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机械“拓扑绝缘体”中声子螺旋边态的观测

Observation of phononic helical edge states in a mechanical 'topological insulator'

Roman Süsstrunk, Sebastian D. Huber

摘要:

拓扑绝缘体的特征在于有限系统的内部和边缘之间的二分法:虽然主体具有非零的能隙,但边缘被迫维持穿过这些能隙的激发。最初是针对受量子力学控制的电子提出的,但对于服从牛顿运动方程的系统是否可以观察到同样的物理现象,这仍然是一个重要的悬而未决的问题。在这里,我们报告的测量表征的集体行为的机械振荡器表现出量子自旋霍尔效应的现象。声子边缘模式被证明是螺旋形的,我们证明了他们的拓扑保护通过对缺陷的稳定性。我们的研究结果打开了大门,拓扑声学元材料的设计,可以利用稳定的表面声子作为可靠的波导。

英文摘要:

A topological insulator is characterized by a dichotomy between the interior and the edge of a finite system: While the bulk has a non-zero energy gap, the edges are forced to sustain excitations traversing these gaps. Originally proposed for electrons governed by quantum mechanics, it has remained an important open question if the same physics can be observed for systems obeying Newton's equations of motion. Here, we report on measurements that characterize the collective behavior of mechanical oscillators exhibiting the phenomenology of the quantum spin hall effect. The phononic edge modes are shown to be helical and we demonstrate their topological protection via the stability against imperfections. Our results open the door to the design of topological acoustic meta-materials that can capitalize on the stability of the surfaces phonons as reliable wave guides.

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