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2D Titanium carbide printed flexible ultrawideband monopole antenna for wireless communications

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  • Weiwei Zhao

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Hao Ni

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Chengbo Ding

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Leilei Liu

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Qingfeng Fu

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Feifei Lin

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Feng Tian

    (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

  • Pin Yang

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Shujuan Liu

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Wenjun He

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Xiaoming Wang

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Wei Huang

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
    Northwestern Polytechnical University)

  • Qiang Zhao

    (Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications
    Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications)

Abstract

Flexible titanium carbide (Ti3C2) antenna offers a breakthrough in the penetration of information communications for the spread of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Current configurations are constrained to multi-layer complicated designs due to the limited conformal integration of the dielectric substrate and additive-free Ti3C2 inks. Here, we report the flexible ultrawideband Ti3C2 monopole antenna by combining strategies of interfacial modification and advanced extrusion printing technology. The polydopamine, as molecular glue nano-binder, contributes the tight adhesion interactions between Ti3C2 film and commercial circuit boards for high spatial uniformity and mechanical flexibility. The bandwidth and center frequency of Ti3C2 antenna can be well maintained and the gain differences fluctuate within ±0.2 dBi at the low frequency range after the bent antenna returns to the flat state, which conquers the traditional inelastic Cu antenna. It also achieves the demo instance for the fluent and stable real-time wireless transmission in bending states.

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  • Weiwei Zhao & Hao Ni & Chengbo Ding & Leilei Liu & Qingfeng Fu & Feifei Lin & Feng Tian & Pin Yang & Shujuan Liu & Wenjun He & Xiaoming Wang & Wei Huang & Qiang Zhao, 2023. "2D Titanium carbide printed flexible ultrawideband monopole antenna for wireless communications," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-35371-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35371-6
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