Research Article

Frequency-Tunable Electromagnetic Absorber by Mechanically Controlling Substrate Thickness

Table 1

Comparison of the proposed mechanically frequency reconfigurable absorber with those of other papers.

Reference paperTuning methodTuning frequency range (GHz)BW (%)

[38]Mechanically stretchable11.15–11.563
[39]Mechanically stretchable640–6808
[40]Microelectromechanical system (MEMS)1280–13203
[37]Mechanically stretchable10.4–11.05
Proposed workMechanically control the substrate thickness8.0–8.910

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