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Desymmetrized Metamaterials Enable Perfect Absorption.

Weijia Luo^1,2, Runni Zhao¹, Yueyang Liu³

¹State Key Laboratory of New Ceramic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

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This study introduces a novel all-ceramic metamaterial that breaks symmetry using singular points, enhancing thermal tolerance. This design achieves near-perfect absorption and lateral wave propagation by suppressing scattering, expanding functional metamaterial possibilities.

Keywords:

all‐ceramic metamaterial extreme environmental tolerance generalized Kerker effects singular points symmetry breaking

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Area of Science:

Physics
Materials Science
Electromagnetism

Background:

Metamaterials manipulate physical fields via symmetry breaking.
Conventional designs require complex structures, limiting reliability in extreme conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a desymmetrized all-ceramic metamaterial design.
To relax constraints of traditional symmetry manipulation in metamaterials.
To enhance thermal tolerance and reliability.

Main Methods:

Inspired by the generalized Kerker effect, singular points were introduced into an all-ceramic metamaterial.
Inversion symmetry breaking was confined to a single structural element.
A variable blind-hole geometry on ceramic plates established D4v symmetry.
The theoretical framework of bound states in the continuum (BIC) was utilized.

Main Results:

The design achieved precise manipulation of odd and even modes and their interference.
A singular mode was generated, suppressing forward and backward scattering.
Near-lateral electromagnetic wave propagation and externally near-perfect absorption were realized.
The ceramic's intrinsic melting point determined thermal tolerance.

Conclusions:

Decoupling generalized Kerker effects from strict symmetry requirements expands metamaterial design space.
The novel architecture offers enhanced application potential due to self-supporting nature and polarization sensitivity.
This strategy promotes the development of advanced devices with unique electromagnetic properties.