Study on microwave absorption properties of composites filled with conductive fiber metamaterial
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Study on microwave absorption properties of composites filled with conductive fiber metamaterial

Hongfei Cheng 1* Jibo Chen 2, Wanqi Zhao 3, Zhiyong Wang 4
1 AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials; Beihang University
2 AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
3 AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
4 AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
*Corresponding author: chenghongfei@buaa.edu.cn
Published on 10 July 2025
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Abstract

A Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) was prepared using a silver-plated yarn knitting process and incorporated into resin-based composites. The equivalent electromagnetic parameters and normal-incidence reflectivity characteristics in the 4–18 GHz range of composites with a single-layer periodic array of split-ring structures were investigated. The variation in reflectivity under large-angle incidence for vertically and horizontally polarized waves was also examined. The results show that the composites prepared using this method exhibit absorption characteristics distinct from those of metal FSS materials, which typically have high absorption peaks but narrow bandwidths. The reflectivity of these composites demonstrates a broader bandwidth with lower peak values and reduced sensitivity to incident angle and polarization. By designing an H-shaped silver-plated yarn FSS and combining it with dielectric-loss-type absorbing materials, the absorption bandwidth of the dielectric absorbing composites was further broadened.

Keywords:

FSS, composites, polarized waves, conductivity, reflectivity

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Cheng,H.;Chen,J.;Zhao,W.;Wang,Z. (2025). Study on microwave absorption properties of composites filled with conductive fiber metamaterial. Advances in Engineering Innovation,16(7),37-45.

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[6]. Dayal, G., & Ramakrishna, S. A. (2013). Design of multi-band metamaterial perfect absorbers with stacked metal–dielectric disks.Journal of Optics,15(5), 055106.

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Cheng,H.;Chen,J.;Zhao,W.;Wang,Z. (2025). Study on microwave absorption properties of composites filled with conductive fiber metamaterial. Advances in Engineering Innovation,16(7),37-45.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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