Research Article

[Retracted] Development of Novel Nano-Silver-Based Antenna for Green Agriculture

Table 3

Comparison of the proposed design and the recent works.

Parameters[6][12][13][15]Proposed design

Printer usedDimatix printer 2800 seriesDimatix printer 2800 seriesOffice printerEpson C88+HP DJ 2130 printer
Printer headPiezo-electricPiezo-electricPiezo-electricPiezo-electricThermal head
Cost of the printerVery expensive ₹20,00,000Very expensive ₹20,00,000Cheap ₹42,000Expensive ₹1,00000Very cheap ₹3,000
Resonant frequency904.5 MHz1.57 GHz2.45 GHz2.4 GHz
Conductivity of ink4 × 106 S/m1.6 × 106 S/m1.11 × 107 S/m3.57 × 107 S/m
Substrate usedNormal paperGlossy paperPETPhoto paperNormal paper
Cost of the inkExpensive >70000Expensive >70000Cheap <30000Cheap <3000
PostprocessingAnnealing processes for 10 hrs in an expensive industrial oven heatingAnnealing processes for 4 hrs in an expensive industrial oven heatingNot requiredAnnealing processes for 90 mins in a commercial oven heatingNot required
PreheatingHeating vacuumed platen up to 60°CHeating vacuumed platen up to 60°CNot requiredNot requiredNot required
Annealing temperature100180Not required160°C–170°CNot required
Gain1.67 dB1.44 dBi2 dBi