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High-sensitivity plasmonic refractive index sensing using graphene

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2017-05-31 v1 Optics

Abstract

We theoretically demonstrate a high-sensitivity, graphene-plasmon based refractive index sensor working in the mid-infrared at room temperature. The bulk figure of merit of our sensor reaches values above 1010, but the key aspect of our proposed plasmonic sensor is its surface sensitivity which we examine in detail. We have used realistic values regarding doping level and electron relaxation time, which is the limiting factor for the sensor performance. Our results show quantitatively the high performance of graphene-plasmon based refractive index sensors working in the mid-infrared.

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@article{arxiv.1705.10129,
  title  = {High-sensitivity plasmonic refractive index sensing using graphene},
  author = {Tobias Wenger and Giovanni Viola and Jari Kinaret and Mikael Fogelström and Philippe Tassin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.10129},
  year   = {2017}
}

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This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication/published in 2DMaterials. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa70ff

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