Repository logo

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Infoscience

  • English
  • French
Log In
  1. Home
  2. Academic and Research Output
  3. Journal articles
  4. Experimental observation of the acoustic Z2 Weyl semimetallic phase in synthetic dimensions
 
research article

Experimental observation of the acoustic Z2 Weyl semimetallic phase in synthetic dimensions

Zangeneh Nejad, Farzad  
•
Fleury, Romain  
August 27, 2020
Physical Review B

Scalar waves such as airborne sound lack an intrinsic spin degree of freedom, making the realization of sonic Z2 topological phases based on spin degeneracy challenging. Here, we demonstrate the relevance of synthetic dimensions and higher-dimensional topological physics for exploring topological phases based on acoustic pseudo-spin with exact Kramers degeneracy. Interestingly, we find that a carefully designed two-band one-dimensional Hamiltonian with two additional phason degrees of freedom can enter a Z2 semimetallic phase with nonzero topological invariants carried by pairs of Weyl points in a three-dimensional synthetic momentum space. Taking advantage of the high localization of sonic quasibound states, embedded in the modal continuum of a one-dimensional acoustic waveguide, we implement a Z2 topological Weyl system and experimentally observe its signature in far-field sound scattering experiments. Our findings establish sonic quasibound states in continuum as a fertile ground for exploring higher dimensional Weyl physics in scattering media, and provide a viable experimental path to study spin-related topological effects in acoustics.

  • Files
  • Details
  • Metrics
Type
research article
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.102.064309
Author(s)
Zangeneh Nejad, Farzad  
•
Fleury, Romain  
Date Issued

2020-08-27

Published in
Physical Review B
Volume

102

Issue

6

Start page

064309,1

End page

10

Subjects

semimetal

•

acoustics

•

topological insulators

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
LWE  
Available on Infoscience
August 27, 2020
Use this identifier to reference this record
https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/171190
Logo EPFL, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Contact
  • infoscience@epfl.ch

  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Follow us on LinkedIn
  • Follow us on X
  • Follow us on Youtube
AccessibilityLegal noticePrivacy policyCookie settingsEnd User AgreementGet helpFeedback

Infoscience is a service managed and provided by the Library and IT Services of EPFL. © EPFL, tous droits réservés