All Printed Large Area E-field Antenna Utilizing Printed Organic Rectifying Diodes for RF Energy Harvesting
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2018 IEEE 18th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO) |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5386-5336-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2018 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - Cork, Ireland Duration: 23 Jun 2018 → 26 Aug 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology |
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| Country | Ireland |
| City | Cork |
| Period | 23/06/18 → 26/08/18 |
Abstract
Fully printed radio frequency (RF) harvesters that operate at HF RFID and ISM frequency of 13.56 MHz are normally comprised of a small printed loop antenna. They work at short ranges using inductive coupling. In this paper, we present a novel screen printed large area E-field antenna incorporated with a printed organic diode rectifier that can provide close to 1 V dc voltage with 1 W input at a distance of a few meters. The unique high bulk capacitance of the printed organic diodes enables effective imaginary impedance matching to the antenna without an additional matching component. The results demonstrate the possibility of fully printed RF energy harvesters for long range operation at HF frequencies.
Keywords
- Antennas, Capacitance, Schottky diodes, Impedance, Radio frequency, Voltage measurement