Tunable left-handed metamaterial based on electrorheological fluids

Yong Huang, Xiaopeng Zhao, Liansheng Wang, Chunrong Luo

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Abstract

A tunable left-handed metamaterial consisting of a periodic array of the left-handed dendritic structure units infiltrated with electrorheological fluids is demonstrated. Experimental results show that the passband can move from the original 8.50-10.60 GHz to 7.16-8.39 GHz after electrorheological fluids are infused. When a dc (direct current) electric field of 666 V/mm is applied, the passband moves toward lower frequency of within 7.08-8.30 GHz. This method provides one convenient way to design adaptive metamaterials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)907-911
Number of pages5
JournalProgress in Natural Science: Materials International
Volume18
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2008

Keywords

  • Dendritic model
  • Electrorheological fluids
  • Left-handed metamaterials
  • Omnidirection

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