Effects of Metal Nanoparticle Doping and In Situ Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment on Carbon Nanotube Sheet Antenna Performance

Effects of Metal Nanoparticle Doping and In Situ Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment on Carbon Nanotube Sheet Antenna Performance

Effects of nanomaterial postprocess treatments on the RF performance of a variety of carbon nanotube patch antennas are explored through fabrication and measurement. A discussion of the physical and electrical mechanisms underpinning the results of these measurements is presented. The sparse applica...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters 2017, Vol.16, p.1076-1079
Hauptverfasser: Keller, Steven D., Zaghloul, Amir I., Alvarez, Noe T., Malik, Rachit, Shanov, Vesselin, Schulz, Mark J., Mast, David B.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antenna measurements
Antennas
Atmospheric measurements
carbon
Doping
Nanomaterials
nanotechnology
Patch antennas
plasma materials-processing applications
Plasmas
Resistance
Sheet materials
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Zusammenfassung:Effects of nanomaterial postprocess treatments on the RF performance of a variety of carbon nanotube patch antennas are explored through fabrication and measurement. A discussion of the physical and electrical mechanisms underpinning the results of these measurements is presented. The sparse application of metal nanoparticles to carbon nanotube sheet material is found to increase the peak realized gain ~1 dB compared to an untreated carbon nanotube sheet patch antenna. The functionalization of carbon nanotube sheet material through in situ atmospheric pressure plasma treatment is found to reduce the peak realized gain ~1.5 dB compared to an untreated carbon nanotube sheet patch antenna.
ISSN:1536-1225
1548-5757
DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2016.2621665