Graphene-based integrated radiation heat-dissipation reconfigurable polarization conversion metasurface

In active reconfigurable polarization conversion metasurfaces, the integration of electromagnetic radiation performance and heat dissipation efficiency presents two critical challenges. In this work, we proposed a graphene-based reconfigurable polarization metasurface that integrates heat dissipation and electromagnetic regulation functions. The proposed graphene metasurface modulates the polarization state of the reflected wave at multiple frequency bands via the on-off switching of PIN diodes. When the PIN diode is in the ON state, the metaurface can modulate the incident linear polarization wave into its cross-polarization wave in 5.73–6.15 and 11.25–13.10 GHz, and into a circular polarization wave in 6.27–10.18 GHz. When the PIN diode is switched to the off state, the cross-polarization transitions are achieved in 5.75–7.32 and 12.83–14.24 GHz, with full reflection in the band of 7.92–10.15 GHz, and circular polarization in 12.83–14.24 GHz. In addition, when the graphene metasurface system worked after a long period of operation, the temperature of the graphene metasurface is 21.3 °C, which is 34.2 °C lower than that of the copper metasurface, this has less impact on the temperature drift effect of the PIN diode. The integrated graphene polarized reconfigurable metasurface for radiation and heat dissipation addresses the performance, volume, and thermal management limitations of traditional systems through multifunctional integration and dynamic tunability, offering significant potential for future smart electromagnetic devices application in communication, radar, and Internet of Things.