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Sensitivity Enhancement of Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor with 2-D Franckeite Nanosheets

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The sensitivity of a standard surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor in angular interrogation is low. A unique 2-dimensional substantial heterostructure, franckeite/graphene layer, has been deposited over the metal surface to improve the sensitivity; moreover, the sensitivity is limited to a certain extent. A SPR biosensor based on modified Kretschmann configuration has been investigated, contain bimetallic layers of silver (Ag) and nickel (Ni). A layer of franckeite is sandwich in the metal layer. The proposed configuration has a maximum sensitivity of 352°/RIU, which is 80.80% higher than the conventional sensor. The franckeite is an air-stable 2-D material and has application in the chemical, biological, and medical fields.

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One of the authors, Sandeep Sharma, would like to thank Prof CM Tan, Director, Centre for Reliability Sciences and Technologies, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, for suggesting language and manuscript presentation changes.

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  1. Department of Physics, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal

    Bhishma Karki

  2. OMKARR Tech, New Delhi, India

    Sandeep Sharma

  3. iNurture Education Solutions, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India

    Sandeep Sharma

  4. Department of IT, Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Sandeep Sharma

  5. Applied Plasmonics & Photonics Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

    Yadvendra Singh

  6. Department of EECE Deptt, DIT University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Amrindra Pal

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SS formulated the problem statement wherein giving the theoretical background for SPR biosensor. He also helped in drafting the manuscript. YS provided the theoretical background to biosensing and importance of Optical Biosensing. He also helped in reviewing the manuscript. AP provided statistical analysis for the results. He provided the theoretical background to SPR biosensors. He also helped in reviewing and formatting the manuscript. BK worked towards the revision of the complete manuscript, formatting and finalizing the comments of the reviewers.

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Karki, B., Sharma, S., Singh, Y. et al. Sensitivity Enhancement of Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor with 2-D Franckeite Nanosheets. Plasmonics 17, 71–78 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-021-01495-6

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