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Sensitive Metamaterial Sensor for Distinction of Authentic and Inauthentic Fuel Samples

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A metamaterial-based sensor has been realized to distinguish authentic and inauthentic fuel samples in the microwave frequency regime. Unlike the many studies in literature on metamaterial-based sensor applications, this study focuses on a compact metamaterial-based sensor operating in the X-band frequency range. Firstly, electromagnetic properties of authentic and inauthentic fuel samples were obtained experimentally in a laboratory environment. Secondly, these experimental results were used to design and create a highly efficient metamaterial-based sensor with easy fabrication characteristics and simple design structure. The experimental results for the sensor were in good agreement with the numerical ones. The proposed sensor offers a more efficient design and can be used to detect fuel and multiple other liquids in various application fields from medical to military areas in several frequency regimes.

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F.D. acknowledges support from TÜBİTAK under Project No. 115E788 and partial support from the Turkish Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Iskenderun Technical University, Iskenderun, Turkey

    Mehmet Ali Tümkaya & Muharrem Karaaslan

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kilis 7 Aralik University, Kilis, Turkey

    Furkan Dinçer

  3. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University - Northern Cyprus Campus (METU-NCC), Kalkanli, Guzelyurt, TRNC/Mersin 10, Turkey

    Cumali Sabah

  4. Kalkanli Technology Valley (KALTEV), Middle East Technical University - Northern Cyprus Campus (METU-NCC), Kalkanlı, Güzelyurt, TRNC/Mersin 10, Turkey

    Cumali Sabah

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Tümkaya, M.A., Dinçer, F., Karaaslan, M. et al. Sensitive Metamaterial Sensor for Distinction of Authentic and Inauthentic Fuel Samples. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 4955–4962 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5485-x

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