Title :
Metal foams for electromagnetic shielding: a plasma model
Author :
Monti, Giuseppina ; Catarinucci, Luca ; Tarricone, Luciano
Author_Institution :
Innovation Eng. Dept., Univ. of Salento, Lecce
Abstract :
Metal foams are highly versatile new materials with interesting structural and electromagnetic properties. In this work, their use in electromagnetic shielding problems is investigated. More specifically, the shielding effectiveness of an aluminium foam slab is studied on the basis of an effective medium approach. Furthermore, the suitability of using a plasma model in order to describe the electromagnetic behaviour of metal foams is demonstrated by comparison with experimental data.
Keywords :
aluminium; electromagnetic shielding; metal foams; microwave materials; slabs; Al; aluminium foam slab; electromagnetic properties; electromagnetic shielding; metal foams; plasma model; structural properties; Analytical models; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic shielding; Electrons; Metal foam; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Slabs; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
