A flexible RF energy harvester using a hybrid printing technology for 'stand-alone' wireless sensor platforms

被引：3
作者：
Kim, Sangkil [1 ]
Jeong, Soyeon [2 ]
Bito, Jo [2 ]
Georgiadis, Apostolos [3 ]
Tentzeris, Manos M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Pusan Natl Univ, Dept Elect Engn, 2 Busandaehak Ro 63 Beon Gil,Jangjeon 2 Dong, Busan 46241, South Korea
[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, 777 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[3] Heriot Watt Univ, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
FLEXIBLE AND PRINTED ELECTRONICS | 2018年 / 3卷 / 01期
关键词：
flexible electronics; wireless energy harvesting; hybrid printed electronics; CIRCUITS;
D O I：
10.1088/2058-8585/aaa4a9
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Aflexible RF energy harvester using a novel hybrid printing technology on low-cost polymer substrates is introduced in this paper. The presented printing technology is a hybrid approach taking advantage of the low-cost flexible printing and of the high-performance surface mounting technology. The design guidelines for the hybrid printed electronics, PdCl2 catalyst ink for inkjet-printing, and material characterization method using a ring resonator are discussed in detail. Aflexible RF energy harvester is designed and its performance is experimentally verified for proof-of-concept purposes. The fabricated prototype generates more than 2.9 V when it is exposed to a power density around 1 mu W cm(-2) atUHFradio frequency identification frequency range, demonstrating the feasibility and capability of the presented technology towards scalable conformal autonomous low-cost electronics.
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