Chang Qian1,Ethan Stanifer2,Zhan Ma3,Binbin Luo1,Lehan Yao1,Chang Liu1,Wenxiao Pan3,Xiaoming Mao2,Qian Chen1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1,University of Michigan–Ann Arbor2,University of Wisconsin–Madison3
Chang Qian1,Ethan Stanifer2,Zhan Ma3,Binbin Luo1,Lehan Yao1,Chang Liu1,Wenxiao Pan3,Xiaoming Mao2,Qian Chen1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1,University of Michigan–Ann Arbor2,University of Wisconsin–Madison3
Maxwell lattice is idealized frames with marginally constrained degrees of freedom. The interesting properties such as isoenergetic structural degeneracy and topological soft modes are of growing research interest. However, both experimental materialization and theoretical modeling in the nanoscale remained unexplored. Here, we report the realization of Maxwell lattice in the nanoscale for the first time. A mass-spring model considering interaction beyond nearest neighbors is purposed to capture the relaxation modes in different experimental conditions. We expect this work to provide a guideline for the materialization of Maxwell lattice.