DocumentCode
2970165
Title
Effective Medium Theory for Carbon Nanotube Composites and their Potential Applications as Metamaterials
Author
Mikki, Said M. ; Kishk, Ahmed A.
Author_Institution
Mississippi Univ., Oxford
fYear
2007
fDate
3-8 June 2007
Firstpage
1137
Lastpage
1140
Abstract
An improved effective medium theory to study the interaction of the electromagnetic field with carbon nanotubes composites is presented. Analytical derivations of the effective material tensor are achieved carefully through appropriate homogenization formalism. The proposed theory is self-consistent and in conformity with experimental results in literature. Analysis is provided to demonstrate that carbon nanotube composites could support left-hand wave propagation.
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; electromagnetic wave propagation; metamaterials; nanocomposites; appropriate homogenization formalism; carbon nanotube composite; effective medium theory; electromagnetic field; left-hand wave propagation; metamaterial; Carbon nanotubes; Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Metamaterials; Optical films; Optical polarization; Shape; Tensile stress; Carbon nanotubes; homogenization formalisms; left-hand propagation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium, 2007. IEEE/MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0688-9
Electronic_ISBN
0149-645X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380330
Filename
4264029
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