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Sensitivity enhancement of a graphene, zinc sulfide-based surface plasmon resonance biosensor with an Ag metal configuration in the visible region

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A biosensor based on the modified Kretschmann configuration is proposed here. The sensitivity of the conventional prism-based sensor using angular interrogation is low. To enhance the sensor's performance, layers of zinc sulfide (ZnS) and graphene have been deposited over the metal layer. The angular interrogation technique is used to analyze the performance of the sensor. The thickness of the Ag metal has been optimized. The thickness of the Ag metal is taken as 50 nm because minimum reflectance has been achieved. With the combinations of the four layers of ZnS and one graphene layer, the maximum sensitivity attained is \(292.8^\circ /RIU\). Performance parameters such as detection accuracy, FWHM, and quality factor of the sensor have been evaluated as obtained as 0.16 \({\text{ deg}}^{ - 1}\), 6.37 \({\text{ deg}}\), 46 \(RIU^{ - 1}\), respectively. The proposed sensor has potential application in the field of biochemical and biological analyte detection.

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  2. Department of EECE, DIT University, Dehradun, 248009, India

    Arun Uniyal, Brajlata Chauhan & Amrindra Pal

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BK formulated the problem statement, giving the theoretical background and mathematical modeling for the SPR biosensor. He also helped in drafting and finalizing the manuscript. AU provided the theoretical background to biosensing and the importance of optical biosensing. He also helped in finalizing the design of the proposed sensor. BLC worked toward the complete manuscript, formatting, and finalizing the manuscript. AP provided statistical analysis for the results. He provided the theoretical background to SPR biosensors. He also helped in formatting the manuscript.

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Karki, B., Uniyal, A., Chauhan, B. et al. Sensitivity enhancement of a graphene, zinc sulfide-based surface plasmon resonance biosensor with an Ag metal configuration in the visible region. J Comput Electron 21, 445–452 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-022-01854-4

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