• DocumentCode
    1870812
  • Title

    Carbon-fiber nanotubes for X-band conformal antenna applications

  • Author

    Mehdipour, A. ; Sebak, A.R. ; Trueman, C.W. ; Rosca, I.D. ; Hoa, S.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    11-17 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we investigate the use of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) for a slot antenna which includes array of slots. We consider a square ring slot antenna for study, which is one of the most famous types of slot antennas suitable for conformal applications. The antenna performance is investigated using SWCNT as a material for the radiating element and the ground plane. The full-composite antenna where both radiating element and ground plane are made of composite is fabricated and experimental results are compared with simulations using the CST MWS software.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; conformal antennas; microwave antennas; slot antennas; X-band conformal antenna applications; carbon-fiber nanotubes; full-composite antenna; single-wall carbon nanotube; slot antenna; Conductivity; Gain; Slot antennas; Substrates;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4967-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2010.5560985
  • Filename
    5560985