Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing
There is presently much interest in tunable, flexible, or reconfigurable metamaterial structures that work in the terahertz frequency range. They can be useful for a range of applications, including spectroscopy, sensing, imaging, and communications. Various methods based on microelectromechanical s...
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| author | K. Kashiwagi L. Xie X. Li T. Kageyama M. Miura H. Miyashita J. Kono S.-S. Lee |
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| description | There is presently much interest in tunable, flexible, or reconfigurable metamaterial structures that work in the terahertz frequency range. They can be useful for a range of applications, including spectroscopy, sensing, imaging, and communications. Various methods based on microelectromechanical systems have been used for fabricating terahertz metamaterials, but they typically require high-cost facilities and involve a number of time-consuming and intricate processes. Here, we demonstrate a simple, robust, and cost-effective method for fabricating flexible and stackable multiresonant terahertz metamaterials, using silver nanoparticle inkjet printing. Using this method, we designed and fabricated two arrays of split-ring resonators (SRRs) having different resonant frequencies on separate sheets of paper and then combined the two arrays by stacking. Through terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, we observed resonances at the frequencies expected for the individual SRR arrays as well as at a new frequency due to coupling between the two SRR arrays. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca8f77a642c044c38e5f7065e8adfd282022-12-21T19:00:21ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262018-04-0184045104045104-710.1063/1.5006867041803ADVFlexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printingK. Kashiwagi0L. Xie1X. Li2T. Kageyama3M. Miura4H. Miyashita5J. Kono6S.-S. Lee7Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, JapanDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, U.S.A.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, U.S.A.Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, JapanGraduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, JapanGraduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, JapanDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, U.S.A.Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8552, JapanThere is presently much interest in tunable, flexible, or reconfigurable metamaterial structures that work in the terahertz frequency range. They can be useful for a range of applications, including spectroscopy, sensing, imaging, and communications. Various methods based on microelectromechanical systems have been used for fabricating terahertz metamaterials, but they typically require high-cost facilities and involve a number of time-consuming and intricate processes. Here, we demonstrate a simple, robust, and cost-effective method for fabricating flexible and stackable multiresonant terahertz metamaterials, using silver nanoparticle inkjet printing. Using this method, we designed and fabricated two arrays of split-ring resonators (SRRs) having different resonant frequencies on separate sheets of paper and then combined the two arrays by stacking. Through terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, we observed resonances at the frequencies expected for the individual SRR arrays as well as at a new frequency due to coupling between the two SRR arrays.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5006867 |
| spellingShingle | K. Kashiwagi L. Xie X. Li T. Kageyama M. Miura H. Miyashita J. Kono S.-S. Lee Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing AIP Advances |
| title | Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing |
| title_full | Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing |
| title_fullStr | Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing |
| title_short | Flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver-nanoparticle inkjet printing |
| title_sort | flexible and stackable terahertz metamaterials via silver nanoparticle inkjet printing |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5006867 |
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