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Monitoring of soybean biodiesel based on the one-dimensional photonic crystals comprising porous silicon

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In this research, a one-dimensional photonic crystal sensor for detecting soybean biodiesel is presented theoretically. The proposed sensor is composed of two alternating layers of Si and SiO2 with a defect layer of porous silicon immersed in the middle of this photonic crystal structure. The complete configuration of the proposed soybean photonic crystal sensor will be as [(Si/SiO2)5 (PSi) (Si/SiO2)5]. Thereby, a resonant peak is generated within the photonic band gap. This peak could be shifted downwards or upwards shorter or longer wavelengths due to any change in the concentration of soybean biodiesel. Therefore, the detection process could be investigated based on such variation. Also, the effects of many parameters, such as thickness of the porous silicon layer and temperature on the performance of our design are considered. In this regard, numerical results investigated high sensitivity and efficiency as well for the proposed soybean photonic crystal sensor.

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Elsayed, H.A., Mehaney, A. Monitoring of soybean biodiesel based on the one-dimensional photonic crystals comprising porous silicon. Appl Nanosci 11, 149–157 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01579-5

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