Abstract
Alcohol detection is a worldwide problem since it is frequently poisonous, affects the central nervous system, and can result in coma and death. Therefore, to detect different alcohols like ethanol, propanol, etc., it is necessary to have an accurate and sensitive sensor. Here, a hybrid structure made of bismuth ferrite and black phosphor (BPS) is used for the numerical analysis of a surface plasmon resonance detector (SPRD). Utilizing the transfer matrix approach and the angular interrogation methodology, the theoretical investigation is carried out at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. Water, ethanol, propanol, and butanol are the sensing media. It is noticed that using a low index prism can increase sensitivity after the efficiency of the structure is examined using various refractive index prisms. To obtain greater sensitivity, the layer thicknesses of the proposed SPRD are tuned. The butanol analyte exhibits the highest performance of the proposed SPRD, with a sensitivity of 358 deg/RIU, which is superior to several previous articles on SPRDs. A simple, customizable design and nano-size of the proposed SPRD structure also make it a very effective detector of chemical and biological substances.
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Daher, M.G., Ahmed, N.M., Patel, S.K. et al. Novel surface plasmon resonance detector for the detection of various alcohols with ultra-high sensitivity. Opt Quant Electron 55, 1102 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05418-z
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