Graphene reinforced resin matrix composites have low density and excellent electromagnetic wave absorption properties
and are highly promising radar stealth absorbing materials. However
traditional graphene absorbing composite materials have complicated processes
making it difficult to prepare and manufacture complex structures. As an artificial electromagnetic medium
metamaterial is designed based on the electromagnetic properties of the material
and can realize the design of high-performance metamaterial absorber (MMA) through the design of unit cell structure
and can achieve the integrated manufacture of resin matrix MMA functional structure
taking advantages of rapid prototyping for complex structural parts using 3D printing technology. The research progress of the absorbing properties of graphene reinforced resin matrix composites and 3D printing metamaterials is emphasized. A 3D printed graphene reinforced polylactic acid composite gradient metamaterial absorbing structure based on wood pile structure is proposed. In the 4.5–40GHz band
this structure has an ultra broadband microwave absorption performance of 35.5GHz (reflection loss below –10dB).