A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior
An integrated solution providing a bi-stable antenna with reconfigurable performance and light-responsive behavior is presented in this paper for the first time. The proposed antenna includes a radiation layer with conductivity, which is integrated onto the bi-stable substrate. First, the effect of...
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| author | Yaoli Huang Cong Zheng Jinhua Jiang Huiqi Shao Nanliang Chen |
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| description | An integrated solution providing a bi-stable antenna with reconfigurable performance and light-responsive behavior is presented in this paper for the first time. The proposed antenna includes a radiation layer with conductivity, which is integrated onto the bi-stable substrate. First, the effect of the radiation layer material and substrate layer parameters on antenna performance was studied. The experiment showed that an antenna with CNTF has a wider impedance bandwidth than one with CSP, namely 10.37% versus 3.29%, respectively. The resonance frequency increases gradually with the increase in fiber laying density and fiber linear density. Second, the influence of state change of the substrate layer on the antenna radiation pattern was studied. The measured results showed that the maximum radiation angle and gain of states I and II are at 90°, 1.21 dB and 225°, 1.53 dB, respectively. The gain non-circularities of the antenna at states I and II are 4.48 dB and 8.35 dB, respectively, which shows that the antenna has good omnidirectional radiation performance in state I. The display of the array antenna, which shows that the array antenna has good omnidirectional radiation performance in state A, with gain non-circularities of 4.20 dB, proves the feasibility of this bi-stable substrate in reconfigurable antennas. Finally, the antenna deforms from state I to state II when the illumination stimulus reaches 22 s, showing good light-responsive behavior. Moreover, the bi-stable composite antenna has the characteristics of small size, light weight, high flexibility, and excellent integration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07657bbbb0ad455195e14ddddd786f7a2023-11-17T13:27:36ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602023-03-01156158510.3390/polym15061585A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive BehaviorYaoli Huang0Cong Zheng1Jinhua Jiang2Huiqi Shao3Nanliang Chen4Engineering Research Center of Technical Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Technical Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Technical Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Digitalized Textile and Fashion Technology, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Technical Textiles, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, ChinaAn integrated solution providing a bi-stable antenna with reconfigurable performance and light-responsive behavior is presented in this paper for the first time. The proposed antenna includes a radiation layer with conductivity, which is integrated onto the bi-stable substrate. First, the effect of the radiation layer material and substrate layer parameters on antenna performance was studied. The experiment showed that an antenna with CNTF has a wider impedance bandwidth than one with CSP, namely 10.37% versus 3.29%, respectively. The resonance frequency increases gradually with the increase in fiber laying density and fiber linear density. Second, the influence of state change of the substrate layer on the antenna radiation pattern was studied. The measured results showed that the maximum radiation angle and gain of states I and II are at 90°, 1.21 dB and 225°, 1.53 dB, respectively. The gain non-circularities of the antenna at states I and II are 4.48 dB and 8.35 dB, respectively, which shows that the antenna has good omnidirectional radiation performance in state I. The display of the array antenna, which shows that the array antenna has good omnidirectional radiation performance in state A, with gain non-circularities of 4.20 dB, proves the feasibility of this bi-stable substrate in reconfigurable antennas. Finally, the antenna deforms from state I to state II when the illumination stimulus reaches 22 s, showing good light-responsive behavior. Moreover, the bi-stable composite antenna has the characteristics of small size, light weight, high flexibility, and excellent integration.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/6/1585reconfigurable antennabi-stable substrateradiation patterncarbon nanotube film (CNTF)conductive silver paste (CSP) |
| spellingShingle | Yaoli Huang Cong Zheng Jinhua Jiang Huiqi Shao Nanliang Chen A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior Polymers reconfigurable antenna bi-stable substrate radiation pattern carbon nanotube film (CNTF) conductive silver paste (CSP) |
| title | A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior |
| title_full | A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior |
| title_fullStr | A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior |
| title_short | A Flexible Bi-Stable Composite Antenna with Reconfigurable Performance and Light-Responsive Behavior |
| title_sort | flexible bi stable composite antenna with reconfigurable performance and light responsive behavior |
| topic | reconfigurable antenna bi-stable substrate radiation pattern carbon nanotube film (CNTF) conductive silver paste (CSP) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/6/1585 |
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