Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 1, 0116001(2025)

Study of Characteristics of Graphene-Vanadium Dioxide Composite Ultrawideband Absorber

Lu Wang*, Binzhao Cao, and Pengfei Tao
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  • School of Physics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi , China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Unit structure of metamaterial absorber
    Permittivity of graphene varies with frequency at different Fermi levels. (a) Real part of graphene's permittivity; (b) imaginary part of graphene's dielectric constant
    Absorption curve of absorber
    Real and imaginary parts of the relative impedance of the absorber
    Electric field distribution at frequency 7.224 THz. (a) Electric field distribution in layer VO2; (b) electric field distribution on the graphene layer; (c) electric field distribution on the side
    Electric field distribution at frequency 8.7718 THz. (a) Electric field distribution in layer VO2; (b) electric field distribution on the graphene layer; (c) electric field distribution on the side
    Influence of the structural parameters of absorber on the absorption rate. (a) Thickness of medium layer t changes; (b) thickness t1 of topas changes; (c) change of graphene sheet length P1; (d) change of radius R3 of VO2 small circle; (e) change of radius R2 of VO2 big circle; (f) VO2 opening length x is changed
    Influence of VO2 conductivity on absorption rate
    Effect of Fermi level (μc) on the absorption rate of graphene
    Absorption rate corresponding to incident angles under different polarization angles and modes. (a) Absorption rate corresponding to different polarization angles; (b) absorption rate corresponding to different incidence angles in TE mode; (c) absorption rate corresponding to different incidence angles in TM mode
    • Table 1. Change absorption bandwidth of graphene Fermi level absorber

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      Table 1. Change absorption bandwidth of graphene Fermi level absorber

      Ef /eVAbsorption /%Bandwidth /THzRelative bandwidth /%
      0.1901.6420(7.6513‒9.2933)19.38
      0.3904.1720(6.8646‒11.0366)46.61
      0.5904.9316(6.5666‒11.4985)54.60
      0.7905.9004(6.2239‒12.1243)64.31
      1.0907.0030(5.4491‒12.4521)78.24
    • Table 2. Performance comparison between different absorbers

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      Table 2. Performance comparison between different absorbers

      ReferenceMaterialAbsorption /%Cell size /μmThickness /μmBandwidth /THz
      35Graphene and VO29098.045.075.02(1.11‒6.13)
      36VO29035.09.055.10(3.89‒8.99)
      37Graphene and VO2905.46.656.11(4.50‒10.61)
      38Graphene and VO29065.058.001.47(0.89‒2.36)
      39VO29035.017.506.00(3.70‒9.70)
      40Graphene and VO29097.581.001.40(0.48‒1.88)
      41Graphene904.09.504.06(3.02‒7.06)
      ProposedGraphene and VO2905.04.907.003(5.4491‒12.4521)
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    Lu Wang, Binzhao Cao, Pengfei Tao. Study of Characteristics of Graphene-Vanadium Dioxide Composite Ultrawideband Absorber[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(1): 0116001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Mar. 18, 2024

    Accepted: May. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 9, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP240907

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240907

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