Asia Pacific Physics Week 2024 (APPW2024)

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 

3:30 PM - 4:10 PM  Plenary Talk: Vu Dinh Lam (Graduate University of Science and Technology, VAST) 

Electromagnetic Metamaterials: Fundamental and Applied Research in Vietnam

Vu Dinh Lam, Bui Xuan Khuyen, Bui Son Tung, and Nguyen Thanh Tung

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam

Over the past two decades, electromagnetic metamaterials (MMs), artificially engineered materials, have grown as a prominent topic in physics and materials science in Vietnam, which is indicated by the growth of publications from Vietnam. Through extensive research and development efforts, Vietnamese scientists have successfully designed and fabricated novel MM structures with extraordinary properties. Notable achievements include the creation of MMs exhibiting negative-refractive index, electromagnetically-induced transparency, perfect absorption, and polarization conversion, opening up new possibilities for a wide range of applications. These advancements have paved the way for innovative solutions in areas such as wireless power transfer, gas sensing, and metaLEDs. In the near future, research in Vietnam will expand to include cutting-edge MM concepts, such as flexible MMs and coding MMs. These advanced MMs have the potential for immense applications in wearable electronics, flexible displays, and smart communication technologies. As the number of Vietnamese physicists and scientists interested in MMs, and the public and private scientific projects continue to invest more in MM research and development, it is promising that the Vietnamese science community might play an essential role in shaping the future of this transformative technology and driving technological progress on a global scale.

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