|
Abstract
|
The emergent need for high-sensitivity and low-cost sensors to detect biomolecules and diseases in the shortest
time is one of the important targets in medical and industrial progress. In this paper, multiple-step sensors based
on SPR in graphene were proposed and investigated. The structures consisted of graphene-gold gratings that
were separated into three different sensors: single, double and triple-step. The sensitivity and quality factor of
these sensors were calculated, and their response in the infrared region was investigated. The best quality factor
of the double-step sensor was 15,583 for the refractive index of 1.300 and it was 42,944 for triple-step in the
refractive index of 1.200, which is a great performance. It was found that the double-step sensor can measure the
refractive index of substances–A_G protein and guanine–with an accuracy of 0.00005; while that of the triple step
sensor can detect materials–water, glucose, and blood–in order of 0.00001.
|