A reconfigurable antenna comprises a panel having a liquid metal pump coupled to a power supply; a liquid metal reservoir in fluid communication with the pump; one or more channels for transporting the liquid metal, each of the one or more channels having a proximal end in fluid communication with the pump, each of the one or more channels having a vent at a distal end, wherein application of power to the pump moves the liquid metal into or out of the channels thereby reconfiguring the antenna. The pump may be a pneumatic pump or a magnetohydrodynamic pump, and a layer of a phosphonic acid may be included on the liquid metal-bearing surfaces of the channels. The phosphonic acid may be decylphosphonic acid (DPA), fluorobenzylphosphonic acid (FPA), or difluorobenzylphosphonic acid (DFPA), and one or more sensors may be coupled to the panel for determining the position of the liquid metal in the channels.
一种可重新配置的天线包括一个面板,面板上有一个与电源相连的液态
金属泵;一个与泵流体相通的液态
金属贮槽;一个或多个用于输送液态
金属的通道,一个或多个通道中的每个通道都有一个与泵流体相通的近端,一个或多个通道中的每个通道的远端都有一个通风口,其中向泵供电可使液态
金属进入或流出通道,从而重新配置天线。泵可以是气动泵或磁流体泵,通道的液态
金属承载表面可以包括一层
膦酸。
膦酸可以是
癸基膦酸 (DPA)、
氟苄基
膦酸 (FPA) 或二
氟苄基
膦酸 (
DFPA),一个或多个传感器可以连接到面板上,用于确定通道中液态
金属的位置。