Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas

Dmitry Filonov; Sergey Kolen; Andrey Shmidt; Yosi Shacham-Diamand; Amir Boag; Pavel Ginzburg

doi:10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958413

Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas

Dmitry Filonov, Sergey Kolen, Andrey Shmidt, Yosi Shacham-Diamand, Amir Boag, Pavel Ginzburg

School of Electrical Engineering

Tel Aviv University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Employment of modern 3D-printing technologies allow efficient exploration of the third space dimension, providing advantages over conventional planar architectures. In particular, volumetric electromagnetic antennas can outperform their planar counterparts. Here a new approach to fabrication of electromagnetic devices is developed and applied to antennas, implemented on b-spline surfaces. The antenna skeleton and the support were simultaneously printed with different polymer materials - PLA mixed with graphene flakes and pure PLA, respectively. Weakly dc-conductive graphene PLA-based skeleton was post-processed and high quality conductive layer was selectively electrochemically deposited on it. The antenna devices were found to demonstrate radiation performance, similar to that achievable with conventional fabrication approaches. However, additive manufacturing of RF antennas provides superior capabilities of constructing tailor-made devices with properties, pre-defined by non-standardized end users.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538695494
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958413
State	Published - Nov 2019
Event	2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019 - Tel-Aviv, Israel Duration: 4 Nov 2019 → 6 Nov 2019

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Name	2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019
Country/Territory	Israel
City	Tel-Aviv
Period	4/11/19 → 6/11/19

UN SDGs

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Antenna measurements
Metallization
Polymer foams
Three-dimensional printing

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Information Systems and Management
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications

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Filonov, D., Kolen, S., Shmidt, A., Shacham-Diamand, Y., Boag, A., & Ginzburg, P. (2019). Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019 Article 8958413 (2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958413

Filonov, Dmitry ; Kolen, Sergey ; Shmidt, Andrey et al. / Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019).

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Filonov, D, Kolen, S, Shmidt, A, Shacham-Diamand, Y, Boag, A & Ginzburg, P 2019, Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas. in 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019., 8958413, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 4/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958413

Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas. / Filonov, Dmitry; Kolen, Sergey; Shmidt, Andrey et al.
2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8958413 (2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Filonov D, Kolen S, Shmidt A, Shacham-Diamand Y, Boag A , Ginzburg P. Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 8958413. (2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2019). doi: 10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958413

Selective Metallization of Graphene-based Polymers for Volumetric 3D-printed Antennas

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