Polyurethane-Carbon Nanotubes Composite Dual Band Antenna for Wearable Applications
العنوان: | Polyurethane-Carbon Nanotubes Composite Dual Band Antenna for Wearable Applications |
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المؤلفون: | Romana Daňová, Robert Olejnik, Jiří Matyáš, Stanislav Goňa, Robert Moučka, Petr Slobodian |
المصدر: | Polymers Volume 12 Issue 11 Polymers, Vol 12, Iss 2759, p 2759 (2020) |
بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2020. |
سنة النشر: | 2020 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Materials science, Polymers and Plastics, Composite number, effective permittivity, 02 engineering and technology, Carbon nanotube, Article, law.invention, Radiation pattern, lcsh:QD241-441, wearable electronics, lcsh:Organic chemistry, law, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, polymer antenna, Electrical conductor, carbon nanotubes, business.industry, 020206 networking & telecommunications, General Chemistry, composite material, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Keywords: polymer antenna, Frequency domain, Radiator (engine cooling), Optoelectronics, Multi-band device, effective permeability, Antenna (radio), effective conductivity, 0210 nano-technology, business |
الوصف: | The design of a unipole and a dual band F-shaped antenna was conducted to find the best parameters of prepared antenna. Antenna radiator part is fully made of polymer and nonmetal base composite. Thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) was chosen as a matrix and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as an electrical conductive filler, which creates conductive network. The use of the composite for the antenna has the advantage in simple preparation through dip coating technique. Minor disadvantage is the usage of solvent for composite preparation. Composite structure was used for radiator part of antenna. The antenna operates in 2.45 and 5.18 GHz frequency bands. DC conductivity of our PU/MWCNT composite is about 160 S/m. With this material, a unipole and a dual band F antenna were realized on 2 mm thick polypropylene substrate. Both antenna designs were also simulated using finite integration technique in the frequency domain (FI-FD). Measurements and full wave simulations of S11 of the antenna showed good agreement between measurements and simulations. Except for S11, the gain and radiation pattern of the antennas were measured and simulated. Maximum gain of the designed unipole antenna is around &minus 10.0 and &minus 5.5 dBi for 2.45 and 5.18 GHz frequency bands, respectively. The manufactured antennas are intended for application in wearable electronics, which can be used to monitor various activities such as walking, sleeping, heart rate or food consumption. |
وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
تدمد: | 2073-4360 |
URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::56933e62e5edac7f608d1c0736e23669 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112759 |
حقوق: | OPEN |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....56933e62e5edac7f608d1c0736e23669 |
قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
تدمد: | 20734360 |
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