Open AccessInkjet printing of resistively loaded FSS for microwave absorbers
Author(s) -
Zabri S.N.,
Cahill R.,
Conway G.,
Schuchinsky A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 1350-911X
DOI - 10.1049/el.2015.0696
Subject(s) - microwave , materials science , inkjet printing , optoelectronics , electronic engineering , inkwell , engineering , composite material , telecommunications
Inkjet printing is proposed as a means to create the resistively loaded elements of a frequency selective surface (FSS) which suppresses radar backscatter when placed above a metal ground plane. Spectral transmission and reflection measurements from 9 to 18 GHz show that the dot density of the printed features and the volume ratio of an aqueous vehicle and nano‐silver (Ag) ink mixture can be selected to obtain surface resistances in the range 1.2–200 Ω/sq.