When will 6G be a reality? The race to realize sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems requires the development of suitable magnetic materials. Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University and their colleagues have detected an unprecedented collective resonance at high frequencies in a magnetic superstructure called a chiral spin lattice (CSL), revealing CSL-hosting chiral as a promising material for 6G technology.
Future communication technologies require expanding the frequency band from the current few gigahertz (GHz) to over 100 GHz. Such high frequencies are not yet possible, given that existing magnetic materials used in communication equipment can only resonate and absorb microwaves up to approximately 70 GHz with a practical-strength magnetic field. Addressing this gap in knowledge and technology, the research team led by Professor from Osaka Metropolitan University delved into the spin superstructure CSL.
CSL has a tunable structure in periodicity, meaning it can be continuously modulated by changing the external magnetic field strength," explained Professor "The CSL phonon mode, or collective resonance mode―when the CSL's kinks oscillate collectively around their equilibrium position―allows frequency ranges broader than those for conventional ferromagnetic materials." This CSL phonon mode has been understood theoretically, but never observed in experiments.
Seeking the CSL phonon mode, the team experimented on CrNb3S6, a typical chiral magnetic crystal that hosts CSL. They first generated CSL in CrNb3S6 and then observed its resonance behavior under changing external magnetic field strengths. A specially designed microwave circuit was used to detect the magnetic resonance signals.
The researchers observed resonance in three modes, namely asymmetric mode the multiple resonance mode. In the mode, similar to what is observed in conventional ferromagnetic materials, the resonance frequency increases only if the magnetic field strength increases, meaning that creating the high frequencies needed for 6G would require an impractically strong magnetic field. The CSL phonon was not found in the asymmetric mode, either.
In the multiple resonance mode, the CSL phonon was detected; in contrast to what is observed with magnetic materials currently in use, the frequency spontaneously increases when the magnetic field strength decreases. This is an unprecedented phenomenon that will possibly enable a boost to over 100 GHz with a relatively weak magnetic field—this boost is a much-needed mechanism for achieving 6G operability.
We succeeded in observing this resonance motion for the first time," noted first author Dr. Shimamoto. "Due to its excellent structural controllability, the resonance frequency can be controlled over up to the sub-terahertz band. This variable frequency characteristic exceeds 5G and is expected to be utilized in research and development of next-generation communication technologies."
Future communication technologies require expanding the frequency band from the current few gigahertz (GHz) to over 100 GHz. Such high frequencies are not yet possible, given that existing magnetic materials used in communication equipment can only resonate and absorb microwaves up to approximately 70 GHz with a practical-strength magnetic field. Addressing this gap in knowledge and technology, the research team led by Professor from Osaka Metropolitan University delved into the spin superstructure CSL.
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