New generation metamaterial for energy harvesting

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Üstünsoy, Mehmet Paşa

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Scientists and researchers have been working for many years to find alternative energy sources for gathering the energy demand in which solar energy is a kind of renewable energy source. The proposed structures can be used in several applications such as antennas, EM filters, sensors, THz imaging systems, infrared spectroscopy, infrared cameras, solar cells, and so on. The aim of this thesis is to design and analyze new metamaterial absorbers and energy harvesters with different materials. In addition to this, metamaterial on antennas is designed and analyzed. Furthermore, the designed structures are numerically simulated and subjected to some enhancement techniques.

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Metamaterial, Absorber, Energy Harvesting, Antennas, Solar Cells

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M. P. Üstünsoy, “New generation metamaterial for energy harvesting,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2017.