Snowflake phononic topological insulator at the nanoscale

被引:118
作者
Brendel, Christian [1 ]
Peano, Vittorio [2 ]
Painter, Oskar [3 ,4 ]
Marquardt, Florian [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Sci Light, Staudtstr 2, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Malta, Dept Phys, Msida Msd 2080, Malta
[3] CALTECH, Inst Quantum Informat & Matter, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[4] CALTECH, Thomas J Watson Sr Lab Appl Phys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[5] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Theoret Phys, Staudtstr 7, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
SOUND; FIELDS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.97.020102
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We show how the snowflake phononic crystal structure, which recently has been realized experimentally, can be turned into a topological ins ulator for mechanical waves. This idea, based purely on simple geometrical modifications, could be readily implemented on the nanoscale.
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