Table 1 Comparison of performance of the proposed SE-SMS metamaterial absorber.

From: Rotational symmetry engineered, polarization and incident angle-insensitive, perfect metamaterial absorber for X and Ku band wireless applications

References

Year

Substrate material

Structural symmetry

Resonance frequencies (GHz)

Unit cell size

Equivalent circuit analysis

Max. absorption (%)

Cross-polarization Insensitivity

Max. co-polarization insensitivity (°)

26

2017

FR4

No

8.48, 15.4, 17.81

9 × 9 mm2

Not shown

 > 95

No

60

27

2017

FR4

No

9.46, 13.90

5.5 × 5.5 mm2

Not shown

 > 99

No

45

28

2018

FR4

No

13.78, 15.3

19 × 15 mm2

Shown

 > 99

No

40

29

2019

FR4

No

11.56, 12.27, 14.19

15 × 12 mm2

Shown

 < 99

No

80

30

2019

FR4

No

8.6, 12.8, 17.3

9.2 × 9.2 mm2

Not shown

99.9

No

90

7

2019

FR4

Yes

11.31, 14.13, 14.23, 14.69, 17.79, 17.81

10 × 10 mm2

Shown

98.15

Yes

90

31

2020

FR4

Yes

8.23, 10.33, 14.32, 15.58

9.6 × 9.6 mm2

Not shown

99.9

No

90

32

2020

Polyimide film

Yes

8.5, 13.5, 17

8 × 8 mm2

Not shown

99

No

90

18

2020

FR4

Yes

11.23, 14.18, 17.37, 19.18

9 × 9 mm2

Shown

99.13

Yes

90

33

2021

FR4

Yes

8.9, 17.1

9.7 × 9.7 mm2

Not shown

 > 80

No

90

34

2021

FR4

Yes

8.96, 9.93, 10.85, 11.9, 12.9, 13.97, 15, 16.21, 17.95, 19.1

7.2 × 7.2 mm2

Shown

96.3

No

60

This work

2021

FR4

Yes

9.33, 12.83, 13.86, 15.61

10 × 10 mm2

Shown

 > 99

Yes

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