Benefits of Printed Graphene with Variable Resistance for Flexible and Ecological 5G Band Antennas
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Rationale for the Antenna Design Choice
3.2. Dependence of Powers on the Active Layer Conductivity
3.3. Characteristics of Antennas
3.4. Antenna Efficiency
3.5. Comparison of Antennas with the Various Thicknesses and Resistances
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of Antenna | Frequencies, GHz | Thickness, μm | σ, S/m | Skin Depth, μm | Ref. |
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Rectangular Patch Antenna | 4–8 | 21 | 106 | 5.6 | [30] |
Patch MIMO Antenna | 3.5 | 21 | 1.1 × 106 | 8.1 | [31] |
Patch Antenna | 3.13–4.42 | 28 | 1.1 × 106 | 7.2 | [1] |
Rectangular Patch Antenna | 1.63 | 30 | 106 | 12.5 | [32] |
Patch Antenna | 5–13.5 | – | 4.1 × 104 | 21.65 | [19] |
Patch Antenna | 5.8 | 24 | 1.13 × 106 | 6.2 | [20] |
Dual-Band CPW Graphene Antenna | 2.4 5.8 | 240 | 3.5 × 105 | 11.1 | [5] |
Dual-Band Conformal Antenna | 2.4–2.45 5.15–7.1 | 24 | 1.13 × 106 | 6.2 | [17] |
Patch Antenna | 5.8 | 100 | 7.18 × 102 | 246 | [29] |
Patch Antenna | 5.8 | 24 | 1.13 × 106 | 6.2 | [20] |
Dipole with Integrated Balun | 5.75 | 7 | 4.4 × 104 | 31.7 | This study |
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Cherevko, A.G.; Krygin, A.S.; Ivanov, A.I.; Soots, R.A.; Antonova, I.V. Benefits of Printed Graphene with Variable Resistance for Flexible and Ecological 5G Band Antennas. Materials 2022, 15, 7267. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207267
Cherevko AG, Krygin AS, Ivanov AI, Soots RA, Antonova IV. Benefits of Printed Graphene with Variable Resistance for Flexible and Ecological 5G Band Antennas. Materials. 2022; 15(20):7267. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207267
Chicago/Turabian StyleCherevko, Alexander G., Alexey S. Krygin, Artem I. Ivanov, Regina A. Soots, and Irina V. Antonova. 2022. "Benefits of Printed Graphene with Variable Resistance for Flexible and Ecological 5G Band Antennas" Materials 15, no. 20: 7267. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207267