Eight-Port Modified E-Slot MIMO Antenna Array with Enhanced Isolation for 5G Mobile Phone
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Proposed MIMO Antenna Design
Design Evolution
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Parametric Analysis, S-Parameters, Gain, and Efficiency
3.2. Radiation Performance
3.3. MIMO Channel Capacity and ECC
Ref. | BW (GHz) | Sij (dB) | ECC | Eff. (%) | PCC (bps/Hz) | Elements | Gain (dB) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[1] | 3.4–3.7 (−6 dB) | >15 | <0.1 | 50–75 | 38.1 | 8 × 8 | 4 |
[5] | 3.4–3.6 (−6 dB) | >12 | <0.1 | 47–65 | 37.5 | 8 × 8 | 3.2 |
[14] | 3.4–3.6 (−6 dB) | >17.5 | <0.05 | 62–76 | 40.8 | 8 × 8 | Not Given |
[18] | 3.4–3.6 (−6 dB) | >15 | <0.15 | 45–60 | 35 | 8 × 8 | 4.8 |
[36] | 3.4–3.6 (−10 dB) | >19.1 | <0.012 | 59–98 | Not Given | 8 × 8 | Not Given |
[37] | 3.4–3.6 (−10 dB) | >12.7 | <0.13 | 39–50 | Not Given | 4× 4 | Not Given |
Proposed | 3.4–3.65 (−6 dB) | >21 | <0.01 | 34–76 | 43.5 | 8 × 8 | 4.8 |
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | a | b | d | g | h | I | L | m | p | t | w |
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Value (mm) | 1.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
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Abubakar, H.S.; Zhao, Z.; Wang, B.; Kiani, S.H.; Parchin, N.O.; Hakim, B. Eight-Port Modified E-Slot MIMO Antenna Array with Enhanced Isolation for 5G Mobile Phone. Electronics 2023, 12, 316. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12020316
Abubakar HS, Zhao Z, Wang B, Kiani SH, Parchin NO, Hakim B. Eight-Port Modified E-Slot MIMO Antenna Array with Enhanced Isolation for 5G Mobile Phone. Electronics. 2023; 12(2):316. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12020316
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbubakar, Hassan Sani, Zhiqin Zhao, Boning Wang, Saad Hassan Kiani, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, and Bandar Hakim. 2023. "Eight-Port Modified E-Slot MIMO Antenna Array with Enhanced Isolation for 5G Mobile Phone" Electronics 12, no. 2: 316. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12020316