Metamaterials: From Fundamentals to Applications—a New Era of Engineered Electromagnetic Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electromagnetic; metamaterials; RF and microwave electronics; analogue electronics
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Interests: advanced multifunctional metamaterials and metastructures; multiphysics and multiscale simulation of multiferroic cellular solids; architected smart biocomposites; bio-inspired materials; 3D printing of programmable functional materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electromagnetic metamaterials have emerged as a revolutionary class of artificially structured materials that exhibit unprecedented control over electromagnetic waves. Their ability to manipulate electromagnetic properties beyond the limitations of natural materials has opened up a vast landscape of possibilities for technological advancements.
This Special Issue aims to investigate the cutting-edge advancements and emerging trends in the field of metamaterials, with a specific focus on electromagnetics, RF, and microwaves for space technologies, 6G communications, and nonterrestrial applications. Metamaterials, artificial materials engineered to possess properties not found in naturally occurring substances, have the potential to revolutionize these fields, offering novel solutions for antenna, filter, sensor, and absorber design due to electromagnetic wave manipulation. This issue seeks to consolidate the latest research findings, novel design principles, fabrication techniques, and groundbreaking applications of metamaterials in the following areas:
- Space Exploration and Exploitation;
- 6G communications and technologies;
- Nonterrestrial Network (NTN) communications and technologies;
- Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RiS);
- Ka and Ku Band technologies for long-distance communication;
- Satellite communication, navigation, and remote sensing;
- Electromagnetic Shielding and Thermal Management for Spacecraft;
- Internet of Space (IoS);
- Sensors, Reflectarray Antennas, Beamforming Antennas, Band pass/stop Antennas, Microwave/THz Absorbers, Solar Systems.
Dr. Jasim Uddin
Dr. Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metamaterials
- space technologies
- 5G and 6G communication
- nonterrestrial networks (NTNs)
- reconfigurable intelligent surface (RiS)
- Internet of Space (IoS)
- reflectarrays, beamforming antennas
- solar systems
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