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Abstract

In the present era of wireless communication networks, the key area of concern is always the need for faster data rates to meet the growing requirements. The 5G standards have the fortitude to bring about rapid data transfer speeds, instantaneous connectivity, large data capacities, and minimal latency. In this paper, a novel octal patch integrated with a bow-tie parasitic antenna element with full ground plane that incorporates a microstrip dual band antenna was proposed for 5G n257/n261/n259 and n260 band applications. This bow-tie parasitic antenna element integrated octal patch single and MIMO antenna structure was mounted on an RT Duriod 5880 (ε_r = 2.2, loss tangent = 0.0009) with dimensions of 7.5 x 9.9 x 0.9 mm³ and 7.5 x 19.8 x 0.9 mm³ (0.67λ x 1.75λ x 0.07λ, where λ is considered at the lowest operating tuned frequency). A decoupling element was precisely placed in the core of a two-element MIMO antenna to reduce the mutual coupling. This embedded antenna radiating structure resonated in dual bands ranging 26.69-29.55 GHz and 38.24-42.53 GHz with a center frequency of 28 GHz and 40.2 GHz, respectively. This achieves a bandwidth of 2.85 GHz (10.3%) and 4.29 GHz (10.75%) at the dual bands. The maximum gains were 7.9 dBi and 6.97 dBi, and greater than 92% efficiency was obtained over the dual-band. From the results extracted from the proposed antenna, it was found that the antenna is capable of covering the 5G NR n257/n261/n259 and n260 bands with significant bandwidth, gain, isolation, ECC, DG, TARC, Multiplexing Efficiency, CCL MEG, and radiation efficiency. Thus, the antenna can be considered a potential contender for 5G millimeter wave wireless communication systems.

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