A 5.8-GHz flexible microstrip-fed slot antenna realized in PEDOT:PSS conductive polymer
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2016
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Chen, S.
Fumeaux, C.
Chivers, B.
Shepherd, R.
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AP-S International Symposium (Digest) (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society), 2016, pp.1317-1318
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Shengjian Jammy Chen and Christophe Fumeaux, Benjamin Chivers, Roderick Shepherd
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2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI 2016) (26 Jun 2016 - 1 Jul 2016 : Fajardo, Puerto Rico)
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A flexible 5.8-GHz microstrip-fed slot antenna realized in thin films of conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS is presented. As a result of the highly conductive and flexible polymeric film utilization, the antenna has a high efficiency of 82% and fully reversible conformability. A PEDOT and a reference copper antenna prototypes have been fabricated and experimentally characterized. The good agreement between simulations and measurements suggests that conductive polymers are a promising class of non-metallic conducting materials for antenna engineering, particularly for conformal designs.
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