Analysis of Silver Ink Bow-Tie RFID Tag Antennas Printed on Paper Substrates

Merilampi, Sari; Ukkonen, Leena; Sydänheimo, Lauri; Ruuskanen, Pekka; Kivikoski, Markku

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/90762

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 090762 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/90762

Analysis of Silver Ink Bow-Tie RFID Tag Antennas Printed on Paper Substrates

Sari Merilampi,¹Leena Ukkonen,²Lauri Sydänheimo,²Pekka Ruuskanen,¹and Markku Kivikoski²

Academic Editor: Hans-Erik Nilsson

Received28 Feb 2007

Revised15 Jun 2007

Accepted30 Oct 2007

Published03 Dec 2007

Abstract

In this study, polymeric silver inks, paper substrates, and screen printing were used to produce prototype Bow-Tie tags. Because of increasing interest in applying passive UHF-RFID systems in paper industry, the Bow-Tie antenna used in this study was designed to work through paper. The maximum reliable read ranges of the tags were measured thorough stacked paper and also in air. The analysis and functioning of the antenna design are also discussed. All inks and paper substrates were suitable as antenna material and the prototype tag antennas had good reading performance. The maximum reliable read ranges were quite the same as for copper and aluminum tags studied elsewhere. This means that printed UHF tags are competitive solutions for the identification of simple mass products.

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