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Enhancing Performance of Nanohole-Based Plasmonic Sensors by Transparent Conductive Oxides

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2012
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Tanasković, Dragan
Jakšić, Zoran
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We investigated a structure for surface plasmon-polariton-based chemical sensing consisting of a square 2D lattice of circular nanoapertures drilled in a plasmonic material on a dielectric substrate. Contrary to the usual approach, we did not consider opaque metal slabs, but instead investigated a thin film of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) as the plasmonic part. Thus we ensured a simultaneous use of activity of the TCO as chemical sensing material and of its Drude-type plasmonic behavior. The nanoaperture arrays in this case serve a dual function of a tunable plasmonic guide and of a grating-type coupler between surface plasmon plaritons and propagating modes. We performed FEM electromagnetic simulation of our structures used as sensors for the case of indium tin oxide (ITO). The proposed scheme exhibits a monolayer sensitivity to chemical or biological agents and is comparable to the previously proposed plasmonic sensors, including those based on extraordinary optical transmissio...n nanoaperture arrays. It may seem surprising that the transmission difference caused by the presence of analyte was comparable to the values found in equivalent structures utilizing opaque metal. Lower absorption losses ensure higher overall transmission through the nanoaperture array and decreases the tunable transmission range, but simultaneosly opens a path toward the use of the proposed approach in alternative geometries, for instance for in-plane propagation utilizing endfire coupling.

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28th International Conference on Microelectronics - Proceedings, MIEL 2012, 2012, 199-202
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  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Projects:
  • Reinforcement of Regional Microsystems and Nanosystems Centre (EU-205533)
  • Micro- Nanosystems and Sensors for Electric Power and Process Industry and Environmental Protection (RS-32008)

DOI: 10.1109/MIEL.2012.6222833

ISSN: 2159-1660

WoS: 000309119600041

Scopus: 2-s2.0-84864214949
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