Design and development of batch fabricatable metal-insulator-metal diode and microstrip slot antenna as rectenna elements

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Krishnan, S ^a   La Rosa, H ^a   Stefanakos, E ^a   Bhansali, S ^a   Buckle, K ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

IR detection; MIM diode; Ni NiO Cr; Slot antenna

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); INFRARED DETECTORS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SLOT ANTENNAS; THIN FILMS; TUNNEL DIODES;

MIM DIODES; SCHOTTKY DIODE DETECTORS; ZERO BIAS SCHOTKY DIODES;

MIM DEVICES;

EID: 38849162116     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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