Modeling and Applications of a Chemical-Loaded UHF RFID Sensing Antenna With Tuning Capability

被引:37
作者
Manzari, Sabina [1 ]
Marrocco, Gaetano [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy
关键词
Chemical interactive material; humidity; radio frequency identification (RFID); sensor; slot-line;
D O I
10.1109/TAP.2013.2287008
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A key-issue of the wireless gas sensing by radio frequency identification is the capability to control the sensor's response while minimizing the amount of chemical interactive materials (CIM) required to dope the tag antenna. An open-circuit shielded slot-line layout is proposed as a general purpose tunable radio frequency identification (RFID) radiator, suitable to host small amounts of CIM. It operates both as a very efficient passive sensor and as a tool to estimate the electromagnetic equivalent parameters of the CIM during the gas exposure. A hybrid distributed-lumped model permits to separate the CIM's contribution from the antenna's response and, in addition, it provides a simple tool to shape the calibration curve relating RFID power signals to the physical changes of the environment. The tag layout and the method are applied to the UHF characterization of the conductive polymer Pedot:PSS and to the optimization of high-performance humidity sensor capable of a three-times higher sensitivity than those achieved by the current state of the art RFID devices.
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