Electronically Re-Configurable, Non-Volatile, Nano-Ionics-Based RF-Switch on Paper Substrate for Chipless RFID Applications

Technologies

Etienne Perret¹  Jayakrishnan Methapettyparambu Purushothama¹  Arnaud Vena²  Brice Sorli² 

[1] Grenoble INP, LCIS, Université Grenoble Alpes, 26902 Valence, France;Institut d’Electronique et Systèmes (IES), Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France;

关键词: CBRAM;    MIM switch;    chipless RFID;    RF-switch;    electronically reconfigurable switch;   

DOI  :  10.3390/technologies6030058

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This article reports the first results of a Nafion®-based, solid state, non-volatile, electronically reconfigurable Radio Frequency (RF)-switch integrated to a co-planar waveguide transmission line (CPW) in shunt mode, on a flexible paper substrate. The switch is based on a metal–insulator–metal structure formed respectively using Silver–Nafion–aluminum switching layers. The presented device is fully passive and shows good performance till 3 GHz, with an insertion loss less than 3 dB in the RF-on state and isolation greater than 15 dB in the RF-off state. Low-power direct current pulses in the range 10 V/0.5 mA and −20 V/0.15 A are used to operate the switch. The device was fabricated in an ambient laboratory condition, without the use of any clean room facilities. A brief discussion of the results and potential application of this concept in a re-configurable chipless RFID tag is also given in this article. This study is a proof of concept of fabrication of electronically re-configurable and disposable RF-electronic switches on low cost and flexible substrates, using a process feasible for mass production.

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