3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity
We present the possibilities of 3D direct-write dispensing in the fabrication of passive UHF RFID graphene tags on a textile substrate. In our method, the graphene tag antenna is deposited directly on top of the IC strap, in order to simplify the manufacturing process by removing one step, that is,...
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| author | Han He Mitra Akbari Lauri Sydänheimo Leena Ukkonen Johanna Virkki |
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| description | We present the possibilities of 3D direct-write dispensing in the fabrication of passive UHF RFID graphene tags on a textile substrate. In our method, the graphene tag antenna is deposited directly on top of the IC strap, in order to simplify the manufacturing process by removing one step, that is, the IC attachment with conductive glue. Our wireless measurement results confirm that graphene RFID tags with printed antenna-IC interconnections achieve peak read ranges of 5.2 meters, which makes them comparable to graphene tags with epoxy-glued ICs. After keeping the tags in high humidity, the read ranges of the tags with epoxy-glued and printed antenna-IC interconnections decrease 0.8 meters and 0.5 meters, respectively. However, after drying, the performance of both types of tags returns back to normal. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-63a9d013ef1b4e50a3e86491ceaa55eb2025-08-20T02:35:15ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772017-01-01201710.1155/2017/138601713860173D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards HumidityHan He0Mitra Akbari1Lauri Sydänheimo2Leena Ukkonen3Johanna Virkki4BioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, FinlandBioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, FinlandBioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, FinlandBioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, FinlandBioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, FinlandWe present the possibilities of 3D direct-write dispensing in the fabrication of passive UHF RFID graphene tags on a textile substrate. In our method, the graphene tag antenna is deposited directly on top of the IC strap, in order to simplify the manufacturing process by removing one step, that is, the IC attachment with conductive glue. Our wireless measurement results confirm that graphene RFID tags with printed antenna-IC interconnections achieve peak read ranges of 5.2 meters, which makes them comparable to graphene tags with epoxy-glued ICs. After keeping the tags in high humidity, the read ranges of the tags with epoxy-glued and printed antenna-IC interconnections decrease 0.8 meters and 0.5 meters, respectively. However, after drying, the performance of both types of tags returns back to normal.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1386017 |
| spellingShingle | Han He Mitra Akbari Lauri Sydänheimo Leena Ukkonen Johanna Virkki 3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | 3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity |
| title_full | 3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity |
| title_fullStr | 3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity |
| title_short | 3D-Printed Graphene Antennas and Interconnections for Textile RFID Tags: Fabrication and Reliability towards Humidity |
| title_sort | 3d printed graphene antennas and interconnections for textile rfid tags fabrication and reliability towards humidity |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1386017 |
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