Entropy-Mediated Lattice Distortion for Tailored Dielectric Polarization to Improve L-Band Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

Han Ding, Yibo Li, Yu Wang, Weikang Song, Xuan Wang, Xijiang Han, Ping Xu, Yunchen Du · 2026

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Eight authors present a materials study dated two thousand twenty-six on alloys that absorb radar waves in the L-band. That band's long wavelength makes efficient absorption hard to tune. The team used entropy, the degree of mixing among elements, as a control knob for the alloy's internal distortion.

They made low, medium, and high entropy alloys and compared them. More mixing warped the crystal lattice more, broke its local symmetry, and reshuffled the electron cloud. Those changes created many atomic-scale polarization centers, which soak up wave energy. Experiments and quantum calculations agreed on the mechanism, guiding designs for better absorbers.

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CREATORHan Ding, Yibo Li, Yu Wang, Weikang Song, Xuan Wang, Xijiang Han, Ping Xu, Yunchen Du
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE52 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13153311

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