Realization of acoustic spin transport in metasurface waveguides

Yang Long; Danmei Zhang; Chenwen Yang; Jianmin Ge; Hong Chen; Jie Ren

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18599-y

Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Realization of acoustic spin transport in metasurface waveguides

Yang Long,
Danmei Zhang,
Chenwen Yang,
Jianmin Ge,
Hong Chen,
Jie Ren

Affiliations

Yang Long: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Center for Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University
Danmei Zhang: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Center for Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University
Chenwen Yang: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Center for Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University
Jianmin Ge: Institute of Acoustics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Sciences and Engineering, Tongji University
Hong Chen: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Center for Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University
Jie Ren: Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Center for Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18599-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Spin angular momenta play a crucial role in topological phases of matter, in acoustic waves they have been demonstrated recently. Here, the authors present a symmetry-breaking metasurface waveguide that assists backscattering suppression of acoustic waves, because of tight spin-momentum coupling.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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