npj Flexible Electronics ( IF 12.3 ) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 , DOI: 10.1038/s41528-024-00334-y Shuchang He , Chengjun Wang , Jie Tao , Haishan Tang , Zuojia Wang , Jizhou Song
Tunable three-dimensional (3D) electromagnetic metasurfaces are essential for achieving selective modulation of polarized waves, but they usually require complex designs and the use of smart materials, posing great implementation challenges. Here, we propose a novel kirigami-based reconfigurable electromagnetic metasurface, which consists of a kirigami-based deformable thin polyimide substrate and periodically arranged copper split-ring resonators. By simple stretch, the two-dimensional (2D) planar metasurface can be uniformly transformed into a 3D state, enabling it to effectively and selectively modulate linearly and circularly polarized waves. Experimental and numerical results reveal the mechanical deformation and transmission characteristics of the metasurface under applied strains. It is shown that the metasurface exhibits good selective transmission tunability while the resonant frequency remains basically unchanged for both transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarized waves. Furthermore, the selective tuning mechanism and the influence of geometrical parameters are also illustrated by the equivalent circuit analysis.
中文翻译:
用于选择性电磁传输调制的基于剪纸的可重构超表面
可调谐三维(3D)电磁超表面对于实现偏振波的选择性调制至关重要,但它们通常需要复杂的设计和智能材料的使用,带来了巨大的实施挑战。在这里,我们提出了一种新型的基于剪纸的可重构电磁超表面,它由基于剪纸的可变形薄聚酰亚胺基板和周期性排列的铜开环谐振器组成。通过简单的拉伸,二维(2D)平面超表面可以均匀地转变为3D状态,使其能够有效地、选择性地调制线偏振波和圆偏振波。实验和数值结果揭示了超表面在施加应变下的机械变形和传输特性。结果表明,超表面表现出良好的选择性传输可调性,而横向电偏振波和横向磁偏振波的谐振频率基本保持不变。此外,还通过等效电路分析说明了选择性调谐机制和几何参数的影响。