Research Progress and Recent Advances in Development and Applications of Infrared Stealth Materials: A Comprehensive Review

Y Zhou, LJ Rather, K Yu, M Yang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In modern war of “find and destroy,” hiding the target is one of the essential means to
improve battlefield survivability of personnel, weapons, and equipment. Infrared stealth …

Research status and development of infrared camouflage textile materials

Y Su, B Yu, X Zhao - Textile Research Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
With the rapid development of infrared detection and tracking technology, the combat
concealment and viability of various military targets are seriously threatened, and the …

A tunable infrared emitter based on phase-changing material GST for visible-infrared compatible camouflage with thermal management

Q Kang, K Guo, Z Guo - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible-infrared compatible camouflage is important to increase the counter-detection ability
of a target due to the fast development of detection systems. However, most of the previously …

An ultrathin transparent radiative cooling photonic structure with a high NIR reflection

S Dang, X Wang, H Ye - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With a high NIR reflection, a transparent radiative cooling photonic structure consisting of 2D
silica gratings atop ZnO/Ag/ZnO is conceived and demonstrated. With 77% visible light …

Multiresonant Selective Emitter with Enhanced Thermal Management for Infrared Camouflage

JS Lim, N Lee, T Kim, I Chang, J Nam… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tailoring the optical properties of metamaterials is crucial for improving the performance of
infrared (IR) applications. Generally, IR camouflage materials are required to have low IR …

Flexible Metasurface for Microwave‐Infrared Compatible Camouflage via Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

J Nam, I Chang, JS Lim, H Woo, JG Yook, HH Cho - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metamaterials have the powerful ability to freely control multiband electromagnetic (EM)
waves through elaborately designed “artificial atoms” and are hence in the limelight in …

Effect of heat treatment on optical, electrical and thermal properties of ZnO/Cu/ZnO thin films for energy-saving application

M Rabizadeh, MH Ehsani - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of annealing on the ZnO/Cu/ZnO films prepared by an RF/DC
magnetron sputtering system was studied. Structural, optical, and thermal properties of both …

Self-assembled skin-like metamaterials for dual-band camouflage

S Fang, N Xu, L Zhou, T Wei, Y Yang, Y Liu, J Zhu - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Skin-like soft optical metamaterials with broadband modulation have been long pursued for
practical applications, such as cloaking and camouflage. Here, we propose a skin-like …

Deep-subwavelength multilayered meta-coatings for visible-infrared compatible camouflage

C Tan, Z Wen, J Zhang, D Zhou, Q Qiu, M Han… - …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Camouflage is a common technique in nature, enabling organisms to protect themselves
from predators. The development of novel camouflage technologies, not only in fundamental …

Bionic metamaterial for multispectral-compatible camouflage of solar spectrum and infrared in the background of vegetation

K Xu, L Long, W Yang, Z Huang, H Ye - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024 - cell.com
Hyperspectral and thermal infrared detectors have rendered single-band camouflage
ineffective against the vegetative background commonly used to conceal military equipment …