Title :
Optimisation of manufacturing parameters for inkjet-printed and photonically sintered metallic nanoparticle UHF RFID tags
Author :
Ren, Yi ; Virkki, Johanna ; Sydänheimo, Lauri ; Ukkonen, Leena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Inkjet printing and photonic sintering parameters for silver and copper nanoparticle inks on flexible polyimide and environmentally friendly cardboard substrates have been studied. The results were utilised to manufacture prototype passive ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag antennas. The manufactured tags showed peak read ranges of 2.9-5.5 m.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; copper; flexible electronics; ink; ink jet printing; nanoparticles; optimisation; radiofrequency identification; silver; sintering; UHF RFID tags; copper; environmentally friendly cardboard substrates; inkjet printing; metallic nanoparticle inks; optimisation; photonic sintering; polyimide; silver; ultra high frequency radio frequency identification tag antennas;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2014.2194