Experimental Characterization of Nanofilm Microstrip Antennas

Author

Urbani, Fabio ; Stollberg, David W. ; Verma, Amit

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX, USA

Volume

11

Issue

2

fYear

2012

fDate

3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

406

Lastpage

411

Abstract

We report on the experimental characterization of microstrip antennas where the radiating patch is entirely composed of nanofilms-chromium, aluminum, titanium, or nickel (the first two 15 nm thick and the latter two 20 nm thick). The nanofilms are excited indirectly through an aperture coupled feeding mechanism. The aluminum patch structure is seen to behave as an antenna with outstanding radiation performance and shows an ultrawideband response. The results demonstrate the potential for these antennas for system-on-chip, space application, and other specialized applications.

Keywords

aluminium; antenna radiation patterns; chromium; microstrip antennas; nanotechnology; nickel; system-on-chip; titanium; ultra wideband antennas; Al; Cr; Ni; Ti; aperture coupled feeding mechanism; nanofilm microstrip antennas; radiating patch; radiation performance; system-on-chip; ultrawideband response; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Films; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Nanomaterials; Aperture coupled; microstrip antenna (MSA); nanofilms; wideband operation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-125X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNANO.2011.2177474

Filename

6092502