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ArticlePhysical review. B2018

Topological quantization of energy transport in micro- and nano-mechanical lattices.

Chih-Chun Chien, Kirill A Velizhanin, Yonatan Dubi, B Robert Ilic, Michael Zwolak

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Article in Physical review. B, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors.

Chih-Chun ChienSchool of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA.
Kirill A VelizhaninTheoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Yonatan DubiDepartment of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
B Robert IlicCenter for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
Michael ZwolakCenter for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.

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Intramural NIST DOC 9999-NIST
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topological effects typically discussed in the context of quantum physics are emerging as one of the central paradigms of physics. Here, we demonstrate the role of topology in energy transport through dimerized micro- and nano-mechanical lattices in the classical regime, i.e., essentially "masses and springs". We show that the thermal conductance factorizes into topological and nontopological components. The former takes on three discrete values and arises due to the appearance of edge modes that prevent good contact between the heat reservoirs and the bulk, giving a length-independent reduction of the conductance. In essence, energy input at the boundary mostly stays there, an effect robust against disorder and nonlinearity. These results bridge two seemingly disconnected disciplines of physics, namely topology and thermal transport, and suggest ways to engineer thermal contacts, opening a direction to explore the ramifications of topological properties on nanoscale technology.

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PMCPMC6463522

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