Efficient and versatile graphene-based multilayers for EM field absorption

Abstract

We thoroughly investigate the possibility to absorb most (i.e., up to more than 90%) of the incident electro-magnetic radiations in thin multilayered PMMA/graphene structures, thus proposing the technical realization of a device with an operational frequency range in the millimeter-wave domain, i.e., 30 GHz–300 GHz. Our simulations demonstrate the concrete possibility to enhance the field absorption by means of a selective removal and proper micro-pattering within the graphene material, enabling a complete and efficient control of the graphene sheet conductance. This method is applied to design and engineer a class of devices, endowed with a wideband operation capability, showing almost no fluctuations throughout the whole range of mm-wave frequencies.