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Fluid interactions with metafilm/metasurfaces for tuning, sensing, and microwave assisted chemical processes

Published

Author(s)

Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway, James C. Booth, James R. Baker-Jarvis, David R. Novotny, Sung Kim, Yu Y. Wang

Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate tunability of a metafilm, which is the two-dimensional equivalent of a metamaterial, also referred to as a metasurface, by changing the permittivity in a micro-fluidic channel that interacts with the metafilm. Numerical simulations and experimental results are presented for a metafilm consisting of metallic electric-coupled OE2 resonators operating in S-band near 3.6 GHz. The localization and enhancement of the electric field in the metafilm which interacts with the fluid channels is explored as a means for implanting and aiding microwave assisted chemical processes. Applications of such micro-fluid tunable metafilms are discussed.
Citation
Physical Review B
Volume
B83

Keywords

Metafilm, metasurface, metamaterial, frequency selective surface, reflection coefficient, surface susceptibility, microfluidics, Generalized Sheet Transition Conditions (GSTC)

Citation

Gordon, J. , Holloway, C. , Booth, J. , Baker-Jarvis, J. , Novotny, D. , Kim, S. and Wang, Y. (2011), Fluid interactions with metafilm/metasurfaces for tuning, sensing, and microwave assisted chemical processes, Physical Review B (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created May 25, 2011, Updated January 27, 2020