Diffusive topological transport in spatiotemporal thermal lattices

Topological phases have been studied in photonic, acoustic and phononic metamaterials, promising a range of applications. Such topological modes usually stem from collective resonant effects in periodic lattices. One may, therefore, expect similar features to be forbidden for thermal diffusion that...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature physics Jg. 18; H. 4; S. 450 - 456
Hauptverfasser: Xu, Guoqiang, Yang, Yihao, Zhou, Xue, Chen, Hongsheng, Alù, Andrea, Qiu, Cheng-Wei
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2022
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Classical and Continuum Physics
Complex Systems
Computer engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Heat transfer
Interfaces
Laboratories
Lattice vibration
Lattices
Mass transfer
Mathematical and Computational Physics
Metamaterials
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Theoretical
Thermal diffusion
Thermal properties
Thermodynamic properties
Topology
ISSN:1745-2473, 1745-2481
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Zusammenfassung:Topological phases have been studied in photonic, acoustic and phononic metamaterials, promising a range of applications. Such topological modes usually stem from collective resonant effects in periodic lattices. One may, therefore, expect similar features to be forbidden for thermal diffusion that is purely dissipative and mostly incoherent, prohibiting collective resonances. Here we report the discovery of diffusion-based topological states supported by spatiotemporally modulated advections stacked over a fluidic surface. This arrangement imitates a periodic propagating potential in an effective thermal lattice. We observe edge states in topologically non-trivial and bulk states in topologically trivial lattices. Interface states form at boundaries between these two types of lattice, manifesting inhomogeneous thermal properties on the fluidic surface. Our findings establish a framework for topological diffusion and thermal edge or bulk states, and it may allow a distinct mechanism for the flexible manipulation of diffusive phenomena for robust heat and mass transfer. Topological effects have been found in a range of classical-wave systems, but it was unclear if the concept could be extended to diffusion. An approach using spatiotemporal modulations has now implemented them in a diffusive system
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ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/s41567-021-01493-9