Composite Structures and Metamaterials in Acoustic and Electromechanical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Composite structures and metamaterials play a significant role in controlling acoustic, ultrasonic, and electromechanical phenomena. Composite materials can exhibit extraordinary properties not found in natural materials due to their special structural and component organization. By tailoring their architecture and material composition, these artificial structures enable acoustic/elastic wave manipulation for noise reduction, vibration control, waveguiding, filtering, focusing, sensing, cloaking, and object manipulation. The integration of tunable and active components, such as piezoelectric or dielectric elastomer elements, enhances their adaptability to external stimuli and facilitates electromechanical energy conversion. Beyond their functional applications, ultrasonic techniques provide the essential tools for characterizing and analyzing composite materials, offering insights into their structural and mechanical properties. Advancements in the modeling, simulation, fabrication, and experimental characterization of composite media and metamaterials are key to unlocking their full potential. This Special Issue invites research on the design, properties, characterization methods, and applications of composite structures and metamaterials, including their interactions with acoustic/elastic waves, as well as their electromechanical performance.

Key topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Composite structures and metamaterials for acoustic/elastic wave control and attenuation;
• Electromechanical performance of composite materials;
• Tunable and active composites and metamaterials;
• Composite materials with piezoelectric components;
• Dielectric elastomer composites and multilayer structures;
• Modeling and numerical simulations of composite media and metamaterials in acoustics and electromechanics;
• Propagation of elastic waves through organic and hybrid organic–inorganic composite layers;
• Composite structures and metamaterials for controlling both acoustic and electromagnetic wave propagation;
• Applications of composite structures in acoustic (ultrasonic) sensors;
• Ultrasonic characterization, imaging, and treatment of composite materials;
• Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) applications of composite materials.

Dr. Nikolay Mukhin
Guest Editor

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