Programmable and robust static topological solitons in mechanical metamaterials

Mechanical solitons are notoriously difficult to control. Here, the authors report a theoretical framework for programming static periodic topological solitons into a metamaterial, and demonstrate its implementation in real metamaterials computationally and experimentally.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yafei Zhang, Bo Li, Q. S. Zheng, Guy M. Genin, C. Q. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13546-y