2005/12/13 by Pavel Nikitin, S.F. Lam, K. V. Rao · 1 citation
Engineering · #RFID technology advancements #Ultra high frequency #Inkwell #Copper #Antenna (radio) #Directional antenna #Materials science #Computer science #Electrical engineering #Optoelectronics #Electronic engineering #Telecommunications #Engineering #Composite material #Metallurgy
paper · doi:10.1109/aps.2005.1552015
openalex publication_date 2005/12/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
We discuss silver ink as a low cost option for manufacturing RFID tags at ultra high frequencies (UHF). An analysis of two different RFID tag antennas, made from silver ink and from copper, is presented at UHF. The influence of each material on tag performance is discussed along with simulation results and measurement data which are in good agreement. It is observed that RFID tag performance depends both on material and on the shape of the antenna. For some classes of antennas, silver ink with higher conductivity performs as well as copper, which makes it an attractive low cost alternative material to copper for RFID tag antennas.