A Bio-degradable Textile-Based Graphene Antenna for the 5G Smart Wearables

Thompson, O., Alkaraki, S., Abbasi, Q. H. , Jilani, S. F. and Evans, D. A. (2022) A Bio-degradable Textile-Based Graphene Antenna for the 5G Smart Wearables. In: EuCAP 2022, Madrid, Spain, 27 March - 1 April 2022, ISBN 9788831299046 (doi: 10.23919/EuCAP53622.2022.9769657)

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Abstract

This paper proposes a bio-degradable antenna design well-suited for the 5th generation (5G) wearables. This antenna has a graphene patterning instead of conventional metallization on a textile substrate to make it eco-friendly as it avoids copper corrosion due to repeated washing of the wearable garments. The antenna design incorporates coplanar waveguide (CPW) feeding and directive stubs to converge the radiation pattern. The antenna patch footprint is reduced by fitting the radiating length into a small area by inserting the cut-outs through an iterative design process. The proposed antenna offers a bandwidth that covers the proposed newly launched 5G band (i.e., 3.4-3.8 GHz) with a resonant frequency at 3.55 GHz, realized gain of 4.11 dB, and an efficiency of 83%.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Abbasi, Professor Qammer
Authors: Thompson, O., Alkaraki, S., Abbasi, Q. H., Jilani, S. F., and Evans, D. A.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
ISBN:9788831299046
Published Online:11 May 2022
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 IEEE
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy
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