Quantum Levitation Effect in Sandwich Structure Containing Dispersive Metamaterial Slab

ZENG Ran; GUO Jun; LI Qi-liang; BI Mei-hua; YANG Guo-wei; YANG Ya-ping

doi:10.3788/gzxb20174607.0727001

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