Electrostatic Graphene Loudspeaker

Abstract

Graphene has extremely low mass density and high mechanical strength, and key qualities for efficient wide-frequency-response electrostatic audio speaker design. Low mass ensures good high frequency response, while high strength allows for relatively large free-standing diaphragms necessary for effective low frequency response. Here, we report on construction and testing of a miniaturized graphene-based electrostatic audio transducer. The speaker/earphone is straightforward in design and operation and has excellent frequency response across the entire audio frequency range (20 Hz 20 kHz), with performance matching or surpassing commercially available audio earphones

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA585707

Entities

People

  • A. Zettl
  • Qin Zhou

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Audio Frequency
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Construction
  • Differential Equations
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Graphene
  • Loudspeakers
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Microphones
  • Sound Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems