Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Metallic Nanoparticle UHF RFID Tags on Wood Substrates

Sipilä, Erja; Virkki, Johanna; Sydänheimo, Lauri; Ukkonen, Leena

doi:10.1109/lawp.2014.2362966

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“…For these tags, there was no clear peak read range at any frequency. A wooden surface was found to be a challenging surface for brush-painted nanoparticle, inkjetprintable inks, due to its porosity and high surface roughness, as the ink droplets were easily absorbed by the substrate [16]. This problem can be avoided by using screen printing inks, such as the ink in this study.…”

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“…The achieved results are in line with the earlier results realized with the same antenna geometry: in [3], brush-painted silver nanoparticle RFID tags with the same antenna geometry on polyimide substrate showed peak read ranges of over 9 meters in the frequency range of 940-970 MHz (with photonic sintering) and over 8 meters in the frequency range of 940-970 MHz (with heat sintering). Also, in [16], read ranges of about 5 and 3 meters throughout the global UHF RFID band were measured for brush-painted silver and copper nanoparticle RFID tags, respectively, with the same antenna geometry on wood substrate. For these tags, there was no clear peak read range at any frequency.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Brush-painting has been previously successfully used for fabrication of tag antennas on fabric substrate with silver nanoparticle ink [15], and on wood substrate with silver and copper nanoparticle inks [16]. In this study, cost-effective screen printable silver ink (Metalon HPS-021LV silver flake ink [17]) was used.…”

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Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Passive RFID-Based Humidity Sensors Embedded into Plywood Structures

Sipilä

Virkki²,

Sydänheimo³

et al. 2016

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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The integration of electronics and wood is an interesting research area due to the increasing interest to add functionality into various wooden products. The passive RFID-based humidity sensor tag prototype, presented in this paper, is fabricated directly on plywood substrate to be embedded into wooden structures, by using brush-painting and photonic sintering of cost-effective silver ink. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of brush-painted antennas as sensor elements. The developed sensor tag is fully passive and small in size, meaning it can be permanently enclosed into wooden structures. In addition, the sensor tag has all the functionalities of an ordinary passive UHF RFID tag, and a peak read range of about 10 meters. The sensor performance was evaluated in normal room conditions, after two 100% relative humidity tests, and after drying in normal room conditions for 9 days. According to the results, the fabricated UHF RFID-based humidity sensor tags have a great potential to be utilized in humidity sensing applications, and also in normal automatic identification and supply chain control of various wooden products. In addition, the first results of more cost-effective brush-painted copper UHF RFID tags on plywood substrate are presented.

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Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Passive RFID-Based Humidity Sensors Embedded into Plywood Structures

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Virkki²,

Sydänheimo³

et al. 2016

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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“…For example, silver particles have been commonly used as conductive fillers in printable inks and copper-based conductive inks have recently provided more cost-effective alternatives [2]. However, copper is still quite expensive material for RFID fabrication and oxidation has been a challenge with these metallic materials [3].…”

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“…Along with the eco-friendliness, using graphene as antenna material has several other advantages, such as flexibility in design, light weight, low processing temperature, and especially low cost compared to metallic materials. Therefore, graphene is an excellent candidate for future wireless electronics [6], [2] and has the potential to revolutionize the fabrication of RFID tags. Cardboard is ubiquitous in everyday life and a truly environmental-friendly and low-cost material.…”

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Towards eco-friendly and cost-effective passive RFID applications

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Virkki

Khan³

et al. 2016

2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)

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Due to the massive increase in the number of wireless devices, studying the use of cost-effective and environmental-friendly materials to be used together with effective additive manufacturing methods has been a growing trend in electronics during the recent years. Especially graphene materials have a huge potential to revolutionize the fabrication of wireless electronics. In this paper, passive graphene, copper, and silver UHF RFID tags are fabricated on cardboard by brushpainting and doctor-blading techniques and the tag performance is evaluated through wireless tag measurements. The measurements, made under the European RFID transmission regulations, show that the fabricated graphene, copper and silver RFID tags are readable from distances of 5.5, 8.5, and 12 meters, respectively. According to these results, the copper and especially the graphene tags have a great potential to replace the more expensive silver tags in versatile eco-friendly and low-cost wireless applications.

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A Review on Materials and Technologies for Organic Large‐Area Electronics

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Viana

2021

Adv Materials Technologies

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New and innovative applications in the field of electronics are rapidly emerging. Such applications often require flexible or stretchable substrates, lightweight and transparent materials, and design freedom. This paper offers a complete overview concerning flexible electronics manufacturing, focusing on the materials and technologies that have been recently developed. This combination of materials and technologies aims to fuel a fast, economical, and environmentally sustainable transition from the conventional to the novel and highly customizable electronics. Organic conductors, semiconductors, and dielectrics have recently gathered lots of attention since they are compatible with printing technologies, and can be easily spread over large and flexible substrates. These printing technologies are usually simple and fast procedures, which rely on low‐cost and recycle‐friendly materials, intended for large‐scale fabrication. Overall, even though organic large‐area electronics manufacturing is still in its early stages of development, it is a field with tremendous potential that holds promise to revolutionize the way products are designed, developed, and processed from the factory premises to the consumers’ hands. Besides, this technology is highly versatile and can be applied to a large array of sectors such as automotive, medical, home design, industrial, agricultural, among others.

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Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Metallic Nanoparticle UHF RFID Tags on Wood Substrates

Cited by 13 publications

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Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Passive RFID-Based Humidity Sensors Embedded into Plywood Structures

Experimental Study on Brush-Painted Passive RFID-Based Humidity Sensors Embedded into Plywood Structures

Towards eco-friendly and cost-effective passive RFID applications

A Review on Materials and Technologies for Organic Large‐Area Electronics

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