Open AccessPerformance Comparison of Simple and Low Cost Metallization Techniques for 3D Printed Antennas at 10 GHz and 30 GHz
Author(s) -
Shaker Alkaraki,
Yue Gao,
Max O. Munoz Torrico,
Samuel Stremsdoerfer,
Edouard Gayets,
Clive Parini
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 2169-3536
DOI - 10.1109/access.2018.2874566
Subject(s) - aerospace , bioengineering , communication, networking and broadcast technologies , components, circuits, devices and systems , computing and processing , engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas , engineering profession , fields, waves and electromagnetics , general topics for engineers , geoscience , nuclear engineering , photonics and electrooptics , power, energy and industry applications , robotics and control systems , signal processing and analysis , transportation
We investigate the performance of several metallization techniques for 3-D printed antennas at 10 and 30 GHz. The investigated techniques reduce the complexity and the overall cost of the metallization process. The first investigated technique is called Jet Metal Process which is a direct plating of silver ions through spray coating. The second and third techniques are through spray coating of the antennas using electromagnetic interference or radio frequency interference conductive aerosol paint consists of either copper or nickel particles. The final investigated technique is by brush painting the antennas using electrolube silver conductive paint. Simulation and measurement results show that the proposed techniques have a reasonable performance in both bands which qualifies them to be simple and low cost possible alternative of the electro-less plating for some antenna applications.
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