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ArticleNature communications2025

Ultra-light antennas via charge programmed deposition additive manufacturing.

Zhen Wang, Ryan Hensleigh, Zhenpeng Xu, Junbo Wang, James JuYoung Park, Anastasios Papathanasopoulos, Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Xiaoyu Rayne Zheng

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors.

Zhen Wang *Advanced Manufacturing and Metamaterials Laboratory, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7279-4055
Ryan Hensleigh *Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Zhenpeng Xu *Advanced Manufacturing and Metamaterials Laboratory, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-4744
Junbo Wang *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
James JuYoung ParkAdvanced Manufacturing and Metamaterials Laboratory, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8537-3064
Anastasios PapathanasopoulosDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Yahya Rahmat-SamiiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. rahmat@ee.ucla.edu.
Xiaoyu Rayne ZhengAdvanced Manufacturing and Metamaterials Laboratory, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. rayne23@berkeley.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The demand for lightweight antennas in 5 G/6 G communication, wearables, and aerospace applications is rapidly growing. However, standard manufacturing techniques are limited in structural complexity and easy integration of multiple material classes. Here we introduce charge programmed multi-material additive manufacturing platform, offering unparalleled flexibility in antenna design and the capability for rapid printing of intricate antenna structures that are unprecedented or necessitate a series of fabrication routes. Demonstrating its potential, we present a transmitarray antenna composed of an interconnected, multi-layered array of dielectric/conductive S-ring unit cells, reducing 94% mass of conventional antenna configurations. A fully printed circular polarized transmitarray system fed by a source and a Risley prism antenna system operating at 19 GHz both show close alignment between testing results and numerical simulations. This printing method establishes a universal platform, propelling discovery of new antenna designs and enabling data-driven design and optimizations where rapid production of antenna designs is crucial.

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