Phys.org July 13, 2023
Microwave absorption in radar stealth technology is faced with challenges in terms of its effectiveness in low-frequency regions. An international team of researchers (UK, Singapore) has developed a new laser-based method for producing an ultrawideband metamaterial-based microwave absorber with a highly uniform sheet resistance and negative magnetic permeability at resonant frequencies, which results in a wide bandwidth in the L- to S-band. The electrical sheet resistance uniformity was achieved with less than 5% deviation resulting in a microwave absorption coefficient between 97.2% and 97.7% within a 1.56–18.3 GHz bandwidth for incident angles of 0°–40°, and there was no need for providing energy or an electrical power source during the operation. Porous N- and S-doped turbostratic graphene 2D patterns with embedded magnetic nanoparticles were produced simultaneously on a polyethylene terephthalate substrate via laser direct writing. According to the researchers the microwave absorber they developed can be used in aviation, electromagnetic interference suppression, and 5G applications… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Simulated surface power loss density of the absorber… Credit: Int. J. Extrem. Manuf. 5 035503