Original Article
  • Screen-Printing Process Optimization for Electromagnetic Wave-Absorbing Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) Films

  • Sung-Hun Ha*, Jinbong Kim*, Hyeon-Seok Choe*, Jaecheol Oh*, Seokyoung Park*, Sangkeun Kim**, Hong-Kyu Jang*†

  • * Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon 51508, Republic of Korea
    ** Radar R&D, LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd., Yongin 16911, Republic of Korea

  • 전파흡수용 FSS 필름 제작을 위한 스크린 프린팅 공정 최적화 연구

  • 하성훈* · 김진봉* · 최현석* · 오재철* · 박석영* · 김상근** · 장홍규*†

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Correspondence to

  • Hong-Kyu Jang

  • * Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon 51508, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: hongkyu@kims.re.kr