Huo Zhang , Shilong Zhou , Chuanpei Xu , Zhi Li , Yuee Wang , Xianhua Yin , Tao Chen
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Tunable wide- and narrow-band terahertz metamaterial absorber using vanadium dioxide
With the rapid development of terahertz metamaterial absorbers, tunable devices are critical for electromagnetic modulation. This study proposes a phase-transition-driven metamaterial absorber with switchable bandwidth, utilizing vanadium dioxide (VO2)'s metal-insulator transition (MIT). Its tri-layer structure includes a gold (Au) bottom plane, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) spacer, and VO2-gold (Au) resonator array. Simulations show two modes: metallic VO2 enables ultra-broadband absorption (2.97–7.12 THz, >90 %); insulating VO2 exhibits narrowband resonance at 9.43 THz (>99 % absorbance) with quality factor 204.1 and sensitivity 1018 GHz/RIU. It operates polarization-insensitively with >90 % absorption at 50° incidence. This dual-functional design breaks traditional stealth material limitations via adjustable bandwidth, integrates stealth and sensing, and offers new possibilities for adaptive terahertz systems in military camouflage, environmental monitoring, and biomedical fields.
期刊介绍:
Physica B: Condensed Matter comprises all condensed matter and material physics that involve theoretical, computational and experimental work.
Papers should contain further developments and a proper discussion on the physics of experimental or theoretical results in one of the following areas:
-Magnetism
-Materials physics
-Nanostructures and nanomaterials
-Optics and optical materials
-Quantum materials
-Semiconductors
-Strongly correlated systems
-Superconductivity
-Surfaces and interfaces