The configurable electromagnetic wave absorber (CEMA) defines a new method for the full design of layered carbon-based nanocomposites able to quasi-perfectly reproduce any kind of EM reflection coefficient (RC) profile. The method involves three main factors: (a) nanofillers-like carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon nanofiber (CNF), graphene nanoplatelet (GNP), and polyaniline (PANI) in different concentration versus the matrix; (b) the dielectric parameters of the nanoreinforced materials in the microwave range 2–18 GHz; (c) a numerical technique based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm within the MATLAB code of the EM propagation engine. Output is the layering of the wave absorber, that is, number of layers and material/thickness of each layer and the reflection/transmission simulated profiles. The frequency selective behavior is due to the multilayered composition, thanks to the direct/reflected wave combination tuning at interfaces. The dielectric characterization of the employed nanocomposites is presented in details: these materials constitute the database for the optimization code running toward the multilayer optimal solution. A FEM analysis is further proposed to highlight the EM propagation within the material’s bulk at different frequencies. The mathematical model of layered materials, the PSO objective function used for RC target fitting, and some results are reported in the text.

Fully configurable electromagnetic wave absorbers by using carbon nanostructures / Micheli, Davide; Pastore, Roberto; Vricella, Antonio; Marchetti, Mario. - STAMPA. - (2016), pp. 1-25. [10.5772/64213].

Fully configurable electromagnetic wave absorbers by using carbon nanostructures

MICHELI, DAVIDE;PASTORE, Roberto;VRICELLA, ANTONIO;MARCHETTI, Mario
2016

Abstract

The configurable electromagnetic wave absorber (CEMA) defines a new method for the full design of layered carbon-based nanocomposites able to quasi-perfectly reproduce any kind of EM reflection coefficient (RC) profile. The method involves three main factors: (a) nanofillers-like carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon nanofiber (CNF), graphene nanoplatelet (GNP), and polyaniline (PANI) in different concentration versus the matrix; (b) the dielectric parameters of the nanoreinforced materials in the microwave range 2–18 GHz; (c) a numerical technique based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm within the MATLAB code of the EM propagation engine. Output is the layering of the wave absorber, that is, number of layers and material/thickness of each layer and the reflection/transmission simulated profiles. The frequency selective behavior is due to the multilayered composition, thanks to the direct/reflected wave combination tuning at interfaces. The dielectric characterization of the employed nanocomposites is presented in details: these materials constitute the database for the optimization code running toward the multilayer optimal solution. A FEM analysis is further proposed to highlight the EM propagation within the material’s bulk at different frequencies. The mathematical model of layered materials, the PSO objective function used for RC target fitting, and some results are reported in the text.
2016
Advances in Carbon Nanostructures
978-953-51-2642-3
978-953-51-2643-0
978-953-51-2642-3
978-953-51-2643-0
carbon nanoparticles, particle swarm optimization, layered electromagneticwave absorber, nanocomposite materials
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Fully configurable electromagnetic wave absorbers by using carbon nanostructures / Micheli, Davide; Pastore, Roberto; Vricella, Antonio; Marchetti, Mario. - STAMPA. - (2016), pp. 1-25. [10.5772/64213].
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