TY - GEN
T1 - Design and fabrication of fluidic patch antenna based liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) and single wall carbon nanotubes nanocomposites
AU - Aissa, B.
AU - Haddad, E.
AU - Jamroz, W.
AU - Nedil, M.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This letter describes the design and fabrication of fluidic patch antenna that incorporates a liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) and single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) nanocomposites and operates at 4 GHz frequency. Based on our simulations results, we have first used our recently developed UV-assisted direct-writing technology to design the patch antenna onto a polydimethylsiloxane substrate, followed by embedding the EGaIn/SWNT nanocomposites. The fabricated prototypes exhibited excellent antanna performances, in total agreement with simulations, showing an increase in the composite electrical conductivity and reflection coefficients with respect to SWNTs concentration. The effect of the SWNTs on the long-term stability of mechanical properties of the fabricated specimen was also demonstrated.
AB - This letter describes the design and fabrication of fluidic patch antenna that incorporates a liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) and single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) nanocomposites and operates at 4 GHz frequency. Based on our simulations results, we have first used our recently developed UV-assisted direct-writing technology to design the patch antenna onto a polydimethylsiloxane substrate, followed by embedding the EGaIn/SWNT nanocomposites. The fabricated prototypes exhibited excellent antanna performances, in total agreement with simulations, showing an increase in the composite electrical conductivity and reflection coefficients with respect to SWNTs concentration. The effect of the SWNTs on the long-term stability of mechanical properties of the fabricated specimen was also demonstrated.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2013.6711586
DO - 10.1109/APS.2013.6711586
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84894156065
SN - 9781467353175
T3 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
SP - 1856
EP - 1857
BT - 2013 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2013 - Proceedings
T2 - 2013 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2013
Y2 - 7 July 2013 through 13 July 2013
ER -