Advanced optical reinforcement materials based on three-dimensional four-way weaving structure and metasurface technology
Abstract
By integrating the design principles of broadband metamaterial absorbers with woven structures, this study introduces a woven composite metamaterial (WCM) made of resin and AlCuFe quasicrystals, enabling optical materials to operate efficiently across a wide spectral range while withstanding mechanical deformation. This lightweight metamaterial features a unique 3D four-way braided structure combined with Dirac semimetals. Static analysis reveals that AlCuFe quasicrystals significantly enhance mechanical properties, with a Young's modulus reaching 38 GPa in the z direction and 18 GPa in the x and y directions at 40% fiber content and a 30° weaving angle. Frequency domain simulations show a high average absorption rate of 83.4% in the 3–12 μm range, primarily due to internal electromagnetic coupling. The study further reveals that the electromagnetic properties of the WCM are closely related to fiber content and weaving angle. As a lightweight optical material, the WCM shows strong application potential in fields such as aerospace and electromagnetic countermeasures.
Article Details
Journal Info
Applied Physics Letters
American Institute of Physics
Authors (10)
Wenxin Li
Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Shubo Cheng
School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Yangtze University , Jingzhou 434023,
Zao Yi
Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, Southwest University of Science and Technology 2 , Mianyang 621010,
Huafeng Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China
Qianju Song
Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, Southwest University of Science and Technology 2 , Mianyang 621010,
Zhiqiang Hao
Hubei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering, Wuhan University of science and Technology 4 , Wuhan 430081,
Tangyou Sun
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Precision Navigation Technology and Application, Guilin University of Electronic Technology 5 , Guilin 541004,
Pinghui Wu
Qingdong Zeng
State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High‐Efficiency Production and College of Plant Protection Northwest A&F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China
Rizwan Raza
Department of Physics COMSATS Institute of Information Technology 8 , 54000 Lahore,