Spectrometer-Free Graphene Plasmonics Based Refractive Index Sensor
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ArticleKAUST Department
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) DivisionElectrical Engineering Program
Sensors Lab
Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Date
2020-04-20Submitted Date
2020-03-24Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662616
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We propose a spectrometer-free refractive index sensor based on a graphene plasmonic structure. The spectrometer-free feature of the device is realized thanks to the dynamic tunability of graphene’s chemical potential, through electrostatic biasing. The proposed sensor exhibits a 1566 nm/RIU sensitivity, a 250.6 RIU−1 figure of merit in the optical mode of operation and a 713.2 meV/RIU sensitivity, a 246.8 RIU−1 figure of merit in the electrical mode of operation. This performance outlines the optimized operation of this spectrometer-free sensor that simplifies its design and can bring terahertz sensing one step closer to its practical realization, with promising applications in biosensing and/or gas sensing.Citation
Zhang, L., Farhat, M., & Salama, K. N. (2020). Spectrometer-Free Graphene Plasmonics Based Refractive Index Sensor. Sensors, 20(8), 2347. doi:10.3390/s20082347Publisher
MDPI AGJournal
SensorsAdditional Links
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/8/2347https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/8/2347/pdf
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10.3390/s20082347