Systematic study on the sensitivity enhancement in graphene plasmonic sensors based on layer-by-layer self-assembled graphene oxide multilayers and their reduced analogues

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 144-151

  Chung, Kyungwha ^a   Rani, Adila ^a   Lee, Ji Eun ^a   Kim, Ji Eun ^b   Kim, Yonghwi ^c,d   Yang, Heejin ^c   Kim, Sang Ouk ^b   Kim, Donghyun ^c   Kim, Dong Ha ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

graphene plasmons; layer by layer self assembly; plasmonic coupling; refractive index sensing; sensitivity enhancement; surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FILM PREPARATION; GOLD DEPOSITS; GRAPHENE; MULTILAYERS; OXIDE FILMS; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

GRAPHENE PLASMONS; LAYER BY LAYER SELF ASSEMBLY; PLASMONIC COUPLING; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSING; SENSITIVITY ENHANCEMENTS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR;

GOLD;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; GOLD; GRAPHITE; OXIDE;

CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; GENETIC PROCEDURES; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; GOLD; GRAPHITE; OXIDES; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84921305174     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am508103z     Document Type: Article

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