along the Г-X-M-Г path in the square Brillouin zone show four stop bands in the frequency range 0.01–8.0 kHz.
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    Wave propagation and acoustic band gaps of two-dimensional liquid crystal/solid phononic crystals
    (Springer Verlag, 2017) Oltulu, O.; Mamedov, A. M.; Özbay, Ekmel
    The vast majority of acoustic wave propagation in phononic band studies has been usually carried out by scattering inclusions embedded in a viscoelastic medium, such as air or water. In this study, we present calculated band structure results for the two-dimensional square array geometry of a solid cylindrical scatterer surrounded by a liquid crystal (LC) matrix. Liquid crystals provide a unique combination of liquid-like and crystal-like properties as well as anisotropic properties. The purpose of using LC material is to take advantage of longitudinal acoustic waves propagating parallel (