A Flexible Microwave Shield with Tunable Frequency‐Transmission and Electromagnetic Compatibility. (14th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lv, Hualiang; Yang, Zhihong; Ong, Samuel Jun Hoong; Wei, Chao; Liao, Hanbin; Xi, Shibo; Du, Yonghua; Ji, Guangbin; Xu, Zhichuan J.
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 29:Number 14(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-02-14
• Subjects: electromagnetic compatibility -- flexible -- selectivity -- voltage boosting -- wave‐transmission; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201900163
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract: Wireless techniques have improved life quality for many. However, the drawbacks like instable signal and high loss in air of electromagnetic interference hinder its further development. One solution is to develop a smart material or device, which can selectively receive a specific frequency ( f s ) of electromagnetic wave with less loss, and simultaneously show effective shielding against unwanted waves (frequency is denoted as f p ). A bottleneck has been reached, such that using materials alone is unable to achieve the above due to the limitation of the intrinsic physical properties of materials. Here, a strategy combining the material structure design with a voltage control is proposed to overcome the limitation of materials toward the aforementioned task. The efforts are focused on exploring a suitable electrically tunable material with a sensitive response to an external voltage and the flexibility to be engineered to the needed macrostructure. As a result, the f s region can be fine‐tuned to 8–8.4, 8–9.3, and 8–10.3 GHz. Abstract : A flexible microwave shield with frequency‐selective transmission and electromagnetic compatibility is designed through a combination of material strategy and external bias control.