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A compact broadband GFET based rectenna for RF energy harvesting applications

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In this paper, a compact GFET-based rectifier integrated with a monopole antenna is proposed for wireless energy harvesting applications. The GFET increases impedance bandwidth of the rectifying circuit, thus covering a range of 22.5–27.5 GHz. The sensing antenna is a triangular monopole with truncated corners for realizing circular polarization at the frequencies 24.25 GHz and 27 GHz. By the help of λ/4 transformer, the sensing antenna is matched with the proposed GFET rectifier. The RF-DC conversion efficiency realized is 80% at 5 dBm for the load of 5 KΩ, and the output DC voltage observed is 6.8 V. The modified ground plane triangular monopole antenna shows a peak gain of 7.8 dBi. The designed rectenna prototype is fabricated and found simulated and measured results are in good agreement.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Neeta Singh, Mirza Tariq Beg &  Mainuddin

  2. School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea

    Sachin Kumar

  3. School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India

    Binod Kumar Kanaujia

  4. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, 575025, India

    Sandeep Kumar

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Singh, N., Kumar, S., Kanaujia, B.K. et al. A compact broadband GFET based rectenna for RF energy harvesting applications. Microsyst Technol 26, 1881–1888 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-019-04737-0

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