Topological phenomena at defects in acoustic, photonic and solid-state lattices

ZK Lin, Q Wang, Y Liu, H Xue, B Zhang… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There are two prominent applications of the mathematical concept of topology to the physics
of materials: band topology, which classifies different topological insulators and semimetals …

Topological phononic metamaterials

W Zhu, W Deng, Y Liu, J Lu, HX Wang… - Reports on Progress …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The concept of topological energy bands and their manifestations have been demonstrated
in condensed matter systems as a fantastic paradigm toward unprecedented physical …

Topological zero-dimensional defect and flux states in three-dimensional insulators

F Schindler, SS Tsirkin, T Neupert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In insulating crystals, it was previously shown that defects with two fewer dimensions than
the bulk can bind topological electronic states. We here further extend the classification of …

Non-Hermitian skin effect of dislocations and its topological origin

BA Bhargava, IC Fulga, J Van Den Brink… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
We demonstrate that dislocations in two-dimensional non-Hermitian systems can give rise to
density accumulation or depletion through the localization of an extensive number of states …

Quasicrystalline second-order topological semimetals

R Chen, B Zhou, DH Xu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Three-dimensional higher-order topological semimetals in crystalline systems exhibit higher-
order Fermi arcs on one-dimensional hinges, challenging the conventional bulk-boundary …

Intrinsic first-and higher-order topological superconductivity in a doped topological insulator

HD Scammell, J Ingham, M Geier, T Li - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We explore higher-order topological superconductivity in an artificial Dirac material with
intrinsic spin-orbit coupling, which is a doped Z 2 topological insulator in the normal state. A …

Bound states at partial dislocation defects in multipole higher-order topological insulators

SS Yamada, T Li, M Lin, CW Peterson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The bulk-boundary correspondence, which links a bulk topological property of a material to
the existence of robust boundary states, is a hallmark of topological insulators. However, in …

Dislocation as a bulk probe of higher-order topological insulators

B Roy, V Juričić - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
Topological materials occupy the central stage in the modern condensed matter physics
because of their robust metallic edge or surface states protected by the topological invariant …

Continuously tunable topological defects and topological edge states in dielectric photonic crystals

S Tang, Y Xu, F Ding, F Liu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Topological defects in solid-state materials are crystallographic imperfections that local
perturbations cannot remove. Owing to their nontrivial real-space topology, topological …

Progress in topological mechanics

S Zheng, G Duan, B Xia - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Topological mechanics is rapidly emerging as an attractive field of research where
mechanical waveguides can be designed and controlled via topological methods. With the …