📚 Publications

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Representative Papers (*Corresponding author, +Equal contribution)

2026

  1. H. Ding+, Q. Wang+, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Absorbing Exceptional Point of Coherent Vortex Beams, Nat. Commun. (in press).
  2. C. Shao+, C. Ge+, C. Liu, L. Huang*, and Y. Li*, Robust High-Q Acoustic Sensing Enabled by Zero-Index-Media-Induced Bound States in the Continuum, Int. J. Extrem. Manuf. (in press).
  3. C. Song, Q. Wang, H. Jia, Z. Guo*, L. Huang*, and Y. Li*, Anomalously robust Fabry-Pérot bound states in the continuum in a coupled triple-resonator system, Phys. Rev. B 114, L020201 (2026).

2025

  1. J. Chen+, Z. Zhou+, Y. Xiao, N. Wang, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Observation of Hybrid Degenerate Point in Projected Non-Hermitian Metasurfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 116601 (2025).
  2. Q. Wang+, C. Liu+, C. Song, H. Ding, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Chirality-Protected Extreme Asymmetric Acoustic Information Transport With Noise Immunity, Nat. Commun. 16, 8066 (2025).
  3. C. Ge+, N. Wang+, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Causal-constraint broadband sound absorption under isothermal process, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 237001 (2025).
  4. R. Dong+, Y. Zhu+, D. Mao, X. Wang* and Y. Li*, Observation of Extreme Anisotropic Sensitivity at Topological Bound States in the Continuum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 206601 (2025).
  5. N. Wang+, S. Huang+, Z. Zhou+, D. P. Tsai*, J. Zhu*, and Y. Li*, Seven-octave ultrabroadband metamaterial absorbers via Q-weighted mode density modulation, Natl. Sci. Rev. 12, nwaf199 (2025).
  6. C. Song, S. Huang, H. Ma, S. Xie, D. P. Tsai*, J. Zhu*, and Y. Li*, Self-powered frequency-selective acoustic sensor based on bound states in the continuum, Adv. Sci. 12, e2410379 (2025).
  7. S. Huang, S. Xie, T. Liu, T. Hao, D. P. Tsai*, Y. Li*, and J. Zhu*, Broadband acoustic purcell effect from collective bound states in the continuum, Adv. Sci. 12, e2414627 (2025).

2024

  1. L. Huang+, S. Huang+, C Shen+, S. Yves+, A. Pilipchuk+, X. Ni, S. Kim, Y. Chiang, D. Powell, J. Zhu, Y. Cheng, Y. Li*, A. Sadreev*, A. Alu* and A. Miroshnichenko*, Acoustic Resonances in Non-Hermitian Open Systems, Nat. Rev. Phys. 6, 11 (2024). ESI Highly Cited Paper
  2. S. Yu, W. Guo, Z. Zhou, Y. Li*, and J. Qiu*, Rough‐endoplasmic‐reticulum‐like hierarchical composite structures for efficient mechanical‐electromagnetic wave‐energy attenuation, Adv. Funct. Mater. 34, 2312835 (2024).
  3. S. Huang+, S. H. Xie+, H. Gao, T. Hao, S. Zhang, T. Liu, Y. Li*, and J. Zhu*, Acoustic purcell effect induced by quasibound state in the continuum, Fundam. Res. 4, 57 (2024).

2023

  1. X. Wang, R. Dong, Y. Li*, and Y. Jing*, Non-local and non-hermitian acoustic metasurfaces, Rep. Prog. Phys. 86, 116501 (2023).
  2. Z. Zhou+, B. Jia+, N. Wang, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Observation of perfectly-chiral exceptional point via bound state in the continuum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 116101 (2023).
  3. Y. Zhu+, R. Dong+, D. Mao*, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Nonlocal ventilating metasurfaces, Phys. Rev. Applied 19, 014067 (2023). Featured as Editors’ Suggestion
  4. N. Y. Wang+, C. C. Zhou+, S. Qiu, S. B. Huang, B. Jia, S. S. Liu, J. M. Cao, Z. L. Zhou, H. Ding, J. Zhu*, and Y. Li*, Meta-silencer with designable timbre, Int. J. Extrem. Manuf. 5, 025501 (2023).

2022

  1. Q. Wang+, Z. Zhou+, D. Liu+, H. Ding, M. Gu*, and Y. Li*, Acoustic topological beam nonreciprocity via the rotational doppler effect, Sci. Adv. 8, eabq4451 (2022).
  2. Z. Zhou+, S. Huang+, D. Li, J. Zhu*, and Y. Li*, Broadband impedance modulation via non-local acoustic metamaterials, Natl. Sci. Rev. 9, nwab171 (2022). ESI Highly Cited Paper, NSR Excellent Paper

2021

  1. L. Huang+, Y. K. Chiang+, S. Huang+, C. Shen+, F. Deng, Y. Cheng, B. Jia, Y. Li*, D. A. Powell*, and A. E. Miroshnichenko*, Sound trapping in an open resonator, Nat. Commun. 12, 4819 (2021).

2020

  1. S. Huang+, T. Liu+, Z. Zhou, X. Wang*, J. Zhu*, and Y. Li*, Extreme sound confinement from quasibound states in the continuum, Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 021001 (2020). Featured as Letter
  2. S. Huang+, Z. Zhou+, D. Li, T. Liu, X. Wang*, J. Zhu*, and Y. Li*, Compact broadband acoustic sink with coherently coupled weak resonances, Sci. Bull. 65, 373 (2020). ESI Highly Cited Paper, SciBull High-Impact Paper
  3. M. Sun, X. Fang, D. Mao, X. Wang*, and Y. Li*, Broadband acoustic ventilation barriers, Phys. Rev. Applied 13, 044028 (2020). Featured In the Media

2019

  1. X. Wang+, X. Fang+, D. Mao, Y. Jing*, and Y. Li*, Extremely asymmetrical acoustic metasurface mirror at the exceptional point, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 214302 (2019).
  2. Z. Hou+*, X. Fang+, Y. Li*, and B. Assouar, Highly efficient acoustic metagrating with strongly coupled surface grooves, Phys. Rev. Applied 12, 034021 (2019). Editors’ Suggestion
  3. Y. Jin+, X. Fang+, Y. Li*, D. Torrent*, Engineered diffraction gratings for acoustic cloaking, Phys. Rev. Applied, 11, 011004 (2019). Featured as Letter
  4. S. Huang, X. Fang, X. Wang, B. Assouar, Q. Cheng, and Y. Li*, Acoustic perfect absorbers via helmholtz resonators with embedded apertures, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 145, 254 (2019). ESI Highly Cited Paper

2018

  1. W. Zhu, X. Fang, D. Li, Y. Sun, Y. Li*, Y. Jing*, and H. Chen*, Simultaneous observation of a topological edge state and exceptional point in an open and non-hermitian acoustic system, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 124501 (2018). ESI Highly Cited Paper
  2. B. Assouar+, B. Liang+, Y. Wu+, Y. Li+, J. C. Cheng+, and Y. Jing+*, Acoustic metasurfaces, Nat. Rev. Mater. 3, 460 (2018). ESI Highly Cited Paper

2017

  1. S. Huang, X. Fang, X. Wang, B. Assouar, Q. Cheng*, and Y. Li*, Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 233501 (2018). ESI Highly Cited Paper
  2. Y. Li+, C. Shen+, Y. Xie, J. Li, W. Wang, S. A. Cummer*, and Y. Jing*, Tunable asymmetric transmission via lossy acoustic metasurfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 035501 (2017). ESI Highly Cited Paper
  3. S. Qi, Y. Li*, and B. M Assouar*, Acoustic Focusing and Energy Confinement Based on Multilateral Metasurfaces, Phys. Rev. Applied 7, 054006 (2017). Highlighted by PhysicsBuzz.

2016

  1. Y. Li*, and B. M. Assouar*, Acoustic metasurface-based perfect absorber with deep subwavelength thickness, Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 063502 (2016). ESI Highly Cited Paper
  2. X. Jiang+, Y. Li+, B. Liang*, J. C. Cheng*, and L. Zhang*, Convert acoustic resonances to orbital angular momentum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 034301 (2016). ESI Highly Cited Paper

2015

  1. Y. Li+*, X. Jiang+, B. Liang*, J. C. Cheng*, and L. K. Zhang*, Metascreen-based acoustic passive phased array, Phys. Rev. Applied 4, 024003 (2015). ESI Highly Cited Paper, Editors’ Suggestion

2014

  1. Y. Li+, X. Jiang+, R. Q. Li, B. Liang, X. Y. Zou, L. L. Yin, and J. C. Cheng, Experimental realization of full control of reflected waves with subwavelength acoustic metasurfaces, Phys. Rev. Applied 2, 064002 (2014). ESI Highly Cited Paper

2013

  1. Y. Li, B. Liang*, Z. M. Gu, X. Y. Zou, and J. C. Cheng*, Reflected wavefront manipulation based on ultrathin planar acoustic metasurfaces, Sci. Rep. 3, 2546 (2013). ESI Highly Cited Paper
  2. Y. Li, B. Liang*, Z. M. Gu, X. Y. Zou, and J. C. Cheng*, Unidirectional acoustic transmission through a prism with near-zero refractive index, Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 053505 (2013). Highlighted by AIP, Scientific American, etc.

2012

  1. Y. Li, B. Liang*, X. Tao, X. F. Zhu, X. Y. Zou, and J. C. Cheng*, Acoustic focusing by coiling up space, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 233508 (2012). ESI Highly Cited Paper

🧾 Patents

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  8. ZL202210928244.0, Face-centered-cubic sandwich structure with low-frequency broadband sound absorption and vibration reduction functions and design method thereof
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  14. ZL201710792400.4, Design method and structure of a low- and mid-frequency cavity-tube broadband sound-absorbing structure