Advances in Metamaterials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2022) | Viewed by 11148
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Interests: metamaterials; sound absorption; vibration; lightweight structures; transmission; porous materials
Interests: metamaterials; sensors; microengineering; acoustofluidics
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Interests: phononic metamaterials; architected metamaterials
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Interests: ultrasound metamaterials; metamaterials for structural health monitoring applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metamaterials are engineered materials/structures with novel characteristics that enable new material and device functionalities that cannot be achieved with conventional materials. Metamaterials are generally composed of periodic or quasiperiodic units made from assemblies of multiple elements. The properties of metamaterials are defined by their assembled structures instead of their constituent elements. We can control the behaviors of metamaterials by the precise manipulation of the shape, geometry, size, orientation, material composition and distribution of their constituent elements. The investigation of metamaterials has progressed phenomenally in a wide variety of scientific areas, and various types of metamaterials have been achieved (electromagnetic, optical, elastic, acoustic, mechanical, thermal, etc.). Metamaterials have demonstrated applications or potential applications in diverse engineering sectors, such as energy, aerospace, health care, vehicles, transducers/sensors, construction, manufacturing, and robotics. The output value of the metamaterial industry is predicted to reach a huge value in the coming decades according to recent market research studies.
For this Special Issue, we invite all contributions related to the challenges in metamaterial research. The topics of the Special Issue include but are not limited to the concept, characterization, theory, mechanism, simulation, structure design, fabrication, testing, optimization, application exploration and market analysis of metamaterials. Papers in the form of short communications, reviews and research articles are all welcomed for submission to this Special Issue.
Dr. Han Meng
Dr Hamdi Torun
Dr. Yanyu Chen
Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Chronopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metamaterials
- electromagnetic metamaterials
- photonic metamaterials
- elastic metamaterials
- acoustic metamaterials
- mechanical metamaterials
- functional materials
- reconfigurable materials
- chirality
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