Fluidic patch antenna based on liquid metal alloy/single-wall carbon-nanotubes operating at the S-band frequency

被引：38

作者：

Aissa, B. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Nedil, M. ^{[4
]}

Habib, M. A. ^{[5
]}

Haddad, E. ^{[1
]}

Jamroz, W. ^{[1
]}

Therriault, D. ^{[2
]}

Coulibaly, Y. ^{[4
]}

Rosei, F. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] MPB Technol Inc, Dept Smart Mat & Sensors Space Missions, Montreal, PQ H9R 1E9, Canada

[2] Ecole Polytech, Dept Mech Engn, Ctr Appl Res Polymers CREPEC, Montreal, PQ H3C 3A7, Canada

[3] INRS, Ctr Energie Mat & Telecommun, Quebec City, PQ J3X 1S2, Canada

[4] UQAT, Lab Rech Telebec Commun Souterraines, Val Dor, PQ J9P 1S2, Canada

[5] Yanbu Univ Coll, Dept Comp Sci, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2013年 / 103卷 / 06期

基金：

加拿大创新基金会; 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

GALLIUM-INDIUM EGAIN; INTEGRATED-CIRCUITS; TECHNOLOGY; POLYMER; DISPLAY; SYSTEMS;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4817861

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This letter describes the fabrication and characterization of a fluidic patch antenna operating at the S-band frequency (4 GHz). The antenna prototype is composed of a nanocomposite material made by a liquid metal alloy (eutectic gallium indium) blended with single-wall carbon-nanotube (SWNTs). The nanocomposite is then enclosed in a polymeric substrate by employing the UV-assisted direct-writing technology. The fluidic antennas specimens feature excellent performances, in perfect agreement with simulations, showing an increase in the electrical conductivity and reflection coefficient with respect to the SWNTs concentration. The effect of the SWNTs on the long-term stability of antenna's mechanical properties is also demonstrated. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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