Reflection Loss is a Parameter for Film, not Material

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/nmms.v5i1.5602

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In studies of microwave absorption in the current literature, theories such as reflection loss, impedance matching, the delta function, and the quarter-wavelength model have been inappropriately applied. As shown in this case study, these problems need to be corrected as they are representative of similar work in the literature.

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