Programmable Organic Chipless RFID Tags Inkjet Printed on Paper Substrates

In this paper, an organic, fully recyclable and eco-friendly 20-bit inkjet-printed chipless RFID tag is presented. The tag operates in the near field and is implemented by means of chains of resonant elements. The characterization and manufacturing process of the tag, printed with a few layers of a...

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Autores: Moras Albero, Miquel|||0000-0003-3397-2730, Martínez-Domingo, Carme|||0000-0002-1897-5362, Escude Pujol, Roger|||0000-0002-0780-8104, Herrojo, Cristian|||0000-0003-1934-9993, Paredes Marco, Ferran|||0000-0002-7252-1169, Terés Terés, Lluís|||0000-0002-9263-411X, Martín, Ferran|||0000-0002-1494-9167, Ramon, Eloi|||0000-0001-9974-8112
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:258221
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/258221
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/app11177832
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Chipless RFID
Organic inks
Inkjet printing
Printed electronics
Secure paper
Authentication
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Sumario:In this paper, an organic, fully recyclable and eco-friendly 20-bit inkjet-printed chipless RFID tag is presented. The tag operates in the near field and is implemented by means of chains of resonant elements. The characterization and manufacturing process of the tag, printed with a few layers of a commercial organic ink on conventional paper substrate (DIN A4), are presented, and tag functionality is demonstrated by reading it by means of a custom-designed reader. The tags are read by proximity (through the near field), by displacing them over a resonator-loaded transmission line, and each resonant element (bit) of the tag is interrogated by a harmonic signal tuned to the resonance frequency. The coupling between the reader line and the resonant elements of the tag produce and amplitude modulated (AM) signal containing the identification (ID) code of the tag.