Left-handed metacomposites containing carbon fibers and ferromagnetic microwires
Y. Luo,
F. X. Qin,
F. Scarpa,
J. Carbonell,
M. Ipatov,
V. Zhukova,
A. Zhukov,
J. Gonzalez,
L. V. Panina,
H. X. Peng
Affiliations
Y. Luo
Advanced Composite Centre for Innovation and Science, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, United Kingdom
F. X. Qin
Institute for Composites Science and Innovation (InCSI), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
F. Scarpa
Advanced Composite Centre for Innovation and Science, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, United Kingdom
J. Carbonell
Wave Phenomena Group, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
M. Ipatov
Dpto. de Fisica de Materiales, Fac. Quimicas, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian 20009, Spain
V. Zhukova
Dpto. de Fisica de Materiales, Fac. Quimicas, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian 20009, Spain
A. Zhukov
Dpto. de Fisica de Materiales, Fac. Quimicas, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian 20009, Spain
J. Gonzalez
Dpto. de Fisica de Materiales, Fac. Quimicas, Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian 20009, Spain
L. V. Panina
School of Novel Materials and Nanotechnology, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow 119049, Russia
H. X. Peng
Institute for Composites Science and Innovation (InCSI), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
We investigate the microwave behavior of polymer-based metacomposites containing ferromagnetic microwires and carbon fibers. A notable transmission window is observed from the metacomposite containing 3mm spaced parallel microwire array in 1-7 GHz, verifying a left-handed behavior. In the hybrid metacomposites containing both parallel wires and carbon fibers, such transmission window is preserved with a much higher transmittance due to the improved impedance match and hence decreased reflection loss. The introducing of continuous carbon fibers leads to a remarkable anisotropic behavior: left-handed properties are turned on/off by rotating the electric excitation by 90 degrees. The proposed metacomposites are promising for microwave cloaking and sensing applications for aerospace-graded structural components.
