scholarly journals Observation of a topological nodal surface and its surface-state arcs in an artificial acoustic crystal

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihao Yang ◽  
Jian-ping Xia ◽  
Hong-xiang Sun ◽  
Yong Ge ◽  
Ding Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Surface States ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Wave System ◽  
Nodal Surface ◽  
Nodal Lines ◽  
Nodal Points ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Classical Wave ◽  
Nodal Surfaces

AbstractThree-dimensional (3D) gapless topological phases can be classified by the dimensionality of the band degeneracies, including zero-dimensional (0D) nodal points, one-dimensional (1D) nodal lines, and two-dimensional (2D) nodal surfaces. Both nodal points and nodal lines have been realized recently in photonics and acoustics. However, a nodal surface has never been observed in any classical-wave system. Here, we report on the experimental observation of a twofold symmetry-enforced nodal surface in a 3D chiral acoustic crystal. In particular, the demonstrated nodal surface carries a topological charge of 2, constituting the first realization of a higher-dimensional topologically-charged band degeneracy. Using direct acoustic field measurements, we observe the projected nodal surface and its Fermi-arc-like surface states and demonstrate topologically-induced robustness of the surface states against disorders. This discovery of a higher-dimensional topologically-charged band degeneracy paves the way toward further explorations of the physics and applications of new topological semimetal phases.

scholarly journals Dirac nodal surfaces and nodal lines in ZrSiS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. eaau6459 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.-B. Fu ◽  
C.-J. Yi ◽  
T.-T. Zhang ◽  
M. Caputo ◽  
J.-Z. Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Dirac Fermions ◽  
Fermi Surfaces ◽  
Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Nodal Lines ◽  
Nodal Points ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Topological Semimetals ◽  
Symmetry Protected ◽  
Nodal Surfaces

Topological semimetals are characterized by symmetry-protected band crossings, which can be preserved in different dimensions in momentum space, forming zero-dimensional nodal points, one-dimensional nodal lines, or even two-dimensional nodal surfaces. Materials harboring nodal points and nodal lines have been experimentally verified, whereas experimental evidence of nodal surfaces is still lacking. Here, using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), we reveal the coexistence of Dirac nodal surfaces and nodal lines in the bulk electronic structures of ZrSiS. As compared with previous ARPES studies on ZrSiS, we obtained pure bulk states, which enable us to extract unambiguously intrinsic information of the bulk nodal surfaces and nodal lines. Our results show that the nodal lines are the only feature near the Fermi level and constitute the whole Fermi surfaces. We not only prove that the low-energy quasiparticles in ZrSiS are contributed entirely by Dirac fermions but also experimentally realize the nodal surface in topological semimetals.

scholarly journals A Review of Topological Semimetal Phases in Photonic Artificial Microstructures

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boyang Xie ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Haonan Wang ◽  
Hua Cheng ◽  
Jianguo Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Surface States ◽  
Band Structures ◽  
Nodal Lines ◽  
Anomalous Reflection ◽  
Spin Polarized ◽  
Topological Semimetal ◽  
Topological Surface

In the past few years, the concept of topological matter has inspired considerable research in broad areas of physics. In particular, photonic artificial microstructures like photonic crystals and metamaterials provide a unique platform to investigate topologically non-trivial physics in spin-1 electromagnetic fields. Three-dimensional (3D) topological semimetal band structures, which carry non-trivial topological charges, are fundamental to 3D topological physics. Here, we review recent progress in understanding 3D photonic topological semimetal phases and various approaches for realizing them, especially with photonic crystals or metamaterials. We review topological gapless band structures and topological surface states aroused from the non-trivial bulk topology. Weyl points, 3D Dirac points, nodal lines, and nodal surfaces of different types are discussed. We also demonstrate their application in coupling spin-polarized electromagnetic waves, anomalous reflection, vortex beams generation, bulk transport, and non-Hermitian effects.

scholarly journals Blowing and drifting snow in Alpine terrain: numerical simulation and related field measurements

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 174-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Gauer
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Blowing Snow ◽  
Related Field ◽  
Drifting Snow ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Snow Transport

A physically based numerical model of drifting and blowing snow in three-dimensional terrain is developed. The model includes snow transport by saltation and suspension. As an example, a numerical simulation for an Alpine ridge is presented and compared with field measurements.

scholarly journals Cobalt-based magnetic Weyl semimetals with high-thermodynamic stabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Luo ◽  
Yuma Nakamura ◽  
Jinseon Park ◽  
Mina Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Tight Binding ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Interlayer Coupling ◽  
First Principles Calculation ◽  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Binding Model ◽  
Nodal Lines ◽  
Weyl Semimetal ◽  
Topological Quantum ◽  
First Time

AbstractRecent experiments identified Co3Sn2S2 as the first magnetic Weyl semimetal (MWSM). Using first-principles calculation with a global optimization approach, we explore the structural stabilities and topological electronic properties of cobalt (Co)-based shandite and alloys, Co3MM’X2 (M/M’ = Ge, Sn, Pb, X = S, Se, Te), and identify stable structures with different Weyl phases. Using a tight-binding model, for the first time, we reveal that the physical origin of the nodal lines of a Co-based shandite structure is the interlayer coupling between Co atoms in different Kagome layers, while the number of Weyl points and their types are mainly governed by the interaction between Co and the metal atoms, Sn, Ge, and Pb. The Co3SnPbS2 alloy exhibits two distinguished topological phases, depending on the relative positions of the Sn and Pb atoms: a three-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall metal, and a MWSM phase with anomalous Hall conductivity (~1290 Ω−1 cm−1) that is larger than that of Co2Sn2S2. Our work reveals the physical mechanism of the origination of Weyl fermions in Co-based shandite structures and proposes topological quantum states with high thermal stability.

scholarly journals Vortex states in an acoustic Weyl crystal with a topological lattice defect

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Yong Ge ◽  
Hong-xiang Sun ◽  
Haoran Xue ◽  
Ding Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Orbital Angular Momentum ◽  
Lattice Defect ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Surface States ◽  
Real Space ◽  
Lattice Defects ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Topological Features ◽  
Topological Lattice

AbstractCrystalline materials can host topological lattice defects that are robust against local deformations, and such defects can interact in interesting ways with the topological features of the underlying band structure. We design and implement a three dimensional acoustic Weyl metamaterial hosting robust modes bound to a one-dimensional topological lattice defect. The modes are related to topological features of the bulk bands, and carry nonzero orbital angular momentum locked to the direction of propagation. They span a range of axial wavenumbers defined by the projections of two bulk Weyl points to a one-dimensional subspace, in a manner analogous to the formation of Fermi arc surface states. We use acoustic experiments to probe their dispersion relation, orbital angular momentum locked waveguiding, and ability to emit acoustic vortices into free space. These results point to new possibilities for creating and exploiting topological modes in three-dimensional structures through the interplay between band topology in momentum space and topological lattice defects in real space.

scholarly journals Symmetry-protected nodal points and nodal lines in magnetic materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Yang ◽  
Chen Fang ◽  
Zheng-Xin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Materials ◽  
Nodal Lines ◽  
Nodal Points ◽  
Symmetry Protected

scholarly journals Transient Three-Dimensional Flow Field Measurements by Means of 3D µPTV in Drying Poly(Vinyl Acetate)-Methanol Thin Films Subject to Short-Scale Marangoni Instabilities

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1223
Author(s):  
Max Tönsmann ◽  
Philip Scharfer ◽  
Wilhelm Schabel
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Three Dimensional Flow ◽  
Dimensional Flow ◽  
Short Scale ◽  
Dry Film

Convective Marangoni instabilities in drying polymer films may induce surface deformations, which persist in the dry film, deteriorating product performance. While theoretic stability analyses are abundantly available, experimental data are scarce. We report transient three-dimensional flow field measurements in thin poly(vinyl acetate)-methanol films, drying under ambient conditions with several films exhibiting short-scale Marangoni convection cells. An initial assessment of the upper limit of thermal and solutal Marangoni numbers reveals that the solutal effect is likely to be the dominant cause for the observed instabilities.

scholarly journals GRAVITY-WAVE DETECTORS AS PROBES OF EXTRA DIMENSIONS

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 2347-2353 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRIS CLARKSON ◽  
ROY MAARTENS
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Gravity Wave ◽  
Gravity Waves ◽  
Extra Dimensions ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Observable Universe ◽  
Dimensional Spacetime ◽  
Higher Dimensional

If string theory is correct, then our observable universe may be a three-dimensional "brane" embedded in a higher-dimensional spacetime. This theoretical scenario should be tested via the state-of-the-art in gravitational experiments — the current and upcoming gravity-wave detectors. Indeed, the existence of extra dimensions leads to oscillations that leave a spectroscopic signature in the gravity-wave signal from black holes. The detectors that have been designed to confirm Einstein's prediction of gravity waves, can in principle also provide tests and constraints on string theory.

Assessment of a Double Hole Film Cooling Geometry Using S-PIV and PSP

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Stephen T. McClain ◽  
Charles P. Brown ◽  
Weston V. Harmon
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Cylindrical Hole ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Hole Geometry ◽  
Compound Angle

A novel, double hole film cooling configuration is investigated as an alternative to traditional cylindrical and fanshaped, laidback holes. This experimental investigation utilizes a Stereo-Particle Image Velocimetry (S-PIV) to quantitatively assess the ability of the proposed, double hole geometry to weaken or mitigate the counter-rotating vortices formed within the jet structure. The three-dimensional flow field measurements are combined with surface film cooling effectiveness measurements obtained using Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP). The double hole geometry consists of two compound angle holes. The inclination of each hole is θ = 35°, and the compound angle of the holes is β = ± 45° (with the holes angled toward one another). The simple angle cylindrical and shaped holes both have an inclination angle of θ = 35°. The blowing ratio is varied from M = 0.5 to 1.5 for all three film cooling geometries while the density ratio is maintained at DR = 1.0. Time averaged velocity distributions are obtained for both the mainstream and coolant flows at five streamwise planes across the fluid domain (x/d = −4, 0, 1, 5, and 10). These transverse velocity distributions are combined with the detailed film cooling effectiveness distributions on the surface to evaluate the proposed double hole configuration (compared to the traditional hole designs). The fanshaped, laidback geometry effectively reduces the strength of the kidney-shaped vortices within the structure of the jet (over the entire range of blowing ratios considered). The three-dimensional velocity field measurements indicate the secondary flows formed from the double hole geometry strengthen in the plane perpendicular to the mainstream flow. At the exit of the double hole geometry, the streamwise momentum of the jets is reduced (compared to the single, cylindrical hole), and the geometry offers improved film cooling coverage. However, moving downstream in the steamwise direction, the two jets form a single jet, and the counter-rotating vortices are comparable to those formed within the jet from a single, cylindrical hole. These strong secondary flows lift the coolant off the surface, and the film cooling coverage offered by the double hole geometry is reduced.

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