Observation of non-Hermitian topological disclination states and charge fractionalization
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| author | Li, Ruifeng Banerjee, Rimi Mandal, Subhaskar Li, Da Long, Yang Ma, Tianchi Liu, Jianwei Liu, Gui-Geng Chong, Yidong Zhang, Baile Li, Er-Ping |
| author_facet | Li, Ruifeng Banerjee, Rimi Mandal, Subhaskar Li, Da Long, Yang Ma, Tianchi Liu, Jianwei Liu, Gui-Geng Chong, Yidong Zhang, Baile Li, Er-Ping |
| contents | There has been significant interest in exploring topological disclination states, which effectively probe the band topology of the host material beyond the conventional bulk-edge correspondence. While most studies in this area have primarily focused on Hermitian systems, recent theoretical work predicts that non-Hermiticity can drive topological phase transitions and host topological disclination states associated with fractional charge. However, no experimental observations have been reported to date. Here, we report the first experimental observation of topological disclination states in electric circuits, induced solely by gain and loss. Through admittance matrix measurements and eigenstate analysis, we confirm their emergence and compute the corresponding fractional charge. Moreover, the disclination mode profile and localization effect can be directly visualized via monochromatic field excitation. Additionally, we demonstrate the emergence of degenerate zero-energy topological disclination states, devoid of fractional charge, in distinct non-Hermitian geometries. Our findings open the possibility of non-Hermiticity-induced fractional charges in two-dimensional non-Hermitian lattices, which may pave the way for advancements in active topological photonic devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Observation of non-Hermitian topological disclination states and charge fractionalization Li, Ruifeng Banerjee, Rimi Mandal, Subhaskar Li, Da Long, Yang Ma, Tianchi Liu, Jianwei Liu, Gui-Geng Chong, Yidong Zhang, Baile Li, Er-Ping Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science There has been significant interest in exploring topological disclination states, which effectively probe the band topology of the host material beyond the conventional bulk-edge correspondence. While most studies in this area have primarily focused on Hermitian systems, recent theoretical work predicts that non-Hermiticity can drive topological phase transitions and host topological disclination states associated with fractional charge. However, no experimental observations have been reported to date. Here, we report the first experimental observation of topological disclination states in electric circuits, induced solely by gain and loss. Through admittance matrix measurements and eigenstate analysis, we confirm their emergence and compute the corresponding fractional charge. Moreover, the disclination mode profile and localization effect can be directly visualized via monochromatic field excitation. Additionally, we demonstrate the emergence of degenerate zero-energy topological disclination states, devoid of fractional charge, in distinct non-Hermitian geometries. Our findings open the possibility of non-Hermiticity-induced fractional charges in two-dimensional non-Hermitian lattices, which may pave the way for advancements in active topological photonic devices. |
| title | Observation of non-Hermitian topological disclination states and charge fractionalization |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.04922 |