Robust temporal pumping in a magneto-mechanical topological insulator

A robust time-controlled energy pumping in a classical metamaterial remains to be achieved. Here, Grinberg et al. demonstrate a temporal topological pump that produces on-demand, robust transport of mechanical energy using a one-dimensional magneto-mechanical metamaterial.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Inbar Hotzen Grinberg, Mao Lin, Cameron Harris, Wladimir A. Benalcazar, Christopher W. Peterson, Taylor L. Hughes, Gaurav Bahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14804-0