Acoustic characterization of laser-induced graphene film thermoacoustic loudspeakers

We report on the superior performance of laser-induced graphene (LIG) film thermoacoustic (TA) loudspeakers. LIG films are fabricated by laser-ablation of polyimide foil and contacted by screen-printing of silver paste, allowing for a facile, ambient condition fabrication process. The LIG film TA loudspeakers achieve up to 50 dB SPL at 1m distance, showing a 10 dB higher efficiency with respect to the nanostructured TA loudspeakers with polyimide substrate reported in literature.