Verma, A.Weng, B.Shepherd, R.Fumeaux, C.Truong, V.Wallace, G.Bates, B.2011-11-302011-11-302010Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, 2010: pp.329-3329781424473670http://hdl.handle.net/2440/68359Two 6 GHz microstrip patch antennas made from conducting polymers with relatively low DC conductivity such as PEDOT (10000 S/m) and PPy (2000 S/m) are presented. The performance of these patch antennas is compared with a similar copper patch antenna. The results indicate that it is possible to obtain reasonable performance albeit with modest radiation efficiencies. The PEDOT antenna achieved a maximum gain of 2.2 dB, while the PPy antenna reached a gain of 3.8 dB, as against 6.0 dB for a corresponding Cu patch antenna The results confirm the potential of polymer materials for microwave antennas and suggest that CPs may be of use in other passive microwave circuit applications.en©2010 IEEEConference paper002010162410.1109/ICEAA.2010.56510302-s2.0-7865126509532857Fumeaux, C. [0000-0001-6831-7213]