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The Effect of Humidity on Microwave Characteristics of 2 Screen Printed Paper-Based Electronics

Shenton, Samantha A.; Cooke, Michael D.; Racz, Zoltan; Balocco, Claudio; Wood, David

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Zoltan Racz

David Wood



Abstract

This paper addresses one of the key issues in using paper electronics at microwave frequencies. As paper is hygroscopic, the varying moisture content can lead to differing dielectric and even conductive properties of paper electronics and must be taken into consideration in any device design. In this work, coplanar waveguides (CPWs) have been screen printed using silver ink on matt paper. Increasing the relative humidity between 40 and 90% is shown to increase the losses, decrease the propagation velocity and decrease the characteristic impedance of CPWs. The effect of water on both silver flake ink and the matt paper used in this work are considered, and it is shown that the change in permittivity of the substrate as a result of absorbed water within paper is the most dominant factor on the microwave characteristics. The reported findings should be considered in paper‐based applications at microwave frequencies, as the changes in transmission‐line parameters can lead to drastic variations in device and system operation.

Citation

Shenton, S. A., Cooke, M. D., Racz, Z., Balocco, C., & Wood, D. (2018). The Effect of Humidity on Microwave Characteristics of 2 Screen Printed Paper-Based Electronics. physica status solidi (a) – applications and materials science, 215(11), Article 1700689. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700689

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 14, 2018
Online Publication Date Apr 16, 2018
Publication Date Apr 16, 2018
Deposit Date Apr 16, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jun 24, 2019
Journal physica status solidi (a)
Print ISSN 1862-6300
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 215
Issue 11
Article Number 1700689
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700689
Related Public URLs http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/34133/

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Shenton, Samantha A., Cooke, Michael D., Racz, Zoltan, Balocco, Claudio & Wood, David (2018). The Effect of Humidity on Microwave Characteristics of 2 Screen Printed Paper-Based Electronics. Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science 215(11): 1700689, which has been published in final form at V. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.





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