Experimental realization of acoustic metasurface with double-split hollow sphere

•We presented an acoustic metasurface (AMS) consisting of double-split hollow spheres.•Both simulations and experiments show that the AMS can realize anomalous reflection.•The reflection angle can be flexible controlled by mechanically tuning the spatial distance of the DSHSs in the AMS.

We experimentally present an acoustic metasurface (AMS) with sub-wavelength thickness based on the meta-molecule consisting of eight different sized double-split hollow spheres (DSHSs). By designing the discontinuous phase profile covered 2π span induced by the DSHSs, the AMS can manipulate the reflected acoustic waves in a way that could not be imitated by natural materials. Both simulations and experiments show that the AMS can realize anomalous reflection, i.e., a normal incident wave can be reflected into an oblique direction. Moreover, the reflection angle can be flexible controlled by mechanically tuning the spatial distance of the DSHSs in the AMS, which is consistent with the generalized Snell׳s law.