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Detection of Water-alcohol Content Using Surface Plasmon Resonance

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A high-sensitivity surface plasmon resonance sensor (SPR) for alcohol detection is provided and examined in this work. The sensor’s structure is built up of layers that include silicon dioxide, BP, silver, BK7 prism, and sensing medium. A mixture of alcohol and water that has different alcohol concentrations makes up the sensing medium. To achieve excellent performance, geometrical parameters are modified, such as layer thickness. The proposed sensor performs exceptionally well in this regard, with a sensitivity of 400 deg/RIU, a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.02, a limit of detection of 6.5e−4, a quality factor equal 16.59, and a figure of merit of 76.70 RIU−1. The suggested sensor can be a helpful tool for determining the amount of alcohol present in a particular medium according to these sensing features. The transfer matrix technique (TMM) is used to assess the sensor’s construction and performance characteristics.

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  1. Institute of Science and Technology, University of Ain Temouchent, BP 284, 46000, Aïn Témouchent, Algeria

    Mohamed Esseddik Ouardi, Kada Abdelhafid Meradi & Fatima Tayeboun

  2. University Djillali Liabes, 22000, Sidi-Bel-Abbès, Algeria

    Fatima Tayeboun

  3. TH-PPM group, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

    Arafa H. Aly

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M.E.O.,K.A.M.,F.T. conceived of the presented idea and developed the theory. M.E.O.,K.A.M.,F.T. and A.H.A performed the computations M.E.O.,K.A.M.,F.T. wrote and revise the manuscript. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.

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Ouardi, M.E., Meradi, K.A., Tayeboun, F. et al. Detection of Water-alcohol Content Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. Plasmonics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-024-02285-6

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