Vanadium dioxide-based tunable broadband metamaterial absorber in the terahertz
This study presents a three-layer broadband absorber comprising a vanadium dioxide (VO _2 ) layer at the top, a polytetrafluoroethylene layer in the middle, and a gold film at the bottom. Absorption curves were calculated using the multiple-reflection principle and impedance matching theory, and the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Materials Research Express |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ada41b |
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| Summary: | This study presents a three-layer broadband absorber comprising a vanadium dioxide (VO _2 ) layer at the top, a polytetrafluoroethylene layer in the middle, and a gold film at the bottom. Absorption curves were calculated using the multiple-reflection principle and impedance matching theory, and the obtained results were consistent with the simulation results. According to simulation results, within the range of controllable conductivity of VO _2 , the absorption rate of the as-developed structure varied from 1.5% to 99.8%, with the bandwidth extending from 0 THz to 5.19 THz. The metamaterial maintained > 75% absorption across the frequency band for incident angles up to 45°, with the absorption rate varying for different polarization angles. The as-developed metamaterial exhibited the characteristics of wide-angle incidence and polarization sensitivity and has excellent application prospects in the domains of medicine, military, and communication. |
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| ISSN: | 2053-1591 |