Deep-learning-empowered programmable topolectrical circuits
Abstract
Topolectrical circuits provide a versatile platform for exploring modern physical models, yet existing approaches lack full programmability and effective mechanisms for inverse state design. Here, we present a deep-learning-empowered programmable topolectrical circuit platform for physical modeling and analysis. Our system integrating fully independent, continuous tuning of on-site and off-site Hamiltonian terms, physics-graph-informed inverse state design, and immediate hardware verification, thereby bridges theoretical modeling and practical realization. Through flexible control and adiabatic path engineering, we experimentally observe boundary states in higher-order topological systems without global symmetry, the associated adiabatic phase transitions, and flat-band characteristics corresponding to Landau levels. Incorporating a physics-graph-informed generative model, we achieve arbitrary, position-controllable Anderson localization surpassing conventional random approaches. Leveraging this capability, we demonstrate physics-mechanism-driven probabilistic information encryption and product anti-counterfeiting. Our work establishes a paradigm where deep learning and programmable hardware synergistically enable on-demand inverse design, bridging physics and information technologies. Topolectrical circuits are a platform useful for testing modern physical models. Here, the authors develop a deep-learning-empowered programmable topolectrical circuit enabling control over the lattice Hamiltonian. They observe boundary states in higher-order topological systems, adiabatic phase transitions, and flat-band Landau levels, achieve position-controllable Anderson localisation, and demonstrate applications in information encryption and anticounterfeiting.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Quantum many-body systems
Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Nature Communications
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 7 May 2026
- Language
- EN