Inkjet-Printed Wideband Planar Monopole Antenna on Cardboard for RF Energy-Harvesting Applications

Author

Saghlatoon, Hossein ; Bjorninen, Toni ; Sydanheimo, Lauri ; Tentzeris, Manos M. ; Ukkonen, Leena

Author_Institution

Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland

Volume

14

fYear

2015

fDate

2015

Firstpage

325

Lastpage

328

Abstract

We present a fully inkjet-printed novel wideband planar monopole antenna on thin packaging cardboard available in bulk for low-cost and environmentally-friendly mass manufacturing. We outline the characterization and the dielectric properties of the cardboard that are imperative for the successful design of an antenna on a paper-based substrate. To achieve highly conductive inkjet-printed pattern on the fibrous and porous cardboard, we deposit thin dielectric coating on the cardboard in the same inkjet process. The operation of the antenna is attested through simulations and measurements in the frequency range of 600-1500 MHz, where there are several strong radio signals present for ambient RF energy harvesting.

Keywords

UHF antennas; broadband antennas; dielectric properties; energy harvesting; ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; monopole antennas; paper; planar antennas; RF energy-harvesting applications; conductive inkjet-printed pattern; dielectric properties; environmentally-friendly mass manufacturing; fibrous cardboard; frequency 600 MHz to 1500 MHz; inkjet-printed wideband planar monopole antenna; low-cost mass manufacturing; paper-based substrate; porous cardboard; thin dielectric coating; thin packaging cardboard; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Broadband antennas; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Wideband; Energy harvesting; inkjet printing; printable electronics; wideband planar monopole antenna;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2014.2363085

Filename

6924723