Periodic Reporting for period 1 - TOPHONICALS (TOPological pHONonics In Crystalline materiALS) Okres sprawozdawczy: 2022-08-01 do 2024-07-31 Podsumowanie kontekstu i ogólnych celów projektu Phonons are the quantized vibration of the crystal lattice that carry heat in insulators and semiconductors and thus the abilityof manipulating them is central in many applications, ranging from thermal management, thermoelectricity and ,perhaps themost visionary of them, phonon-based logic and computing. Topological nontrivial phonons have been studied in artificialperiodic structures, i.e. phononic crystals, and as intrinsic quantized collective excitations of atomic vibrations at terahertzfrequency. The latter are of particular importance and can promote fundamental investigations and promising applicationsrelated to phonons, such as dissipationless phonon transport, quantized Hall effect, etc. The goal of this project is toinvestigate the intrinsic topological phononic states inside realistic crystalline solids and provide recipes for theirexperimental realization and engineering. The TOPological pHONonics In Crystalline materiALS (TOPHONICALS) projectwill deliver a framework aimed at designing and realizing nontrivial topological phonon states in realistic crystalline materials,exploring their use in applications related to renewable energy and information technology. Specifically, TOPHONICALS willfocus on topological phononic states like quantum anomalous/spin/valley hall-like (Q(A/S/V)H-like) states and Weyl phononswith the purpose to achieve these states in the realistic materials, so that thermal devices such as dissipationless phononwaveguides, phonon diodes, negative refraction materials can be further designed and engineered. The challenge andnovelty of TOPHONICALS is delivering a set of recipes to realize these devices not simply using theoretical models butrealistic materials. This approach would allow us to imagine a low power phononic circuits, highly efficient phonon valleyfilters and an ideal phonon diode, as the topological phononic states are promising one-way boundary states immune toscattering. Prace wykonane od początku projektu do końca okresu sprawozdawczego oraz najważniejsze dotychczasowe rezultaty A Grant Termination request was submitted and acknowledged. The termination date of the grant is 7 March 2023. Innowacyjność oraz oczekiwany potencjalny wpływ (w tym dotychczasowe znaczenie społeczno-gospodarcze i szersze implikacje społeczne projektu) A Grant Termination request was submitted and acknowledged. The termination date of the grant is 7 March 2023. screenshot-2023-08-10-at-09-14-13.png