Performance Evaluation of Prototype Microstrip Patch Antenna Fabrication Using Microwave Dielectric Ceramic Nanocomposite Materials for X‐Band Applications
Year: 2024
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter presents the production and characterization of a sol-gel composite nanoparticle composed of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) and zinc aluminate (ZnAl 2 O 4 ) as a prototype microstrip patch antenna. Initially, the molecular composition was used with the chemical formula x TiO 2 (1- x ) ZnAl 2 O 4 and defined as 0.08TiO 2 for x = 8%. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to investigate the generated composite nanoparticles, which indicated the dominating peaks of ZnAl 2 O 4 and TiO 2 . The crystallite size of the nanoparticles was calculated to be 16.9 nm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were also used to evaluate the functional groups, shape, and elemental content of the composite nanoparticles. These nanoparticles were also used to fabricate a prototype patch antenna in order to test its performance. Finally, a fabricated patch antenna was suitable for the X-band applications with the operating frequency 8.49 GHz, return loss (RL) -19.97 dB and VSWR<2.
Source: Wiley eBooks
Author: Srilali Siragam
Institution: Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology
Language: English
Topic: Antenna Design and Analysis
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4401176367