Plasmonic metamaterials with closed cells for infrared/visible compatible stealthShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Chemical Engineering Journal, ISSN 1385-8947, E-ISSN 1873-3212, Vol. 523, article id 168812Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
As multi-band detection technology advances significantly, the survival of weaponry is confronted with unprecedented challenges. Multi-band compatible stealth materials, particularly those enabling infrared/visible stealth, serve as the key of stealth technology. The widest-used metal-based infrared/visible compatible stealth materials in practice demonstrate a trade-off phenomenon between low infrared emissivity and low visible reflectivity. Sole reliance on simple composition design is unable to overcome this fundamental performance constraint. This study proposes a novel closed-cell plasmonic stealth (CC-PS) metamaterial that achieves infrared/visible stealth while maintaining a high content of low-emissivity constituents. The CC-PS metamaterial synergistically achieves performance decoupling of negatively correlated properties through internal light-trapping cavities and nanoparticle plasmonic resonances. The closed-cell design minimizes material emissivity by suppressing infrared absorption from pore-induced diffuse reflection and internal heat conduction to the surface. A series of infrared/visible compatible stealth materials, adaptable to diverse background environments, have been fabricated through facile modulation of plasmonic particle concentration and thickness. The CC-PS metamaterials achieve a 16.1 % visible reflectance with infrared emissivity of 0.27. The closed-cell plasmonic metamaterial enables multi-band stealth compatibility through spectral-selective microstructural control, overcoming conventional material limitations and demonstrating promising dual-spectrum camouflage applications.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier B.V. , 2025. Vol. 523, article id 168812
Keywords [en]
Infrared stealth, Low infrared emissivity, Structured metamaterials, Nanoparticles, Camouflage
National Category
Other Physics Topics
Research subject
Engineering Materials
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-115051DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.168812ISI: 001589267500021Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105017238382OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-115051DiVA, id: diva2:2005366
Funder
The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT)
Note
Validerad;2025;Nivå 2;2025-10-09 (u8);
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China (52272078, 52003039); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2025GFYD03)
2025-10-092025-10-092025-12-03Bibliographically approved