Models of electromagnetic properties of composite media.

摘要

Electromagnetic composite materials have attracted much interest in recent years, due to their desirable microwave and optical applications. One class of these is negative refractive index materials, or double negative materials, in which both permittivity and permeability of materials are simultaneously negative. Many exciting potential applications of double negative materials have been proposed, such as the perfect lens and the cloaking device. Here, a simple-cubic lattice of identical, homogeneous or coated non-metallic spherical particles embedded in a matrix is analyzed. One contribution of this work is the derivation of an analytical formula for the threshold dielectric loss angle of spherical inclusions, above which DNG behavior of the system is extinguished. In addition, analytical formulas are derived from which double negative bandwidth of a simple-cubic lattice of identical, magnetodielectric homogeneous or coated spheres can be determined.;Another case of interest is nanocomposites, which commonly consist of nanoparticles embedded in a polymer matrix. These materials show superior dielectric or mechanical performance by taking advantage of the merits of their individual non-hybrid components. In one manifestation, diblock copolymers can be utilized to spatially separate nanoparticles by incorporating them in one block, preferentially, to form a long-range ordered structure. By designing this structure, the electromagnetic properties can be tailored for potential applications in novel devices. Here, molecular dynamics of polymer matrices and nanocomposites is analyzed by parametric modeling of their dielectric spectra, supporting design of a composite with desired electromagnetic properties.