Equivalent Circuit Model for the Design of Frequency-Selective, Terahertz-Band, Graphene-Based Metamaterial Absorbers

Microwave absorbers have a wide range of potential applications at L, S, C, X, and Ku bands. But the development of a broadband absorber at terahertz frequencies has been a challenge. Here, an equivalent-circuit model is used to design and analyze a graphene-based frequency-selective surface (FSS) t...

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Published in:IEEE magnetics letters 2018, Vol.9, p.1-5
Main Authors: Mishra, Rishi, Panwar, Ravi, Singh, Dharmendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
absorber
Absorbers (materials)
Absorption
Bandwidths
Broadband
Chemical potential
Circuit design
Circuits
equivalent circuit modeling
Equivalent circuits
frequency selective surface
Frequency selective surfaces
Graphene
metamaterial
Metamaterials
Microwave absorbers
Microwave magnetics
Organic chemistry
Periodic variations
Permeability
Reflectance
Reflection coefficient
terahertz
Terahertz frequencies
Terahertz metamaterials
Thickness
Unit cell
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Summary:Microwave absorbers have a wide range of potential applications at L, S, C, X, and Ku bands. But the development of a broadband absorber at terahertz frequencies has been a challenge. Here, an equivalent-circuit model is used to design and analyze a graphene-based frequency-selective surface (FSS) terahertz metamaterial absorber in the range of 0.1 to 4.0 THz. The effects of the chemical potential of the graphene layer, dielectric layer thickness, and FSS unit cell dimensions (i.e., periodicity, strip width, gap, etc.) on the absorption capability were determined for the proposed structure. An optimum absorber with negative permeability has a peak reflection coefficient of -37.9 dB at 1.2 THz, with a graphene chemical potential of 0.35 eV. A -10 dB absorption bandwidth of 0.68 THz (0.79 to 1.47 THz) is predicted. The metasurface behavior of the device is demonstrated in terms of frequency-dependent impedance, effective permittivity, and permeability. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the structure for practical applications in the terahertz regime.
ISSN:1949-307X
1949-3088
DOI:10.1109/LMAG.2018.2878946