Investigation of the sensitivity enhancement of nanowire-based surface plasmon resonance biosensors

Kyung Min Byun, Donghyun Kim, Sung June Kim

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Abstract

In this paper, we theoretically investigate the sensitivity enhancement of nanowire-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors using rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA). For a higher sensitivity, we are particularly interested in the size, period, and geometry of gold nanowires. When the nanowire period is less than 300 nm, the calculated sensitivity enhancement of a nanowire-based SPR configuration is more than ten-fold compared with that of a conventional one. Moreover, for a reliable performance, we study a modified SPR structure with periodic patterns of nanowires deposited onto a gold film. In such a schematic of nanowire-enhanced SPR biosensor, the sensitivity enhancement induced by nanowires with a T-profile is better than that of nanowires with an inverse T-profile.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTRANSDUCERS '05 - 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems - Digest of Technical Papers
Pages1796-1799
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Event13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2005 Jun 52005 Jun 9

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - International Conference on Solid State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05
Volume2

Other

Other13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period05/6/505/6/9

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)

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