Hybrid Graphene-Molybdenum Disulfide Antenna for ISM Applications

Here, Laser Induced Graphene (LIG) as a low cost and versatile technique, was utilized to fabricate coplanar waveguide fed polygon monopole antenna on glass substrates. The graphene layers were formed as a result of the laser interaction with the polymeric membranes. Hybrid MoS 2 -graphene based antennas were also fabricated and tested. The effect of laser power on the sheet resistance was studied. The formation of the graphene and the successful realization of the hybrid structures were confirmed by several techniques including SEM, Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The graphene as well as graphene-MoS 2 antennas developed in this work, showed higher gain compared to the already reported studies in literature. Detailed and optimized experiments are still needed to explore the advantages of these novel hybrid structures for ISM applications.