Tunable invisibility cloaking by using isolated graphene-coated nanowires and dimers

Sci Rep. 2017 Sep 22;7(1):12186. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12413-4.

Abstract

We investigate, both theoretically and numerically, a graphene-coated nano-cylinder illuminated by a plane electromagnetic wave in the far-infrared range of frequencies. We have derived an analytical formula that enables fast evaluation of the spectral window with a substantial reduction in scattering efficiency for a sufficiently thin cylinder. This polarization-dependent effect leads to tunable resonant invisibility that can be achieved via modification of graphene chemical potential monitored by the gate voltage. A multi-frequency cloaking mechanism based on dimer coated nanowires is also discussed in detail.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't