Demonstration of a quantized acoustic octupole topological insulator

Although multipole topological insulators have been theoretically described and experimentally observed in 2D, third-order topological insulators in 3D have not been observed yet. Here, the authors realize for the first time a quantized octupole 3D topological state in an acoustic metamaterial.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiang Ni, Mengyao Li, Matthew Weiner, Andrea Alù, Alexander B. Khanikaev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15705-y