Broadband electromagnetic absorbers using carbon nanostructure-based composites

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2633-26646

  Micheli, Davide ^a   Pastore, Roberto ^a   Apollo, Carmelo ^a   Marchetti, Mario ^a   Gradoni, Gabriele ^b   Primiani, Valter Mariani ^c   Moglie, Franco ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b The Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic (EM) absorption; Genetic algorithms (GAS); Interference shielding; Multilayer slab; Nanostructured materials; Radar absorbing materials

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RANGE; CONDUCTIVE FILLERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC ABSORBERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; INTERFERENCE SHIELDING; LOSS FACTOR; NANO POWDERS; NANO-FILLERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MULTILAYERS; OBLIQUE INCIDENCE; PROPAGATION MATRIX; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS; WAVEGUIDE MEASUREMENTS; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GAS);

ASPECT RATIO; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; EPOXY RESINS; FILLERS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTILAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; SHIELDING; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 84864406106     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2160198     Document Type: Article

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