Low cost inkjet antennas for RFID applications

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2015-09-24

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CIFTCI, TOLGA
KARAOSMANOGLU, BARISCAN
Ergül, Özgür Salih

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We present paper-based inkjet antennas that are fabricated by using silver-based toners in standard printers. In addition to their low costs, the produced antennas are flexible, environmentally friendly, and suitable for radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications. Among alternative choices, hybrid structures involving loop and parasitic meander parts are preferred and successfully combined with passive RFID chips. We also discuss main challenges in the design and fabrication of low-cost inkjet antennas and the related RFID tags.

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Antennas, Antenna measurements, Radiofrequency identification, Printing, Printers, Impedance, Standards

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/35385

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https://doi.org/10.1109/radio.2015.7323365

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T. CIFTCI, B. KARAOSMANOGLU, and Ö. S. Ergül, “Low cost inkjet antennas for RFID applications,” 2015, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/35385.