A graphene thermoacoustic loudspeaker with a thin polymer mesh is fabricated using screen-printing. An experiment with substrates of various free-standing areas shows that a higher sound pressure level can be achieved as compared to previously reported graphene thermoacoustic loudspeakers. Moreover, a modified equation to predict the sound pressure level of the thermoacoustic loudspeaker with a thin and patterned substrate is proposed and verified by experimental results.
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