Inkjet-printed RFIDs for wireless sensing and anti-counterfeiting

Author

Tentzeris, Manos M. ; Vyas, Raul ; Lakafosis, V. ; Traille, Anya ; Hoseon Lee ; Gebara, Edward ; Marroncelli, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

26-30 March 2012

Firstpage

3481

Lastpage

3482

Abstract

Remote Frequency identification (RFID) enables both the realization of very low-cost integration platforms with multifunctional capabilities and the implementation of low-power wireless communications. Common photo paper is investigated in this paper as the first “green” ultra-low-cost organic substrate, on which the RFID tag circuitry and antenna are inkjet-printed with conductive silver nano-particle ink. Fully integrated, RFID-enabled modules on paper are demonstrated for a wide range of wireless sensing and anti-counterfeiting applications. These paper-based devices could potentially set the foundation for the truly convergent wireless sensor ad-hoc networks of the future.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; radiofrequency identification; wireless sensor networks; RFID tag circuitry; antenna; anticounterfeiting; conductive silver nanoparticle ink; inkjet-printed RFID; low-cost integration platform; low-power wireless communication; paper-based device; photo paper; remote frequency identification; ultra-low-cost organic substrate; wireless sensing; wireless sensor ad-hoc network; Ad hoc networks; Antennas; Radiofrequency identification; Silver; Substrates; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; RFID; paper; sensor; silver inkjet printing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0918-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0919-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206654

Filename

6206654