Topological metamaterials

X Ni, S Yves, A Krasnok, A Alu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The topological properties of an object, associated with an integer called the topological
invariant, are global features that cannot change continuously but only through abrupt …

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 …

Gigahertz topological valley Hall effect in nanoelectromechanical phononic crystals

Q Zhang, D Lee, L Zheng, X Ma, SI Meyer, L He… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Topological phononic crystals can manipulate elastic waves that propagate in solids without
being backscattered, and could be used to develop integrated acousto-electronic systems …

Three-dimensional flat Landau levels in an inhomogeneous acoustic crystal

Z Cheng, YJ Guan, H Xue, Y Ge, D Jia, Y Long… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
When electrons moving in two dimensions (2D) are subjected to a strong uniform magnetic
field, they form flat bands called Landau levels (LLs). LLs can also arise from …

Controlling acoustic non-Hermitian skin effect via synthetic magnetic fields

H Gao, W Zhu, H Xue, G Ma, Z Su - Applied Physics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) is an intrinsic non-Hermitian phenomenon where an
extensive number of eigenmodes, called skin modes, are localized at the boundary of a …

Uncovering and Experimental Realization of Multimodal 3D Topological Metamaterials for Low‐Frequency and Multiband Elastic Wave Control

P Dorin, M Khan, KW Wang - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topological mechanical metamaterials unlock confined and robust elastic wave control.
Recent breakthroughs have precipitated the development of 3D topological metamaterials …

Observation of continuum Landau modes in non-Hermitian electric circuits

X Zhang, C Wu, M Yan, N Liu, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Continuum Landau modes—predicted recently in a non-Hermitian Dirac Hamiltonian under
a uniform magnetic field—are continuous bound states with no counterparts in Hermitian …

Pseudomagnetic suppression of non-Hermitian skin effect

HT Teo, S Mandal, Y Long, H Xue, B Zhang - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
It has recently been shown that the non-Hermitian skin effect can be suppressed by
magnetic fields. In this work, using a two-dimensional tight-binding lattice, we demonstrate …

Topological sound in two dimensions

S Yves, X Ni, A Alù - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Topology is the branch of mathematics studying the properties of an object that are
preserved under continuous deformations. Quite remarkably, the powerful theoretical tools …

Synthetic gauge fields and Landau levels in acoustic Moiré superlattices

G Duan, S Zheng, J Zhang, Z Jiang, X Man… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The synthetic gauge field, offering an excellent platform to explore some fascinating
magnetic-like phenomena, has attracted extensive research. Here, we report the realization …