Abstract-Terahertz rectennas on flexible substrates based on one-dimensional metal-insulator-graphene diodes

 

Andreas Hemmetter,  Xinxin Yang , Zhenxing Wang, Martin Otto, Burkay Uzlu , Marcel Andree , Ullrich Pfeiffer, Andrei Vorobiev, Jan Stake, Max C. Lemme, Daniel Neumaier, 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11679

Flexible energy harvesting devices fabricated in scalable thin-film processes are important components in the field of wearable electronics and the Internet of Things. We present a flexible rectenna based on a one-dimensional junction metal-insulator-graphene diode, which offers low-noise power detection at terahertz (THz) frequencies. The rectennas are fabricated on a flexible polyimide film in a scalable process by photolithography using graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition. A one-dimensional junction area reduces the junction capacitance and enables operation in the D-band (110 - 170 GHz). The rectenna on polyimide shows a maximum voltage responsivity of 80 V/W at 167 GHz in free space measurements and minimum noise equivalent power of 80 pW/Hz−−−√.