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Summary

This study presents a novel water-based metamaterial absorber with ultra-broadband absorption from 3.1-25.1 GHz. The design overcomes limitations in low-frequency bands, offering enhanced impedance matching and energy dissipation for electromagnetic stealth applications.

Keywords:

biomimetic metamaterials double water meta‐atom multi‐gradient ultra‐broadband water‐based absorber

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Materials Science
Electromagnetics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Water-based metamaterial absorbers show promise for broadband absorption.
Performance limitations exist at lower frequencies (S and C bands) due to impedance mismatch and low loss.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a high-performance, ultra-wideband water-based absorber.
To enhance impedance matching and energy dissipation at lower frequencies.

Main Methods:

A dual-phase optimization strategy using a multilayered gradient absorber design.
Incorporation of a double meta-atom lattice of conical water units.
Geometry refinement via a genetic algorithm.

Main Results:

Achieved ultra-broadband absorption from 3.1-25.1 GHz, covering C, X, Ku bands and parts of S and K bands.
Demonstrated superior performance compared to existing advanced water-based absorbers at low frequencies.
Identified synergistic inter-layer and inter-meta-atom resonances and multiple reflections as key to broadband absorption.

Conclusions:

The proposed dual-phase optimization strategy offers a low-cost, scalable method for high-performance ultra-wideband absorbers.
The developed absorber has significant potential for electromagnetic stealth and protection applications.