Demonstration of a 3rd order hierarchy of higher order topological states in a three-dimensional acoustic metamaterial

Abstract

In the past years classical wave-systems have constituted an excellent platform for emulating complex quantum phenomena. This approach has been especially fruitful in demonstrating topological phenomena in photonics and acoustics: from chiral edge states of Chern insulators and helical edge states of topological insulators to higher-dimensional topological states of quasiperiodic systems and systems with synthetic dimensions. Recently, a new class of topological states localized in more than one dimension of a D-dimensional system, referred to as higher-order topological (HOT) states, has been reported, offering an even more versatile platform to confine and control classical radiation and mechanical motion. However, because experimental research of HOT states has so far been limited to two-dimensional (2D) systems, third and higher-order states have evaded experimental observation. Studying higher-dimensional classical systems therefore opens an opportunity to emulate higher-order topological insulators and explore HOT states beyond second order. In this letter, we design and experimentally study a 3D acoustic metamaterial supporting third-order (0D) topological corner states, along with second-order (1D) edge states within the same topological bandgap, thus establishing a full hierarchy of HOT states in three dimensions, co-existing robustly within the same topological bandgap. The metamaterial is implemented over a versatile additive manufacturing platform, which enables rapid prototyping of metaatoms and metamolecules, which can be snapped together to form 3D metamaterials with complex geometries. The assembled 3D topological metamaterial represents the acoustic analogue of a pyrochlore lattice made of interconnected molecules, and is shown to exhibit topological bulk polarization, leading to the emergence of topological HOT states localized in all three or in two dimensions.

arXiv comment12 pages, 3 figures

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