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Metamaterial Technology and Its Application Prospects
Ji Zhou, Longtu Li
Strategic Study of CAE ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (6) : 69-74.
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Metamaterial Technology and Its Application Prospects
Metamaterials are artificial materials that can achieve properties that do not occur naturally from their artificial functional units. The metamaterial technology has attracted much attention in many countries. It was listed as one of the six major disruptive technologies by the Department of Defense of the United States. In this paper, the development of metamaterial technology is briefly reviewed from the perspective of engineering application. A few major breakthroughs, such as invisible cloak, metamaterial electronic components, and mechanical metamaterials are summarized. Several promising applications that may lead to disruptive technologies, such as superlens, metamaterial all-optical switching, and the merging of metamaterials and conventional materials, are predicted. Strategic suggestions on the development of metamaterial technology are proposed.
metamaterials / artificial structure / disruptive technologies / material design
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