Chiral time crystal - modelling the matter-to-life transition

Salimzhanov, Baurzhan, Plum, Eric and Zheludev, Nikolay I. (2026) Chiral time crystal - modelling the matter-to-life transition. 10th International Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, , Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. 06 - 09 Jan 2026. 1 pp .

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Abstract

Nonreciprocal molecular interactions are now widely discussed as a mechanism of the matter-to-life transition that is accompanied by emergence of structural chirality. Here we demonstrate an achiral photonic nano-mechanical metamaterial that transitions to a chiral oscillating time crystal state, under illumination with circularly polarized light.

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Published date: 6 January 2026

Venue - Dates: 10th International Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, , Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, 2026-01-06 - 2026-01-09

Keywords: time crystal, chirality, metamaterial

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Local EPrints ID: 506971

URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/506971

PURE UUID: b7ece400-7715-4a41-9509-1c9ad514acd8

ORCID for Eric Plum:

orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-1840

ORCID for Nikolay I. Zheludev:

orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Author: Baurzhan Salimzhanov

Author: Eric Plum

Author: Nikolay I. Zheludev

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