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Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Materials for Antennas and Microwave Technologies

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The advances of carbon usage for Carbon Fibre Reinforce Polymer (CFRP) structures led to multiple applications in a large number of industries. This chapter presents methods for CFRP material characterization and usage for aeronautic, automotive and satellite applications. The major CFRP components used for antennas and microwave applications within these industries are presented. The accelerated adoption of carbon-based composites, current challenges and future directions are also reported.

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  1. Center of Excellence for Technology Innovation, IntAIB, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Alexe Bojovschi

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, ASET, Amity University, Noida, India

    Alexe Bojovschi

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences and Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

    Geoffrey Knott & Andrew Viquerat

  4. Aerospace Composite Technologies—Aerospace Division, Defence Science and Technology Group, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Kelvin J. Nicholson

  5. School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Tu C. Le

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Bojovschi, A., Knott, G., Viquerat, A., Nicholson, K.J., Le, T.C. (2020). Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Materials for Antennas and Microwave Technologies. In: Miron, C., Mele, P., Kaneko, S., Endo, T. (eds) Carbon-Related Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44230-9_3

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