3D Printed and Photonically Cured Graphene UHF RFID Tags on Textile, Wood, and Cardboard Substrates

M. Akbari; H. He; J. Juuti; M. M. Tentzeris; J. Virkki; L. Ukkonen

doi:10.1155/2017/7327398

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Jan 2017)

3D Printed and Photonically Cured Graphene UHF RFID Tags on Textile, Wood, and Cardboard Substrates

M. Akbari,
H. He,
J. Juuti,
M. M. Tentzeris,
J. Virkki,
L. Ukkonen

Affiliations

M. Akbari: BioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
H. He: BioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
J. Juuti: Microelectronics Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
M. M. Tentzeris: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
J. Virkki: BioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
L. Ukkonen: BioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7327398
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2017

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This paper introduces 3D direct writing and microdispensing of graphene ultrahigh frequency (UHF) radio-frequency-identification (RFID) antennas on textile, wood, and cardboard substrates, subsequently cured either by conventional oven or photonically by pulsed Xenon flashes. Photonic-cured passive UHF RFID graphene tags on cardboard, wood, and textile substrates achieve read ranges of 5.4, 4.6, and 4 meters, respectively. These results are superior to those achieved by the oven-cured tags that featured read ranges of 4.8, 4.5, and 3.6 meters, respectively. This work presents the first integration of 3D printing and photonic curing of graphene antennas on low-cost versatile substrates.

Published in International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

ISSN: 1687-5869 (Print); 1687-5877 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering; Social Sciences: Transportation and communications: Cellular telephone services industry. Wireless telephone industry
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/8039

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