Direct printing of flexible metallic millimetre-wave frequency selective surfaces

Whyte, G. W.M., Harrison, D. J., Cumming, D. R.S. and Drysdale, T. D. (2010) Direct printing of flexible metallic millimetre-wave frequency selective surfaces. In: 2010 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), Toronto, ON, Canada, 11-17 Jul 2010, pp. 1-4. (doi: 10.1109/APS.2010.5562235)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APS.2010.5562235

Abstract

The FSS discussed in this letter are printed using ΠMAK aluminium conductive ribbon of 0.425μm metallization thickness, onto Flexcon TC390 substrate, which consists of a 50μm top layer of polyester, an acrylic adhesive layer of 20μm, and a 56μm glassine release liner, which is removed for testing. The thermal transfer printer used was a Zebra S4M with 300dpi (12 dots per mm) resolution, with maximum label width of 10.16cm and a maximum length of 185.4cm. The conductivity of the metallization was measured using the Van der Pauw method, with a four probe technique, and the metallization printed in a clover leaf configuration. For the 0.425μm thick aluminum ribbon the bulk conductivity was found to be 2.5 x 107 S/m.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Cumming, Professor David and Drysdale, Dr Timothy and Whyte, Mr Griogair
Authors: Whyte, G. W.M., Harrison, D. J., Cumming, D. R.S., and Drysdale, T. D.
Subjects:T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Research Group:Electromagnetics Design Group

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