title: Highly Flexible and Conductive Printed Graphene for Wireless Wearable Communications Applications.
abstract: In this paper, we report highly conductive, highly flexible, light weight and low cost printed graphene for wireless wearable communications applications. As a proof of concept, printed graphene enabled transmission lines and antennas on paper substrates were designed, fabricated and characterized. To explore its potentials in wearable communications applications, mechanically flexible transmission lines and antennas under various bended cases were experimentally studied. The measurement results demonstrate that the printed graphene can be used for RF signal transmitting, radiating and receiving, which represents some of the essential functionalities of RF signal processing in wireless wearable communications systems. Furthermore, the printed graphene can be processed at low temperature so that it is compatible with heat-sensitive flexible materials like papers and textiles. This work brings a step closer to the prospect to implement graphene enabled low cost and environmentally friendly wireless wearable communications systems in the near future.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Xianjun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Mengjian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: BGT Materials Limited, Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: JiaCing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: BGT Materials Limited, Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: KuoHsin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aqeeli
authors.affiliation: Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Andre K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Geim
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Kostya S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Novoselov
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Zhirun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010209:Paper; D016062:Porosity; D011327:Printing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D006108:Graphite