Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting

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International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Figure 6: Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting 