Guiding Robust Valley-dependent Edge States by Surface Acoustic Waves
arXiv:1810.03285 · doi:10.1063/1.5066034
Abstract
Recently, the concept of valley pseudospin, labeling quantum states of energy extrema in momentum space, has attracted enormous attention because of its potential as a new type of information carrier. Here, we present surface acoustic wave (SAW) waveguides, which utilize and transport valley pseudospins in two-dimensional SAW phononic crystals (PnCs). In addition to a direct visualization of the valley-dependent states excited from the corresponding chiral sources, the backscattering suppression of SAW valley-dependent edge states transport is observed in sharply curved interfaces. By means of band structure engineering, elastic wave energy in the SAW waveguides can be transported with remarkable robustness, which is very promising for new generations of integrated solid-state phononic circuits with great versatility.
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