Carbon nanotube-based planar transmission lines

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 353-356

  El Sabbagh, Mahmoud A ^a   El Ghazaly, Samir M ^a   Naseem, Hameed A ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Nanotechnology; Percolation; Permittivity; Phase velocity; Planar transmission lines

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORK; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; IN-BUILDINGS; IN-VACUUM; PERCOLATION; PERCOLATION EFFECTS; PHASE VELOCITY CHARACTERISTICS; PLANAR TRANSMISSION LINES; SPEED OF LIGHT; TRANSMISSION LINE;

BANDPASS FILTERS; ELECTRIC LINES; INSULATING MATERIALS; MICROWAVES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE VELOCITY; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 74549175428     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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