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    • Materials Science
    • Acoustics Engineering
    • Solid State Physics

    Background:

    • Conventional piezoelectric acoustic design relies on single orientations.
    • Recent advances enable multilayer piezoelectric films with spatially dependent polarization.
    • Periodically poled piezoelectric films (P3Fs) offer enhanced performance through multiple orientations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a generalized acoustic framework for analyzing P3F platforms.
    • To provide a tool for designers to rapidly assess multilayer piezoelectric configurations.
    • To facilitate application-optimized designs leveraging multiple piezoelectric orientations.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a generalized acoustic framework applicable to any material system.
    • Analysis of material systems under transformation and spatial variation.
    • Framework implementation for rapid feasibility testing of P3F designs.

    Main Results:

    • A comprehensive acoustic framework for P3F platforms has been established.
    • The framework allows for the simultaneous consideration of multiple piezoelectric orientations.
    • Designers can now efficiently evaluate novel multilayer piezoelectric configurations.

    Conclusions:

    • The generalized acoustic framework addresses the need for a universal analysis tool for P3Fs.
    • This work empowers researchers to explore new acoustic topologies with enhanced performance.
    • The framework accelerates the design and optimization process for piezoelectric acoustic devices.