Title
Graphene-biopolymer-based RFID tags: A performance comparison
Date Issued
01 June 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nista S.V.G.
Mei L.H.I.
Moshkalev S.A.
Universidad Estatal de Campinas
Universidad Estatal de Campinas
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Flexible films fabricated using two different conductive pastes based on mixtures of graphene and biopolymers have been used to fabricate passive Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags consisting of a dipole antenna and a microchip on a paper substrate. The preparation of these composite materials, in addition to the design, manufacturing and characterization of the tags are presented. A comparison of the fabricated tags is carried out, focusing on the most relevant parameters for real applications: read range, dimensions and mechanical robustness. Read ranges from 7.2 m to 9.1 m were reached with conductivities from 1.01 × 104 S/m to 2.04 × 104 S/m, respectively. The results demonstrated that these low-cost materials can be used for mid-range applications, constituting a low-cost and environmentally friendly alternative unlike commercial metal-based tags.
Volume
31
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Ciencia de los polímeros
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85131054513
Source
Materials Today Communications
ISSN of the container
23524928
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development ( CNPq ), contract number 442497/2019-9 , projects No 465757/2014-6 (INCT FOTONICOM) and No 312714/2019-2 (HEHF’s Research Productivity Grant); SibratecNano/FINEP-FUNDEP , contract number 325935/2017 ; and the São Paulo Research Foundation ( FAPESP ), project No 2015/24517-8 (Thematic Project “Photonics for Next Generation Internet”). The authors are grateful to Nacional de Grafite Ltda, CCSNano-UNICAMP staff and Eldorado Institute (Campinas, Brazil) for providing samples, performing the main experiments and tests in anechoic chamber, respectively.
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