Microwave absorptions of ultrathin conductive films and designs of frequency-independent ultrathin absorbers

AIP Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Li, Sucheng ^a   Anwar, Shahzad ^a   Lu, Weixin ^a   Hang, Zhi Hong ^a   Hou, Bo ^a   Shen, Mingrong ^a   Wang, Chin Hua ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS;

ABSORPTION EFFECTS; ABSORPTION PROPERTY; FREQUENCY INDEPENDENT; IMPEDANCE MATCHINGS; METALLIC MESH; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE REGIME; SUBWAVELENGTH SCALE;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 84908172587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4863921     Document Type: Article

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