Electromagnetic characterization of carbon nanotubes and their composites for microwave sensing applications

In recent years, carbon nanotubes have been the focus of much investigation. One emerging area of this research is applying carbon nanotube materials in microwave devices, particularly for sensing applications. In this thesis, a brief overview of carbon nanotubes is given, along with a survey of some current research in applying carbon nanotube materials in microwave sensing applications. A bottleneck on this kind of research is often the high variability of the electromagnetic properties in carbon nanotube materials. A new characterization method is derived to determine the bulk electromagnetic properties of vertically aligned carbon nanotube forests. This new method is presented along with preliminary validation results.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Schab, Kurt

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bernhard, Jennifer T.

• material characterization
• microwave
• X-band
• layered media
• Carbon Nanotube (CNT)

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2013 Kurt Schab

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/44197

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/44197