A facile process combined with roll-to-roll flexographic printing and electroless deposition to fabricate RFID tag antenna on paper substrates

2021 ◽  
pp. 109194
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Yun-ze Li ◽  
Pan Cheng ◽  
Si-yuan Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electroless Deposition ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Roll To Roll ◽  
Flexographic Printing ◽  
Paper Substrates

scholarly journals Analysis of Silver Ink Bow-Tie RFID Tag Antennas Printed on Paper Substrates

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sari Merilampi ◽  
Leena Ukkonen ◽  
Lauri Sydänheimo ◽  
Pekka Ruuskanen ◽  
Markku Kivikoski
Keyword(s):  
Paper Industry ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Passive Uhf Rfid ◽  
Silver Ink ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Simple Mass ◽  
Bow Tie ◽  
Paper Substrates

In this study, polymeric silver inks, paper substrates, and screen printing were used to produce prototype Bow-Tie tags. Because of increasing interest in applying passive UHF-RFID systems in paper industry, the Bow-Tie antenna used in this study was designed to work through paper. The maximum reliable read ranges of the tags were measured thorough stacked paper and also in air. The analysis and functioning of the antenna design are also discussed. All inks and paper substrates were suitable as antenna material and the prototype tag antennas had good reading performance. The maximum reliable read ranges were quite the same as for copper and aluminum tags studied elsewhere. This means that printed UHF tags are competitive solutions for the identification of simple mass products.

scholarly journals Comparison of thermal transfer and inkjet printing of UHF RFID tag antennas on paper substrates

Wood Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
JURAJ GIGAC ◽  
MÁRIA FIŠEROVÁ ◽  
SVETOZÁR HEGYI
Keyword(s):  
Inkjet Printing ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Thermal Transfer ◽  
Paper Substrates

scholarly journals Programmable Organic Chipless RFID Tags Inkjet Printed on Paper Substrates

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 7832
Author(s):  
Miquel Moras ◽  
Carme Martínez-Domingo ◽  
Roger Escudé ◽  
Cristian Herrojo ◽  
Ferran Paredes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Line ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Harmonic Signal ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Paper Substrate ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Chipless Rfid ◽  
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 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.

Microstructural changes of Aluminum Nitride after laser irradiation and electroless copper deposition

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 636-637
Author(s):  
S. Cao ◽  
A. J. Pedraza ◽  
L. F. Allard
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Nitride ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Electroless Deposition ◽  
Thermal Evaporation ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Laser Patterning ◽  
Electroless Copper ◽  
Excimer Laser Irradiation ◽  
Laser Effect

Excimer-laser irradiation strongly modifies the near-surface region of aluminum nitride (AIN) substrates. The surface acquires a distinctive metallic appearance and the electrical resistivity of the near-surface region drastically decreases after laser irradiation. These results indicate that Al forms at the surface as a result of the decomposition of the Al (which has been confirmed by XPS). A computer model that incorporates two opposing phenomena, decomposition of the AIN that leaves a metallic Al film on the surface, and thermal evaporation of the Al, demonstrated that saturation of film thickness and, hence, of electrical resistance is reached when the rate of Al evaporation equals the rate of AIN decomposition. In an electroless copper bath, Cu is only deposited in laser-irradiated areas. This laser effect has been designated laser activation for electroless deposition. Laser activation eliminates the need of seeding for nucleating the initial layer of electroless Cu. Thus, AIN metallization can be achieved by laser patterning followed by electroless deposition.

Design and implementation of a passive UHF RFID tag with a temperature and process compensation oscillator

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-184
Author(s):  
Liangbo Xie ◽  
Jiaxin Liu ◽  
Yao Wang ◽  
Chuan Yin ◽  
Guangjun Wen
Keyword(s):  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Passive Uhf Rfid ◽  
Design And Implementation

Development and production experience of the multilayer curtain-coated linerboard of Ji’an PM No. 3,

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
JUNMING SHU ◽  
ARTHAS YANG ◽  
PEKKA SALMINEN ◽  
HENRI VAITTINEN
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Flexographic Printing ◽  
Curtain Coating ◽  
Coating Formulations

The Ji’an PM No. 3 is the first linerboard machine in China to use multilayer curtain coating technology. Since successful startup at the end of 2011, further development has been carried out to optimize running conditions, coating formulations, and the base paper to provide a product with satisfactory quality and lower cost to manufacture. The key challenges include designing the base board structure for the desired mechanical strength, designing the surface properties for subsequent coating operations, optimizing the high-speed running of the curtain coater to enhance production efficiency, minimizing the amount of titanium dioxide in the coating color, and balancing the coated board properties to make them suitable for both offset and flexographic printing. The pilot and mill scale results show that curtain coating has a major positive impact on brightness, while smoothness is improved mainly by the blade coating and calendering conditions. Optimization of base board properties and the blade + curtain + blade concept has resulted in the successful use of 100% recycled fiber to produce base board. The optical, mechanical, and printability properties of the final coated board meet market requirements for both offset and flexographic printing. Machine runnability is excellent at the current speed of 1000 m/min, and titanium dioxide has been eliminated in the coating formulations without affecting the coating coverage. A significant improvement in the total cost of coated white liner production has been achieved, compared to the conventional concept of using virgin fiber in the top ply. Future development will focus on combining low cost with further quality improvements to make linerboard suitable for a wider range of end-use applications, including frozen-food packaging and folding boxboard.

Flexographic ink-coating interactions: effects of latex variations in coating layers

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIK BOHLIN ◽  
CAISA JOHANNSON ◽  
MAGNUS LESTELIUS
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angles ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Print Quality ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Mixed Composition ◽  
Coating Surface ◽  
Covered Area ◽  
Surface Optical ◽  
Flexographic Printing ◽  
Coating Formulation

The effect of coating structure variations on flexographic print quality was studied using pilot-coated paperboard samples with different latex content and latex particle sizes. Two latexes, with particle sizes of 120 nm and 160 nm, were added at either 12 parts per hundred (pph) or 18 pph to the coating formulation. The samples were printed with full tone areas at print forces of 25 N and 50 N in a laboratory flexographic printing press using a waterbased ink. A high ratio of uncovered areas (UCAs) could be detected for the samples that contained 18 pph latex printed at a print force of 25 N. UCAs decreased with increased print force and with decreased amounts of latex in the coating formulation. The fraction of latex covered area on the coating surface was estimated to be 0.35–0.40 for the 12 pph, and 0.70–0.75 for the 18 pph samples. The ink penetration depth into the coating layer could be linked to the fraction of latex-free areas on the coating surface. Optical cross section microscopy indicated that a higher printing force did not increase the depth of penetrated ink to any greater extent. Higher printing force did increase contact between plate and substrate, leading to an improved distribution of the ink. This, in turn, increased print density and decreased UCAs. On closer inspection, the UCAs could be categorized as being induced by steep topographic changes. When appearing at other locations, they were more likely to be caused by poor wetting of the surface. To understand the wetting behavior of the coating surface, observed contact angles were compared with calculated contact angles on surfaces of mixed composition.

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