Plasmonics

Plasmonics publishes peer-reviewed articles that both advance and report on the knowledge and practice of the interactions of free-metal electrons, ...

List of Papers (Total 178)

Optical Response of Titanium Nitride Plasmonic Nanohole Arrays: Impact of Square and Hexagonal Array Geometry, Pitch, and Nanohole Diameter

Plasmonic nanohole arrays (NHAs) exhibit extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) evoked by resonant excitation of surface plasmons at an excitation wavelength, which is highly sensitive to changes in refractive index in the surrounding dielectric. This can enable the use of plasmonic NHAs in on-chip refractive index sensors. Such sensors can be realized on the cost-effective...

Enhanced Angular Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Featuring Ag Nanoparticles Embedded Within a MoS2 Hosting Medium

The angular surface plasmon resonance (ASPR) sensor can be improved theoretically in the ways presented in this publication. The mainstay of these ways is based on a comparative study of (ASPR) sensors to introduce developed (ASPR) sensors with high performances. In addition, showing how the MoS2 as a hosting medium in Ag nanocomposite enhanced the properties of (ASPR) sensors...

Synthesis of a Novel Supermagnetic Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and their Congo Red Dye Removal, Cytotoxic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities

Plantago lanceolata is a traditional medicinal plant that has attracted significant interest from researchers due to the use of its physiologically active components, particularly polyphenolics (flavonoids, hydroxycinnamic acids), in various fields. The aim of this study is to synthesize iron oxide (PLE@FeNPs) nanoparticles using a green synthesis approach with Plantago...

Theoretical Analysis of Diffraction Grating-Based SPR Sensor Using the Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis Method

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors are crucial for highly sensitive, label-free detection in various applications, including biosensing and environmental monitoring. This study investigates the sensitivity and performance of diffraction grating-based SPR sensors using rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA). The analysis focuses on single- and bi-layered metallic structures...

MXene-Based Perfect Absorber Design and Refractive Index Sensing Performance

In this study, a MXene-based electromagnetic absorber with a simple design at terahertz frequencies is proposed. An absorber that has a MXene layer drilled into with square and circular cavities and a thin aluminum layer as a reflector was examined. With the proper design of the structure dimensions, a MXene-based refractive index sensor with a dual-band at THz frequency and $$99...

Transverse-Electric Surface Plasmon in Graphene Under Uniform Strain

Compared to surface plasmon polariton in metals, graphene can support transverse electric (TE) surface modes when the imaginary part of its conductivity is negative. TE graphene plasmons are generally weakly confined in direction perpendicular to the graphene plane, and they cannot be resonantly excited by an external incident wave because their dispersion curve spectrally lies...

The Effect of Different Nanoparticles Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) Grating on Ge, Si, InP, and GaAs Photodetectors Performance

The photonics community is getting more involved in plasmonic detectors that detect light. Plasmonics permits lighting to be directed into microscopic areas in metal frameworks; this feature might imitate further advancements in the effectiveness of detectors that detect light. Plasmonic nanostructures may alter light at a subwavelength scale and have been seen as an effective...

The Role of the Axes of the Three Metal Nano-ellipsoids of Size Constant in the Energy Absorption Rate Change in the Hybrid System

This work discusses the three-dimensional hybrid system of three metal nano-ellipsoids and semiconductor quantum dot to obtain the energy absorption rate caused by the direct and indirect contribution of the interaction between the semiconductor quantum dot and the three metal nano-ellipsoids. We investigate the interaction between excitons and surface plasmons by applying three...

Developments in Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a nanoscale phenomenon associated with noble metal nanostructures that has long been studied and has gained considerable interest in recent years. These resonances produce sharp spectral absorption and scattering peaks, along with strong electromagnetic near-field enhancements. Over the past decade, advancements in the fabrication of...

Review of Innovative Cavity Designs in Metal–Insulator-Metal Waveguide-Based Plasmonic Sensors

Plasmonic sensors utilizing metal–insulator-metal (MIM) waveguides represent a significant advancement in sensing technology due to their high sensitivity and versatility. These sensors leverage surface plasmon polaritons to detect minute changes in the surrounding environment, making them highly effective for a range of applications. For instance, they can precisely measure...

On the Transmission Line Analogy for Modeling Plasmonic Nanowire Circuits

Modeling slot waveguides using the analogy with transmission lines in microwaves proved itself to be an accurate and simple method for characterizing plasmonic field propagation. Here, the possibility of generalizing the applicability of this method to plasmonic circuits consisting of nanowires is analyzed. It is found that it can be applied as long as the circuit can be divided...

Comparative Analysis of Two Different MIM Configurations of a Plasmonic Nanoantenna

Two plasmonic nanoantenna configurations—nanodisk and nanostrip arrays—in a metal–insulator-metal (MIM) setup were proposed, optimized, and compared by simulating their optical properties in three-dimensional models using COMSOL Multiphysics software. The optical responses, including electric field enhancement, absorption, reflection, and transmission spectra, were systematically...

Versatile Terahertz Metamaterial Sensor for Biomedical Applications

In this work, we propose a THz metamaterial for biomedical applications. The full vectorial finite element method is used to design and analyze the reported biosensor. The proposed sensor is based on increasing the confinement of the electric and magnetic fields at the analyte layer at the resonance frequency. Hence, any slight variation of the optical properties of the analyte...

The Energy Absorption Rate for Three Metal Nano-ellipsoids in a Three-Dimensional Hybrid System

We study the properties of the three-dimensional hybrid system consisting of three metal nano-ellipsoids and semiconductor quantum dots. Our objective is to determine the energy absorption rate of the three metal nano-ellipsoids caused by the indirect contribution of the interaction between the semiconductor quantum dot and the three metal nano-ellipsoids. We compare two...

Electrostatic Dipole Polarizability and Plasmon Resonances of Multilayer Nanoshells

We propose a generalized formula for calculating the dipole polarizability of spherical multilayer nanoshells (MNSs) within the long-wavelength approximation (LWA). Given a MNS with a finite number of concentric layers, radii, and dielectric properties, embedded in a dielectric medium, in the presence of a uniform electric field, we show that its frequency-dependent and complex...

A Very Compact Metamaterial-Based Triple-Band Sensor in Terahertz Spectrum as a Perfect Absorber for Human Blood Cancer Diagnostics

Nowadays, early cancer identification and surveillance have become vital problems. This research paper explores the development of a small, three-band sensor harnessing the potential of terahertz (THz) technology and metamaterials (MTMs) to diagnose blood cancer. The proposed sensor holds the promise of a paradigm shift in the diagnosis of blood cancer by offering a non-invasive...

Dynamic Tunable Liquid-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor Based on Graphene Plasmon

The combination of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and graphene-supporting surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) presents a new approach to achieving a plasmonic sensor with adjustable properties in the terahertz (THz) frequency range. In this study, we investigate a liquid-core PCF-based graphene plasmonic sensor, where the analyte to be detected is located on both the sensing layer...