A carbon-nanotube-based frequency-selective absorber

International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 479-485

  D́elia, Ugo F ^a   Pelosi, Giuseppe ^b   Selleri, Stefano ^b   Taddei, Ruggero ^b  

^a MBDA ITALIA S P A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorbers; Carbon nanotubes; Finite elements; Frequency selective surfaces

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ABSORBERS; ABSORBING PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT; FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE; FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE SURFACES; INCIDENT WAVES; MATERIAL-BASED; RING STRUCTURES; STABLE CHARACTERISTICS; TWO LAYERS; WIDE FREQUENCY BANDS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FREQUENCY BANDS; SURFACES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 79952841163     PISSN: 17590787     EISSN: 17590795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1759078710000693     Document Type: Article

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