Graphical abstract. Credit: The European Physical Journal D (2023). DOI: 10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00658-w Metamaterials are a type of artificial material which, as the prefix “meta”—meaning in Greek “after” or “beyond”—indicates, demonstrate electromagnetic properties and other characteristics not found in nature. As a result of these characteristics, including negative refraction and perfect lensing and cloaking, which arise from
