Abstract
We demonstrate a class of microstrip patch antennas that are stretchable, mechanically tunable, and reversibly deformable. The radiating element of the antenna consists of highly conductive and stretchable material with screen-printed silver nanowires embedded in the surface layer of an elastomeric substrate. A 3-GHz microstrip patch antenna and a 6-GHz 2-element patch array are fabricated. Radiating properties of the antennas are characterized under tensile strain and agree well with the simulation results. The antenna is reconfigurable because the resonant frequency is a function of the applied tensile strain. The antenna is thus well suited for applications like wireless strain sensing. The material and fabrication technique reported here could be extended to achieve other types of stretchable antennas with more complex patterns and multilayer structures.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4248-4253 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 26 Mar 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- microstrip patch antenna
- printed electronics
- silver nanowire
- stretchable antenna
- wireless strain sensing
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