Material advancement in technological development for the 5G wireless communications

Nanotechnology Reviews

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Huali Hao¹  David Hui²  Denvid Lau¹ 

[1] Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong;Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Orleans, United States of America;Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America

关键词: 5G wireless communications;    nanoantennas;    nanomaterials;    electromagnetic properties;   

DOI  :  10.1515/ntrev-2020-0054

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

The rapidly increasing number of mobile devices, voluminous data, and higher data rate is pushing the development of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications. The 5G networks are broadly characterized by three unique features: ubiquitous connectivity, extremely low latency, and very high-speed data transfer via adoption of new technology to equip future millimeter band wireless communication systems at nanoscale and massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) with extreme base station and device densities, as well as unprecedented numbers of nanoantennas. In this article, these new technologies of 5G are presented so as to figure out the advanced requirements proposed for the nanomaterials applied to antennas in particular. Because of massive MIMO and ultra-densification technology, conventional antennas are unable to serve the new frequency for smaller sizes, and the nanoantennas are used in 5G. The nanomaterials for nanoantennas applied in wideband millimeter waves are introduced. Four types of nanomaterials including graphene, carbon nanotubes, metallic nanomaterials, and metamaterials are illustrated with a focus on their morphology and electromagnetic properties. The challenges for the commercialization of 5G and nanomaterials are also discussed. An atomistic modeling approach is proposed for the development of novel nanomaterials applied in 5G and beyond.

【 授权许可】

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