6 GHz microstrip patch antennas with PEDOT and polypyrrole conducting polymers

Authors

Akhilesh Verma, University of Adelaide
Bo Weng, University of WollongongFollow
Roderick L. Shepherd, University of WollongongFollow
Christophe Fumeaux, University of Adelaide
Van Tan Truong, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, AdelaideFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
Bevan D. Bates, University of Adelaide

RIS ID

37307

Publication Details

Verma, A., Weng, B., Shepherd, R., Fumeaux, C., Truong, V. Tan., Wallace, G. G. & Bates, B. D. (2010). 6 GHz microstrip patch antennas with PEDOT and polypyrrole conducting polymers. Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2010 International Conference on (pp. 329-332). Piscataway, New Jersey, USA: IEEE.

Abstract

Two 6 GHz microstrip patch antennas made from conducting polymers with relatively low DC conductivity such as PEDOT (10000 S/m) and PPy (2000 S/m) are presented. The performance of these patch antennas is compared with a similar copper patch antenna. The results indicate that it is possible to obtain reasonable performance albeit with modest radiation efficiencies. The PEDOT antenna achieved a maximum gain of 2.2 dB, while the PPy antenna reached a gain of 3.8 dB, as against 6.0 dB for a corresponding Cu patch antenna The results confirm the potential of polymer materials for microwave antennas and suggest that CPs may be of use in other passive microwave circuit applications.