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ArticleNature communications2018

Observation of elastic topological states in soft materials.

Shuaifeng Li, Degang Zhao, Hao Niu, Xuefeng Zhu, Jianfeng Zang

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Realization of a Bilayer Elastic Topological Insulator.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Topological acoustofluidics.Nature materials · 2025
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  6. Bioinspired Soft Elastic Metamaterials for Reconstruction of Natural Hearing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
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  9. Foundations for Soft, Smart Matter by Active Mechanical Metamaterials.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2020
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5 authors.

Shuaifeng LiSchool of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Degang ZhaoSchool of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Hao NiuSchool of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Xuefeng ZhuSchool of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Jianfeng ZangSchool of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China. jfzang@hust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1775-4605

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topological elastic metamaterials offer insight into classic motion law and open up opportunities in quantum and classic information processing. Theoretical modeling and numerical simulation of elastic topological states have been reported, whereas the experimental observation remains relatively unexplored. Here we present an experimental observation and numerical simulation of tunable topological states in soft elastic metamaterials. The on-demand reversible switch in topological phase has been achieved by changing filling ratio, tension, and/or compression of the elastic metamaterials. By combining two elastic metamaterials with distinct topological invariants, we further demonstrate the formation and dynamic tunability of topological interface states by mechanical deformation, and the manipulation of elastic wave propagation. Moreover, we provide a topological phase diagram of elastic metamaterials under deformation. Our approach to dynamically control interface states in soft materials paves the way to various phononic systems involving thermal management and soft robotics requiring better use of energy.

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