Anisotropy of the Electromechanical Characteristics of SH-Waves and Lamb Waves in Yttrium Aluminum Borate Single Crystals

Abstract

The anisotropy of the electromechanical properties of SH-waves and Lamb waves in yttrium aluminum borates, which are nonmagnetic representatives of the RMe3(BO3)4 single crystals family (where R=Y, La-Lu; M=Fe, Al, Cr, Ga, Sc) with unique properties of magnetoelectrics and multiferroics, has been studied. In the process of the numerical simulation of the acoustic waves characteristics, the values of linear electromechanical constants of YAl3(BO3)4 single crystals, previously measured by ultrasonic pulse echo and quasi-static methods, have been used