Topological guiding of elastic waves in phononic metamaterials based on 2D pentamode structures

Sci Rep. 2017 Dec 22;7(1):18043. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18394-8.

Abstract

A topological state with protected propagation of elastic waves is achieved by appropriately engineering a phononic metamaterial based on 2D pentamode structures in silicon. Gapless edge states in the designed structure, which are characterized by pseudospin-dependent transport, provide backscattering-immune propagation of the elastic wave along bend paths. The role of the states responsible for forward and backward transfer can be interchanged by design.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't