Low Dielectric Loss Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Wireless Temperature Sensation

Abstract:

The low dielectric loss polymer-ceramic composites with high density polyethylene (HDPE) as matrix and BaO-Nd₂O₃-TiO₂ (BNT) as filter for wireless temperature sensation were prepared by an extrusion processing technique. For 30vol % ceramic loaded HDPE, as the ambient temperature increases from 30 to 100 °C, the relative permittivity and loss tangent of the composite vary from 6.25 to 6.09 and from 0.004 to 0.011 respectively, and the temperature coefficient of relative permittivity is -370ppm/°C. By using this composite as the patch microstrip antenna substrate, a simple UHF RFID temperature sensor antenna is fabricated and measured. The experimental results show that a 2MHz/10°C frequency increment can be obtained at 900 MHz in the temperature range from 25 to 100°C.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 602-603)
• Pages: 752-756
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.602-603.752
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Li Zhang, Zhen Xing Yue*, Long Tu Li
• Keywords: Microwave Dielectrics, Polymer-Ceramic Composites, Sensor Antennas

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