• 文献标题:   A theoretical analysis to improve the tuning and sensitivity of a surface plasmon resonance biosensor employing titanium disilicide-graphene heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BALAJI VR
  • 作者关键词:   titanium disilicide nanosheet, graphene, surface plasmon resonance, biosensor, sensitivity enhancement
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRONICS
  • ISSN:   1569-8025 EI 1572-8137
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1007/s10825-021-01818-0 EA NOV 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

A surface plasmon resonance-based biosensor is investigated theoretically and mathematically. The proposed sensor is a multilayered structure of titanium disilicide and graphene along with Ag metal. These layers are stacked over a BK7 prism. The thickness of the metal, titanium disilicide, and graphene layers is 45 nm, 2 nm, and 1.7 nm, respectively. Titanium disilicide is an air-stable two-dimensional (2D) material. The performance of the biosensor is analyzed using the attenuated total reflection (ATR) method. The proposed configuration exhibits a maximum sensitivity of 183.4 degrees/RIU, being 47.45% higher than that of the conventional sensor. The designed sensor has wide applications in chemical, medical, and biological analyte sensing.