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  • Nanotechnology
  • Electromagnetics

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  • Developing thin electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers with ultra-broadband absorption is challenging.
  • Current designs often struggle to achieve high causality efficiency (Rc), which measures effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) relative to thickness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a broadband semiconductor metal-organic framework (SC-MOF) metamaterial that approaches the Rc limit.
  • To synergize micro and macro properties for efficient EMW absorption.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized a 2D SC-MOF (CuHT) with few-layer structure and tailored conductivity for micro-scale EMW lossy network.
  • Dispersed CuHT in epoxy resin to form trapezoidal structures with scattering topological design for macro-scale enhancement.

Main Results:

  • Achieved an exceptional effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 33.4 GHz at a thickness of 3.9 mm.
  • Demonstrated high causality efficiency (Rc = 1.14), surpassing the ideal limit.
  • Exhibited stable performance under oblique incidence (±45°) and various polarizations.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed CuHT metamaterial offers a promising approach for developing robust EMW absorbers with superior performance.
  • The design synergizes micro and macro properties to overcome limitations in current EMW absorber technology.