%0 Journal Article
%T A Review on Conductive and Transparent Materials Used in the Design of Transparent Antennas
%A Abdoulaye Sissoko
%A Cheick Oumar Sanogo
%A Badi¨¦ Diourt¨¦
%J Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
%P 11-25
%@ 2329-8413
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojapr.2023.112002
%X In this review, we highlight the essential parameters of some transparent materials for use in the design of transparent antennas. ITO films with a sheet resistance of <em>R<sub>s</sub></em> = 10 ¦¸/sq and a <em>T</em> = 90% transmittance, we turn to materials that can be serious alternatives for ITO, such as graphene<em> T</em> = 97% for <em>R<sub>s</sub></em> = 60 ¦¸/sq and the micro-mesh metal. Wire mesh seems to be the best alternative <em>T</em> = 93% for <em>R<sub>s</sub></em> &lt; 0.05 ¦¸/sq but there is another technique to improve the visual perception of the antenna which provides a lower resistance and a good <em>R<sub>s</sub></em> = 0.022 ¦¸/sq at <em>T</em> = 81%, this is the micrometric pitch mesh.
%K Transmittance
%K Resistance by Square
%K Grid
%K Micrometric Mesh
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=124363