Title :
Nanoantenna using mechanical resonance
Author :
Lee, Chang Hwa ; Lee, Seok Woo ; Lee, Seung S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
Nanoantenna using mechanical resonance vibration is made from an indium tin oxide (ITO) coated vertically aligned nanorod array. Only this structure works as a radio with demodulator without any electrical circuit using field emission phenomenon. A top-down fabrication method of an ITO coated nanorod array is proposed using a modified UV lithography. The received radio frequency and the resonance frequency of nanoantenna can be controlled by the fabrication condition through the height of a nanorod array. The modulated signals are received successfully with the transmission carrier wave frequency (248 MHz) and the proposed nanoantenna is expected to be used in communication system for ultra small scale sensor.
Keywords :
VHF antennas; carbon; field emission; indium compounds; nanoelectromechanical devices; nanolithography; nanorods; tin compounds; ultraviolet lithography; vibrations; ITO-C; aligned nanorod array; electrical circuit; field emission; frequency 248 MHz; indium tin oxide; mechanical resonance vibration; modified UV lithography; nanoantenna; top-down fabrication; transmission carrier wave frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8170-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2010.5691007