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Observation of a single pair of type-III Weyl points in sonic crystals

Xiao-Ping Li1,2,3, Di Zhou1,2, Ying Wu4,*, Zhi-Ming Yu1,2,†, Feng Li1,2,‡, and Yugui Yao1,2

  • 1Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 3School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
  • 4School of Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China

  • *wuyinghit@gmail.com
  • †zhiming_yu@bit.edu.cn
  • ‡phlifeng@bit.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. B 106, L220302 – Published 6 December, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.L220302

Abstract

In electronics systems, the Weyl points can be classified into three types based on the geometry of the Fermi surface, and each type exhibits various unique and intriguing phenomena. While the type-I and type-II Weyl points have been achieved in both spinful and spinless systems, the realization of type-III Weyl points remains challenging, and has not been reported in artificial periodic systems. Here, we report the experimental observation of the type-III Weyl points in a sonic crystal. Remarkably, a single pair of type-III Weyl points is observed as the only band crossings in a frequency range, experimentally disproving a common belief in the field, namely, the minimal number of Weyl points in nonmagnetic systems is four. The consistency between experimental results and theoretical predictions confirms the existence of type-III Weyl points, noncontractible Fermi arc surface states, and chiral edge states. Our work not only fills the gap of the type-III Weyl point in sonic crystal but also stimulates related researches in other systems, such as photonic, mechanical, and cold-atom systems.

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Phys. Rev. B 106, L220302– Published 6 December, 2022
  • Received 16 May 2022
  • Revised 22 November 2022
  • Accepted 29 November 2022
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