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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electromagnetics
  • Wireless Communications

Background:

  • Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) offer dynamic signal steering for wireless links.
  • Static anomalous reflective metasurfaces can be sufficient for specific applications.
  • Rapid prototyping is crucial for advancing metasurface technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a rapid prototyping method for anomalous reflective metasurfaces using spray-coated liquid metal.
  • To evaluate the performance of liquid-metal metasurfaces compared to traditional materials.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a 6 × 4 array metasurface using spray-coated Galinstan liquid metal.
  • Utilized a pressurized air gun and a plastic thin-film mask for spray coating.
  • Characterized the metasurface's reflective properties at 3.5 GHz.

Main Results:

  • The spray-coated liquid-metal metasurface was fabricated within minutes.
  • The metasurface successfully produced anomalous reflection at 28° from normal incidence.
  • Performance was comparable to metasurfaces fabricated with copper elements.

Conclusions:

  • Spray-coated liquid metal is a viable and rapid method for prototyping anomalous reflective metasurfaces.
  • This technique can be a cost-effective solution for developing advanced electromagnetic components.
  • The study highlights a new pathway for fabricating metasurfaces for wireless communication enhancement.