Communication network has communication capacity and connection reliability of the links. They canbe independently defined and can be used separately, and when the reliability of a communication network isanalyzed fro...Communication network has communication capacity and connection reliability of the links. They canbe independently defined and can be used separately, and when the reliability of a communication network isanalyzed from a macroscopical angle of view, it is more objective to express the performance index of a commu-nication network as a whole. The reliability index weighted capacity is just obtained by integrating these two pa-rameters. It is necessary to further study the algorithm to calculate the reliability index of the communicationnetwork with a complicated topologic structure and a whole algebraic algorithm is therefore proposed for calcula-tion of the reliability index weighted capacity of a communication network with a topologic structure. The wholecomputational procedure of the algorithm is illustrated with a typical example.展开更多
How to energy-efficiently maintain the topology of wireless sensor networks(WSNs) is still a difficult problem because of their numerous nodes,highly dynamic nature,varied application scenarios and limited resources.A...How to energy-efficiently maintain the topology of wireless sensor networks(WSNs) is still a difficult problem because of their numerous nodes,highly dynamic nature,varied application scenarios and limited resources.An energy-efficient multi-mode clusters maintenance(M2CM) method is proposed based on localized and event-driven mechanism in this work,which is different from the conventional clusters maintenance model with always periodically re-clustered among the whole network style based on time-trigger for hierarchical WSNs.M2 CM can meet such demands of clusters maintenance as adaptive local maintenance for the damaged clusters according to its changes in time and space field.,the triggers of M2 CM include such events as nodes' residual energy being under the threshold,the load imbalance of cluster head,joining in or exiting from any cluster for new node or disable one,etc.Based on neighboring relationship of the damaged clusters,one can start a single cluster(inner-cluster) maintenance or clusters(inter-cluster) maintenance program to meet diverse demands in the topology management of hierarchical WSNs.The experiment results based on NS2 simulation show that the proposed method can significantly save energy used in maintaining a damaged network,effectively narrow down the influenced area of clusters maintenance,and increase transmitted data and prolong lifetime of network compared to the traditional schemes.展开更多
Recent advances in non-radiative wireless power transfer(WPT)technique essentially relying on magnetic resonance and near-field coupling have successfully enabled a wide range of applications.However,WPT systems based...Recent advances in non-radiative wireless power transfer(WPT)technique essentially relying on magnetic resonance and near-field coupling have successfully enabled a wide range of applications.However,WPT systems based on double resonators are severely limited to short-or mid-range distance,due to the deteriorating efficiency and power with long transfer distance.WPT systems based on multi-relay resonators can overcome this problem,which,however,suffer from sensitivity to perturbations and fabrication imperfections.Here,we experimentally demonstrate a concept of topological wireless power transfer(TWPT),where energy is transferred efficiently via the near-field coupling between two topological edge states localized at the ends of a one-dimensional radiowave topological insulator.Such a TWPT system can be modelled as a parity-time-symmetric Su-Schrieffer-Heeger(SSH)chain with complex boundary potentials.Besides,the coil configurations are judiciously designed,which significantly suppress the unwanted cross-couplings between nonadjacent coils that could break the chiral symmetry of the SSH chain.By tuning the inter-and intra-cell coupling strengths,we theoretically and experimentally demonstrate high energy transfer efficiency near the exceptional point of the topological edge states,even in the presence of disorder.The combination of topological metamaterials,non-Hermitian physics,and WPT techniques could promise a variety of robust,efficient WPT applications over long distances in electronics,transportation,and industry.展开更多
The notion of a band gap is ubiquitous in the characterization of matter.Particularly interesting are pseudo-gaps,which are enigmatic regions of very low density of states that have been linked to novel phenomena like...The notion of a band gap is ubiquitous in the characterization of matter.Particularly interesting are pseudo-gaps,which are enigmatic regions of very low density of states that have been linked to novel phenomena like high temperature superconductivity.In this work,we discover a novel origin for pseudo-gaps when boundaries are introduced in a non-Hermitian lattice.It generically occurs due to the interference between two or more asymmetric pumping channels,and possess no analog in Hermitian systems.Mathematically,it can be visualized as being created by divergences of spectral flow in the complex energy plane,analogous to how sharp edges creates divergent electric fields near an electrical conductor.A non-Hermitian pseudo-gap can host symmetry-protected mid-gap modes like ordinary topological gaps,but the mid-gap modes are extended instead of edge-localized,and exhibit extreme sensitivity to symmetry-breaking perturbations.Surprisingly,pseudo-gaps can also host an integer number of edge modes even though the pseudo-bands possess fractional topological windings,or even no well-defined Chern number at all,in the marginal case of a phase transition point.Challenging conventional notions of topological bulk-boundary correspondences and even the very concept of a band,pseudo-gaps post profound implications that extend to many-body settings,such as fractional Chern insulators.展开更多
Inspired by the gradient structure of the nature,two gradient lattice structures,i.e.,unidirectional gradient lattice(UGL)and bidirectional gradient lattice(BGL),are proposed based on the body-centered cubic(BCC)latti...Inspired by the gradient structure of the nature,two gradient lattice structures,i.e.,unidirectional gradient lattice(UGL)and bidirectional gradient lattice(BGL),are proposed based on the body-centered cubic(BCC)lattice to obtain specially designed mechanical behaviors,such as load-bearing and energy absorption capacities.First,a theoretical model is proposed to predict the initial stiffness of the gradient lattice structure under compressive loading,and validated against quasi-static compression tests and finite element models(FEMs).The deformation and failure mechanisms of the two structures are further studied based on experiments and simulations.The UGL structure exhibits a layer-by-layer failure mode,which avoids structure-wise shear failure in uniform structures.The BGL structure presents a symmetry deformation pattern,and the failure initiates at the weakest part.Finally,the energy absorption behaviors are also discussed.This study demonstrates the potential application of gradient lattice structures in load-transfer-path modification and energy absorption by topology design.展开更多
Kitaev model has both Abelian and non-Abelian anyonic excitations. It can act as a starting point for topological quantum compu- tation. However, this model Hamiltonian is difficult to implement in natural condensed m...Kitaev model has both Abelian and non-Abelian anyonic excitations. It can act as a starting point for topological quantum compu- tation. However, this model Hamiltonian is difficult to implement in natural condensed matter systems. Here we propose a quantum simulation scheme by constructing the Kitaev model Hamiltonian in a lattice of coupled cavities with embedded A-type three-level atoms. In this scheme, several parameters are tunable, for example, via external laser fields. Importantly, our scheme is based on currently existing technologies and it provides a feasible way of realizing the Kitaev model to explore topological excitations.展开更多
Topological nodal line(DNL) semimetals, a closed loop of the inverted bands in its bulk phases, result in the almost flat drumhead-like non-trivial surface states(DNSSs) with an unusually high electronic density n...Topological nodal line(DNL) semimetals, a closed loop of the inverted bands in its bulk phases, result in the almost flat drumhead-like non-trivial surface states(DNSSs) with an unusually high electronic density near the Fermi level. High catalytic active sites generally associated with high electronic densities around the Fermi level, high carrier mobility and a close-to-zero free energy of the adsorbed state of hydrogen(?G_(H*)≈0) are prerequisite to design alternative of precious platinum for catalyzing electrochemical hydrogen production from water. By combining these two aspects, it is natural to consider if the DNLs are a good candidate for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) or not because its DNSSs provide a robust platform to activate chemical reactions. Here, through first-principles calculations we reported a new DNL TiSi-type family, exhibiting a closed Dirac nodal line due to the linear band crossings in k_y=0 plane.The hydrogen adsorbed state on the surface yields ?G_(H*) to be almost zero and the topological charge carries participate in HER. The results highlight a new routine to design topological quantum catalyst utilizing the topological DNL-induced surface bands as active sites, rather than edge sites-, vacancy-,dopant-, strain-, or heterostructure-created active sites.展开更多
Communication bandwidth and network topology are two important factors that affect performance of distributed consensus in multi-agent systems.The available works about quantized average consensus assume that the adja...Communication bandwidth and network topology are two important factors that affect performance of distributed consensus in multi-agent systems.The available works about quantized average consensus assume that the adjacency matrices associated with the digraphs are doubly stochastic,which amounts to that the digital networks are balanced.However,this assumption may be unrealistic in practice.In this paper,without assuming double stochasticity,the authors revisit an existing quantized average consensus protocol with the logarithmic quantization scheme,and investigate the quantized consensus problem in general directed digital networks that are strongly connected but not necessarily balanced.The authors first derive an achievable upper bound of the quantization precision parameter to design suitable logarithmic quantizer,and this bound explicitly depends on network topology.Subsequently,by means of the matrix transformation and the Lyapunov techniques,the authors provide a testable condition under which the weighted average consensus can be achieved with the proposed quantized protocol.展开更多
基金Sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) (Grant No. HIT(WH). 2002. 7)
文摘Communication network has communication capacity and connection reliability of the links. They canbe independently defined and can be used separately, and when the reliability of a communication network isanalyzed from a macroscopical angle of view, it is more objective to express the performance index of a commu-nication network as a whole. The reliability index weighted capacity is just obtained by integrating these two pa-rameters. It is necessary to further study the algorithm to calculate the reliability index of the communicationnetwork with a complicated topologic structure and a whole algebraic algorithm is therefore proposed for calcula-tion of the reliability index weighted capacity of a communication network with a topologic structure. The wholecomputational procedure of the algorithm is illustrated with a typical example.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61170219)the Joint Research Foundation of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and China Mobile(Grant No.MCM20150202)the Science and Technology Project Affiliated to Chongqing Education Commission(KJ1602201)
文摘How to energy-efficiently maintain the topology of wireless sensor networks(WSNs) is still a difficult problem because of their numerous nodes,highly dynamic nature,varied application scenarios and limited resources.An energy-efficient multi-mode clusters maintenance(M2CM) method is proposed based on localized and event-driven mechanism in this work,which is different from the conventional clusters maintenance model with always periodically re-clustered among the whole network style based on time-trigger for hierarchical WSNs.M2 CM can meet such demands of clusters maintenance as adaptive local maintenance for the damaged clusters according to its changes in time and space field.,the triggers of M2 CM include such events as nodes' residual energy being under the threshold,the load imbalance of cluster head,joining in or exiting from any cluster for new node or disable one,etc.Based on neighboring relationship of the damaged clusters,one can start a single cluster(inner-cluster) maintenance or clusters(inter-cluster) maintenance program to meet diverse demands in the topology management of hierarchical WSNs.The experiment results based on NS2 simulation show that the proposed method can significantly save energy used in maintaining a damaged network,effectively narrow down the influenced area of clusters maintenance,and increase transmitted data and prolong lifetime of network compared to the traditional schemes.
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61625502, 11961141010, 61975176, and U19A2054)the Top-Notch Young Talents Program of China+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiessponsored by Singapore Ministry of Education under Grant Nos. MOE2018-T2-1-022 (S), MOE2015-T2-1-070, MOE2016-T3-1-006, and Tier 1 RG174/16 (S)
文摘Recent advances in non-radiative wireless power transfer(WPT)technique essentially relying on magnetic resonance and near-field coupling have successfully enabled a wide range of applications.However,WPT systems based on double resonators are severely limited to short-or mid-range distance,due to the deteriorating efficiency and power with long transfer distance.WPT systems based on multi-relay resonators can overcome this problem,which,however,suffer from sensitivity to perturbations and fabrication imperfections.Here,we experimentally demonstrate a concept of topological wireless power transfer(TWPT),where energy is transferred efficiently via the near-field coupling between two topological edge states localized at the ends of a one-dimensional radiowave topological insulator.Such a TWPT system can be modelled as a parity-time-symmetric Su-Schrieffer-Heeger(SSH)chain with complex boundary potentials.Besides,the coil configurations are judiciously designed,which significantly suppress the unwanted cross-couplings between nonadjacent coils that could break the chiral symmetry of the SSH chain.By tuning the inter-and intra-cell coupling strengths,we theoretically and experimentally demonstrate high energy transfer efficiency near the exceptional point of the topological edge states,even in the presence of disorder.The combination of topological metamaterials,non-Hermitian physics,and WPT techniques could promise a variety of robust,efficient WPT applications over long distances in electronics,transportation,and industry.
基金funding support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12104519)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2020A1515110773)
文摘The notion of a band gap is ubiquitous in the characterization of matter.Particularly interesting are pseudo-gaps,which are enigmatic regions of very low density of states that have been linked to novel phenomena like high temperature superconductivity.In this work,we discover a novel origin for pseudo-gaps when boundaries are introduced in a non-Hermitian lattice.It generically occurs due to the interference between two or more asymmetric pumping channels,and possess no analog in Hermitian systems.Mathematically,it can be visualized as being created by divergences of spectral flow in the complex energy plane,analogous to how sharp edges creates divergent electric fields near an electrical conductor.A non-Hermitian pseudo-gap can host symmetry-protected mid-gap modes like ordinary topological gaps,but the mid-gap modes are extended instead of edge-localized,and exhibit extreme sensitivity to symmetry-breaking perturbations.Surprisingly,pseudo-gaps can also host an integer number of edge modes even though the pseudo-bands possess fractional topological windings,or even no well-defined Chern number at all,in the marginal case of a phase transition point.Challenging conventional notions of topological bulk-boundary correspondences and even the very concept of a band,pseudo-gaps post profound implications that extend to many-body settings,such as fractional Chern insulators.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11972049 and 12002050)National Key Laboratory Foundation of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Im-pact(Grant No.6142902200401)Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics.
文摘Inspired by the gradient structure of the nature,two gradient lattice structures,i.e.,unidirectional gradient lattice(UGL)and bidirectional gradient lattice(BGL),are proposed based on the body-centered cubic(BCC)lattice to obtain specially designed mechanical behaviors,such as load-bearing and energy absorption capacities.First,a theoretical model is proposed to predict the initial stiffness of the gradient lattice structure under compressive loading,and validated against quasi-static compression tests and finite element models(FEMs).The deformation and failure mechanisms of the two structures are further studied based on experiments and simulations.The UGL structure exhibits a layer-by-layer failure mode,which avoids structure-wise shear failure in uniform structures.The BGL structure presents a symmetry deformation pattern,and the failure initiates at the weakest part.Finally,the energy absorption behaviors are also discussed.This study demonstrates the potential application of gradient lattice structures in load-transfer-path modification and energy absorption by topology design.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No. 2009CB929302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 91121015)+1 种基金the Ministry of Education of China (GrantNo. B06011)the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grant No. PHY-0925174)
文摘Kitaev model has both Abelian and non-Abelian anyonic excitations. It can act as a starting point for topological quantum compu- tation. However, this model Hamiltonian is difficult to implement in natural condensed matter systems. Here we propose a quantum simulation scheme by constructing the Kitaev model Hamiltonian in a lattice of coupled cavities with embedded A-type three-level atoms. In this scheme, several parameters are tunable, for example, via external laser fields. Importantly, our scheme is based on currently existing technologies and it provides a feasible way of realizing the Kitaev model to explore topological excitations.
基金supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (51725103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51671193 and 51474202)+1 种基金the Science Challenging Project (TZ2016004)All calculations have been performed on the high-performance computational cluster in Shenyang National University Science and Technology Park and the National Supercomputing Center in Guangzhou (TH-2 system) with special program for applied research of the NSFC-Guangdong Joint Fund (the second phase) (U1501501)
文摘Topological nodal line(DNL) semimetals, a closed loop of the inverted bands in its bulk phases, result in the almost flat drumhead-like non-trivial surface states(DNSSs) with an unusually high electronic density near the Fermi level. High catalytic active sites generally associated with high electronic densities around the Fermi level, high carrier mobility and a close-to-zero free energy of the adsorbed state of hydrogen(?G_(H*)≈0) are prerequisite to design alternative of precious platinum for catalyzing electrochemical hydrogen production from water. By combining these two aspects, it is natural to consider if the DNLs are a good candidate for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) or not because its DNSSs provide a robust platform to activate chemical reactions. Here, through first-principles calculations we reported a new DNL TiSi-type family, exhibiting a closed Dirac nodal line due to the linear band crossings in k_y=0 plane.The hydrogen adsorbed state on the surface yields ?G_(H*) to be almost zero and the topological charge carries participate in HER. The results highlight a new routine to design topological quantum catalyst utilizing the topological DNL-induced surface bands as active sites, rather than edge sites-, vacancy-,dopant-, strain-, or heterostructure-created active sites.
基金supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program)under Grant No.2010CB731400the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61074125,61073102,61170059,61170172,61272153Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.090412251
文摘Communication bandwidth and network topology are two important factors that affect performance of distributed consensus in multi-agent systems.The available works about quantized average consensus assume that the adjacency matrices associated with the digraphs are doubly stochastic,which amounts to that the digital networks are balanced.However,this assumption may be unrealistic in practice.In this paper,without assuming double stochasticity,the authors revisit an existing quantized average consensus protocol with the logarithmic quantization scheme,and investigate the quantized consensus problem in general directed digital networks that are strongly connected but not necessarily balanced.The authors first derive an achievable upper bound of the quantization precision parameter to design suitable logarithmic quantizer,and this bound explicitly depends on network topology.Subsequently,by means of the matrix transformation and the Lyapunov techniques,the authors provide a testable condition under which the weighted average consensus can be achieved with the proposed quantized protocol.