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Active metamaterials with negative static electric susceptibility

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Castles, Flynn, Fells, Julian, Isakov, Dmitry, Morris, Stephen, Watt, Andrew and Grant, Patrick S. (2020) Active metamaterials with negative static electric susceptibility. Advanced Materials, 32 (9). 1904863. doi:10.1002/adma.201904863

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Abstract

Although well‐established textbook arguments suggest that static electric susceptibility χ(0) must be positive in “all bodies,” it has been pointed out that materials that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium are not necessarily subject to this restriction. Media with inverted populations of atomic and molecular energy levels have been predicted theoretically to exhibit a χ(0) < 0 state, however the systems envisioned require reduced temperature, reduced pressure, and an external pump laser to maintain the population inversion. Further, the existence of χ(0) < 0 has never been confirmed experimentally. Here, a completely different approach is taken to the question of χ(0) < 0 and a design concept to achieve “true” χ(0) < 0 is proposed based on active metamaterials with internal power sources. Two active metamaterial structures are fabricated that, despite still having their power sources implemented externally for reasons of practical convenience, provide evidence in support of the general concept. Effective values are readily achieved at room temperature and pressure and are tunable throughout the range of stability −1 < χ(0) < 0, resulting in experimentally‐determined magnitudes that are over one thousand times greater than those predicted previously. Since χ(0) < 0 is the missing electric analog of diamagnetism, this work opens the door to new technological capabilities such as stable electrostatic levitation.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Electrostatics , Metamaterials
Journal or Publication Title: Advanced Materials
Publisher: Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
ISSN: 0935-9648
Official Date: 5 March 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
5 March 2020Published
27 January 2020Available
10 January 2020Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 1 April 2020
Volume: 32
Number: 9
Article Number: 1904863
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904863
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Castles, F., Fells, J. A. J., Isakov, D., Morris, S. M., Watt, A. A. R., Grant, P. S., Active Metamaterials with Negative Static Electric Susceptibility. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 1904863, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904863. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: Wiley
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EP/I034548/1[EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
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