Corner states and topological transitions in two-dimensional higher-order topological sonic crystals with inversion symmetry

Abstract

Macroscopic two-dimensional sonic crystals with inversion symmetry are studied to reveal higher-order topological physics in classical wave systems. By tuning a single geometry parameter, the band topology of the bulk and the edges can be controlled simultaneously. The bulk band gap forms an acoustic analog of topological crystalline insulators with edge states which are gapped due to symmetry reduction on the edges. In the presence of mirror symmetry, the band topology of the edge states can be characterized by the Zak phase, illustrating the band topology in a hierarchy of dimensions, which is at the heart of higher-order topology. Moreover, the edge band gap can be closed without closing the bulk band gap, revealing an independent topological transition on the edges. The rich topological transitions in both bulk and edges can be well-described by the symmetry eigenvalues at the high-symmetry points in the bulk and surface Brillouin zones. We further analyze the higher-order topology in the shrunken sonic crystals where slightly different physics but richer corner and edge phenomena are revealed. In these systems, the rich, multidimensional topological transitions can be exploited for topological transfer among zero-, one- and two- dimensional acoustic modes by controlling the geometry.

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