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Emerging material – salient properties of the terahertz meta-foil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2010

H. O. Moser ,
L. K. Jian ,
H. S. Chen ,
S. M. P. Kalaiselvi ,
S. Virasawmy ,
X. X. Cheng ,
W. Zhang ,
A. Banas ,
K. Banas  and
S. P. Heussler
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H. O. Moser*
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542, Singapore
L. K. Jian
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
H. S. Chen
Affiliation:
The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
S. M. P. Kalaiselvi
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
S. Virasawmy
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
X. X. Cheng
Affiliation:
The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
W. Zhang
Affiliation:
The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
A. Banas
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
K. Banas
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
S. P. Heussler
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
W. Hua
Affiliation:
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore (NUS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603, Singapore
B.-I. Wu
Affiliation:
The Electromagnetics Academy at Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Z. Yi
Affiliation:
Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore 627833, Singapore
*
†Email address for correspondence:Herbert.O.Moser@web.de
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Abstract

The meta-foil is an all-metal self-supported electromagnetic metamaterial that features a space-grid that is locally stiff, yet globally flexible. Owing to its mechanical, thermal, chemical and radiative robustness, it lends itself to widespread applications.

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Diamond Light Source Proceedings , Volume 1 , Issue SRMS-7 , October 2010 , e118
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Copyright © Diamond Light Source Ltd 2010

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