Investigation of carbon nanotube antennas using thin wire integral equations

In this paper the characteristics of small carbon nanotube (CNT) dipole antennas are investigated on the basis of the thin wire Hallén integral equation (IE). A surface impedance model for the CNT is adopted to account for the specific material properties resulting in a modified kernel function...

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Main Authors: N. Fichtner, X. Zhou, P. Russer
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Advances in Radio Science
Online Access:http://www.adv-radio-sci.net/6/209/2008/ars-6-209-2008.pdf
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description In this paper the characteristics of small carbon nanotube (CNT) dipole antennas are investigated on the basis of the thin wire Hallén integral equation (IE). A surface impedance model for the CNT is adopted to account for the specific material properties resulting in a modified kernel function for the integral equation. A numerical solution for the IE gives the current distribution along the CNT. From the current distribution the antenna driving point impedance and the antenna efficiency are computed. The presented numerical examples demonstrate the strong dependence of the antenna characteristics on the used material and show the limitations of nanoscale antennas.
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spelling doaj.art-31e5a514bf194fa8af3ebcb64c0747182022-12-22T01:38:54ZdeuCopernicus PublicationsAdvances in Radio Science1684-99651684-99732008-05-016209211Investigation of carbon nanotube antennas using thin wire integral equationsN. FichtnerX. ZhouP. RusserIn this paper the characteristics of small carbon nanotube (CNT) dipole antennas are investigated on the basis of the thin wire Hallén integral equation (IE). A surface impedance model for the CNT is adopted to account for the specific material properties resulting in a modified kernel function for the integral equation. A numerical solution for the IE gives the current distribution along the CNT. From the current distribution the antenna driving point impedance and the antenna efficiency are computed. The presented numerical examples demonstrate the strong dependence of the antenna characteristics on the used material and show the limitations of nanoscale antennas.http://www.adv-radio-sci.net/6/209/2008/ars-6-209-2008.pdf
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