Performance analysis of a novel flexible NFC Tag for IoT applications

Abstract

This work reports on the simulation and analysis of passive near field communication (NFC) technology that investigates the impact of the interconnect conductivity on its performance characteristics. Recently, flexible wearable devices and sensors are in great demand in healthcare applications 1. Flexible NFC devices can be developed by employing novel interconnect materials such as polymer-metal composites [2]. However, these materials have a comparatively lower conductivity than conventional metals such as copper and silver [3]. The effect of interconnect conductivity on the performance of an NFC tag antenna through simulation and experiments are presented.