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Metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers.

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Watts, CM; Liu, X; Padilla, WJ
Published in: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
June 2012

The advent of negative index materials has spawned extensive research into metamaterials over the past decade. Metamaterials are attractive not only for their exotic electromagnetic properties, but also their promise for applications. A particular branch-the metamaterial perfect absorber (MPA)-has garnered interest due to the fact that it can achieve unity absorptivity of electromagnetic waves. Since its first experimental demonstration in 2008, the MPA has progressed significantly with designs shown across the electromagnetic spectrum, from microwave to optical. In this Progress Report we give an overview of the field and discuss a selection of examples and related applications. The ability of the MPA to exhibit extreme performance flexibility will be discussed and the theory underlying their operation and limitations will be established. Insight is given into what we can expect from this rapidly expanding field and future challenges will be addressed.

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Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

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EISSN

1521-4095

ISSN

0935-9648

Publication Date

June 2012

Volume

24

Issue

23

Start / End Page

OP98 / OP181

Related Subject Headings

  • Pliability
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticles
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Manufactured Materials
  • Equipment Design
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Computer Simulation
  • Absorption
  • 51 Physical sciences
 

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Watts, C. M., Liu, X., & Padilla, W. J. (2012). Metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 24(23), OP98–OP181. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201200674
Watts, Claire M., Xianliang Liu, and Willie J. Padilla. “Metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers.Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 24, no. 23 (June 2012): OP98–181. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201200674.
Watts CM, Liu X, Padilla WJ. Metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla). 2012 Jun;24(23):OP98–181.
Watts, Claire M., et al. “Metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers.Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), vol. 24, no. 23, June 2012, pp. OP98–181. Epmc, doi:10.1002/adma.201200674.
Watts CM, Liu X, Padilla WJ. Metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers. Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla). 2012 Jun;24(23):OP98–OP181.
Journal cover image

Published In

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

DOI

EISSN

1521-4095

ISSN

0935-9648

Publication Date

June 2012

Volume

24

Issue

23

Start / End Page

OP98 / OP181

Related Subject Headings

  • Pliability
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticles
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Manufactured Materials
  • Equipment Design
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Computer Simulation
  • Absorption
  • 51 Physical sciences