Terahertz Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: Advances in Functional Materials and Devices
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2026 | Viewed by 126
Special Issue Editors
Interests: infrared and terahertz detection; nanophotonics; plasmonics
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Interests: terahertz detectors; two‑dimensional topological materials; subwavelength structures; integrated manufacturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Terahertz (THz) metamaterials and metasurfaces are rapidly advancing, enabling precise subwavelength control of amplitude, phase, polarization, and wavefronts to bridge the “THz gap.” Emerging functional media—including low-dimensional/topological materials, phase-change materials, ferroelectrics, liquid crystals, superconductors, high-index dielectrics, and III–V/Si platforms—are delivering compact, low-loss, highly tunable devices for 6G-class wireless links, real-time imaging/spectroscopy, nondestructive testing, security screening, and biomedicine. Demonstrated components include beam steerers, dynamic focusers, modulators, filters, perfect absorbers, meta-antennas, Huygens surfaces, reflectarrays/transmitarrays, holographic elements, near-field imagers, and compact spectrometers. High-sensitivity detection, loss mitigation, broadband dispersion engineering, fast/deep tuning, scalable uniform fabrication, CMOS compatibility, and system-level integration with sources, detectors, and control electronics remain key challenges. This Special Issue invites research articles, short communications, and reviews on new materials, architectures, and devices. Contributions showcasing robust, scalable platforms and end-to-end THz system prototypes are especially encouraged, to provide the latest advances and chart directions for next-generation functional THz materials and devices.
Dr. Lin Wang
Dr. Kaixuan Zhang
Dr. Li Han
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- THz metamaterials
- THz metasurfaces
- programmable/reconfigurable metasurfaces
- topological materials
- near-field imaging and spectroscopy
- subwavelength structures
- optical properties
- multi-layer integrated manufacturing
- device application
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