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Recently, vigorous researches have been performed in the area of metamaterials (MMs). One outstanding effect is perfect-absorption MMs or MM-based perfect absorbers , that is, blackbody MMs. MM absorber has been firstly proposed in 2008, which had advantage of small size and thin thickness compared with the conventional absorbers. Since then, a great number of optimized MM absorber have been proposed for different application areas. Obviously, the MM single-band high absorption is inapplicable in some areas. Therefore, the research on broadband or multi-band high-performance MM absorber is necessary. Electromagnetic (EM) waves are in various polarization states, and to enhance the absorption the MM absorber should be designed to absorb EM waves independently of the polarization. The MM absorbers to be more practical should have the capability to cover large angle of incidence of the EM wave. THz or high-frequency MMs have received much attention, since conventional and natural materials hardly response to THz EM waves. Thus far, though most MMs were fabricated on rigid substrates, there have been several studies on flexible MMs. To achieve the perfect absorption, the method utilizing electromagnetically-induced transparency has also been investigated. Recent researches on MM absorbers and radiators include design of MM-based lenses and antennas, fabrication and measurements of MM structures for antenna applications , design and measurements of MM absorbing materials and screens, industrial applications of MM absorbers and radiators, etc.
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Lee, Y.P., Rhee, J.Y., Yoo, Y.J., Kim, K.W. (2016). Introduction. In: Metamaterials for Perfect Absorption. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 236. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0105-5_1
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