Title :
Stainless steel slot antenna with integrated solar cells
Author :
Vaccaro, S. ; Torres, P. ; Mosig, J.R. ; Shah, A. ; Zurcher, J.F. ; Skrivervik, A.K. ; de Maagt, P. ; Gerlach, L.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Electromagn. et d´´Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
fDate :
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new principle of a solar slot antenna is presented. The slot antenna integrates amorphous silicon solar cells which are directly grown on the ground plane where the slot antenna is cut. To facilitate the deposition of the solar cells, stainless steel was used for the ground plane. The effect on the efficiency of the antenna of this rather unusual choice for the conducting ground plane is also described
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; silicon; slot antennas; solar cells; stainless steel; FeCrC; Si; amorphous Si solar cells; ground plane deposited cels; integrated solar cells; microwave antennas; solar slot antenna; stainless steel ground plane; stainless steel slot antenna;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001467
