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Functional Composites of Discharge Plasmas and Solid Metamaterials

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Electromagnetic Metamaterials

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Discharge plasmas are composed of electrons and ions, and their permittivity is dynamic and tunable. Conventional metamaterials are composed of designed functional microstructures of solid materials, and become extraordinary wave media such as negative-permeability materials. The composites of the plasmas and the metamaterials are well mixed to show dynamic properties coming from plasmas and extraordinary outputs based on metamaterials. Here, we describe their theoretical basis and topical features observed in microwave experiments. Beyond properties of tunability, such composite “plasma metamaterials” work well as nonlinear and high-energy-carrier metamaterials, unlike conventional solid-state metamaterials.

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    Osamu Sakai & Akinori Iwai

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Sakai, O., Iwai, A. (2019). Functional Composites of Discharge Plasmas and Solid Metamaterials. In: Sakoda, K. (eds) Electromagnetic Metamaterials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 287. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8649-7_10

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