• DocumentCode
    271637
  • Title

    A Fully Inkjet-Printed Wireless and Chipless Sensor for CO2 and Temperature Detection

  • Author

    Vena, Arnaud ; Sydänheimo, Lauri ; Tentzeris, Manos M. ; Ukkonen, Leena

  • Author_Institution
    Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Jan. 2015
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    99
  • Abstract
    A study on a low-cost wireless fully inkjet-printed chipless sensor on a flexible laminate with three different inks is presented. It is based on two split ring resonator 90° oriented between each other to allow for independent responses on two polarizations. A deposit of a polymer/single walled carbon nanotube composite ink is used to allow for the detection of CO2 as well as temperature. In this paper, it is shown that the inkjet printing of a polymer-based coating on top of the sensing/reactive deposit can significantly reduce the sensitivity to CO2, whereas the temperature sensitivity stays at same. Simulations and experimental results verify the repeatability of this topology.
  • Keywords
    carbon compounds; carbon nanotubes; filled polymers; gas sensors; ink; ink jet printing; laminates; polymer films; resonators; temperature sensors; wireless sensor networks; C; CO2; CO2 detection; flexible laminate; low-cost wireless fully inkjet-printed chipless sensor; polarization; polymer-based coating; polymer-single walled carbon nanotube composite ink; sensing-reactive deposition; split ring resonator; temperature detection; Ink; Resistance; Sensitivity; Strips; Temperature sensors; Chipless sensor; RFID; carbon nanotubes; gas; inkjet-printing; temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Sensors Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1530-437X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSEN.2014.2336838
  • Filename
    6849955