MECHANICALLY-TUNABLE METAMATERIAL  FOR MULTI-BAND ABSORPTION

Dương Thị Hà; Bùi Xuân Khuyến; Bùi Sơn Tùng; Phạm Thanh Sơn; Vũ Thị Hồng Hạnh; Trịnh Thị Giang; Nguyễn Thanh Tùng; Vũ Đình Lãm

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.8659

MECHANICALLY-TUNABLE METAMATERIAL FOR MULTI-BAND ABSORPTION

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Received: 31/08/23 Revised: 03/11/23 Published: 03/11/23

Authors

1. Duong Thi Ha, 1) Graduate University of Science and Technology - VAST, 2) TNU - University of Education
2. Bui Xuan Khuyen , 1) Graduate University of Science and Technology - VAST, 2) Institute of Materials Science - VAST,
3. Bui Son Tung, 1) Graduate University of Science and Technology - VAST, 2) Institute of Materials Science - VAST,
4. Pham Thanh Son, Institute of Materials Science - VAST,
5. Vu Thi Hong Hanh, TNU - University of Education
6. Trinh Thi Giang, Institute of Materials Science - VAST,
7. Nguyen Thanh Tung, 1) Graduate University of Science and Technology - VAST, 2) Institute of Materials Science - VAST,
8. Vu Dinh Lam, Graduate University of Science and Technology - VAST,

Abstract

In this work, we proposed a mechanically-tunable metamaterial perfect absorber by exploiting a pasted nano silver ink on flexible polyimide substrate. At flat configuration, the proposed structure is acted as a single band metamaterial absorber in which a resonance peak induced at 3.7 GHz with an absorptivity of 99.9%. Under mechanical deformation, our structure is bent and wrapped on to a cylindrical surface. At this configuration, the high absorption feature at 3.7 GHz is maintained well while there are new peaks appear at higher frequencies. When the bending radius changes from 400 mm to 200 mm, the proposed structure can be switched between single-band and triple-band models. In addition, the designed MPA exhibits polarization-insensitive and stable with respect to the oblique incidence up to 50 degrees. Furthermore, for both flat and curved states, the absorption mechanism is explained by the perfect impedance matching and the surface current distributions. Finally, the design of the MPA is scaled down for operation in the THz region, while still demonstrating effective tunability between single-band and dual-band absorption modes through mechanical deformation.

Keywords

Metamaterial perfect absorber; Mechanically-tunable; Multi-band absorption; THz region; Flexible metamaterial

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