Pneumatic Structural Deformation to Enhance Resonance Behavior for Broadband and Adaptive Radar Stealth

Ideal radar absorbing materials (RAMs) require instantaneous, programmable, and spontaneous adaptability to cope with a complex electromagnetic (EM) environment across the full working frequency. Despite various material systems and adaptive mechanisms having been demonstrated, it remains a formidable challenge to integrate these benefits simultaneously. Here, we present a pneumatic matrix that couples morphable MXene/elastomer conductors with dielectric spacers, which leverages controllable airflow to reconfigure the spatial structure between a flat sheet and a hemispherical crown while maintaining resistance stability via wrinkle folding and unfolding. The interdimensional reconfigurations drastically induce multiple resonance behavior, enabling the matrix remarkable frequency tunability (144.5%), ultrawide bandwidth (15 GHz), weak angular dependence (45° incidence), ultrafast responsiveness (∼30 ms), and excellent reproducibility (1000 cycles). With multichannel fluidic and conceptual automated control systems, the final pneumatic device demonstrates a multiplexed, programmable, and autonomous transformable mode that builds a promising platform for smart radar cloaking.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Nano letters - 24(2024), 8 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 2652-2660

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liang, Leilei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xiuyue [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ziming [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Baoshan [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Guangbin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaptive radar stealth
Broadband absorption
Journal Article
Morphable conductor
Pneumatics
Structural transformation

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Date Revised 28.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00153

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368541711