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Simulation and sensitivity analysis of a plasmonic FET based sensor in visible spectral range under different design conditions

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In this work, an Si–SiO2–ZnO–Au nanoparticles (NPs) structure based plasmonic multilayer FET design is studied for sensing application. Here, Si is used as a substrate, ZnO is used as an active layer, and Au NPs are used to introduce the plasmonic enhancement effect in the proposed FET design. The simulation and analysis are carried out in the visible spectral range. The effect of design parameters such as the diameter of Au NPs, obliqueness of light incidence, and spacing between Au NPs is studied on the sensor’s sensitivity. Further, the effect of incorporating 3-mercapto propionic acid (3-MPA) with Au NPs has been studied while targeting an increase in sensitivity of the proposed device. The results indicate that the size of NPs and angle of light incidence have a coupled effect on the sensitivity. Further, at normal incidence, the larger size of Au NPs can be helpful in achieving greater sensitivity (finer limit of detection) and larger figure of merit. Also, smaller spacing between the NPs leads to enhanced absorption behaviour. Furthermore, the incorporation of 3-MPA has the capability to increase the sensitivity, particularly for the detection of low refractive index (RI) media (e.g., gaseous ones). The proposed device design can be helpful in gaseous and RI sensing along with biosensing (with 3-MPA) in the visible spectral range.

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Acknowledgements

The financial support to B. R. Muthu for this work was given by the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India (Grant No. Lr. No. CFR/ACRF/2016/20).

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India

    Bharathi Raj Muthu & Ewins Pon Pushpa

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, 110 036, India

    Vaithiyanathan Dhandapani

  3. Department of Applied Sciences (Physics Division), National Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, 110 036, India

    Anuj K. Sharma

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Muthu, B.R., Pushpa, E.P., Dhandapani, V. et al. Simulation and sensitivity analysis of a plasmonic FET based sensor in visible spectral range under different design conditions. Opt Quant Electron 54, 745 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-022-04131-7

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