A 2 GHz polypyrrole microstrip patch antenna on plexiglas ™ substrate

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dc.contributor.authorVerma, A.
dc.contributor.authorFumeaux, C.
dc.contributor.authorTruong, V.
dc.contributor.authorBates, B.
dc.contributor.conferenceAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference (2009 : Singapore)
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractA Microstrip Patch Antenna (MPA) has been fabricated using a Conducting Polymer (CP), Polypyrrole (PPy) as radiating patch on a transparent 3mm thick Plexiglas™ substrate. The bulk DC conductivity of the PPy patch is 2000 S/m and its thickness 120 mu pm. The MPA was designed for operating at 2 GHz. A similar antenna with Copper (Cu) patch on Plexiglas™ was also fabricated for validating the simulation of PPy antenna and comparing its performance. The results show that the PPy antenna reaches a gain of 5.01 dB at 2.18 GHz as against 6.26 dB at 2.2 GHz for a corresponding Cu patch antenna. The conduction efficiency of Cu-patch antenna is around 80% while that of PPy-patch antenna is around 60%. The results suggest that it might be possible to use CPs in other passive microwave circuit applications.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAkhilesh Verma, Christophe Fumeaux, Van-Tan Truong and Bevan D. Bates
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC 2009), 2009: pp.36-39.
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/APMC.2009.5385500
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4244-2801-4
dc.identifier.orcidFumeaux, C. [0000-0001-6831-7213]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/58320
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIEEE
dc.publisher.placeCD
dc.rights©2009 Crown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1109/apmc.2009.5385500
dc.subjectConducting Polymer
dc.subjectMicrostrip Patch Antenna
dc.titleA 2 GHz polypyrrole microstrip patch antenna on plexiglas ™ substrate
dc.title.alternativeA 2 GHz polypyrrole microstrip patch antenna on plexiglas (TM) substrate
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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