Observation of a phononic higher-order Weyl semimetal
Observation of a phononic higher-order Weyl semimetal
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声子高阶外尔半金属的观察
DOI：
10.1038/s41563-021-00985-6
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发表时间：
2021-04-15
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影响因子：
41.2
通讯作者：
Jiang, Jian-Hua
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作者：
Luo, Li;Wang, Hai-Xiao;Jiang, Jian-Hua
Weyl semimetals (WSMs) exhibit phenomena such as Fermi arc surface states, pseudo-gauge fields and quantum anomalies that arise from topological band degeneracy in crystalline solids for electrons and metamaterials for photons and phonons. Here we report a higher-order Weyl semimetal (HOWSM) in a phononic system that exhibits topologically protected boundary states in multiple dimensions. We created the physical realization of the HOWSM in a chiral phononic crystal with uniaxial screw symmetry. Using acoustic pump–probe spectroscopies, we observed coexisting chiral Fermi arc states on two-dimensional surfaces and dispersive hinge arc states on one-dimensional hinge boundaries. These topological boundary states link the projections of the Weyl points (WPs) in different dimensions and directions, and hence demonstrate the higher-order topological physics, , , –in WSMs. Our study further establishes the fundamental connection between higher-order topology and Weyl physics in crystalline materials and should stimulate further work on other potential materials, such as higher-order topological nodal-line semimetals.
