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Mid-infrared Gas Sensing Using Graphene Plasmons Tuned by Reversible Chemical Doping
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posted on 2020-03-25, 11:37 authored by Nestor
Jr. Bareza, Kavitha K. Gopalan, Rose Alani, Bruno Paulillo, Valerio PruneriHighly confined plasmon
modes in nanostructured graphene can be
used to detect tiny quantities of biological and gas molecules. In
biosensing, a specific biomarker can be concentrated close to graphene,
where the optical field is enhanced, by using an ad-hoc functional
layer (e.g., antibodies). Inspired by this approach, in this paper
we exploit the chemical and gas adsorption properties of an ultrathin
polymer layer deposited on a nanostructured graphene surface to demonstrate
a new gas sensing scheme. A proof-of-concept experiment using polyethylenimine
(PEI) that is chemically reactive to CO2 molecules is presented.
Upon CO2 adsorption, the sensor optical response changes
because of PEI vibrational modes enhancement and shift in plasmon
resonance, the latter related to polymer-induced doping of graphene.
We show that the change in optical response is reversed during CO2 desorption. The demonstrated limit of detection (LOD) of
390 ppm corresponds to the lowest value detectable in ambient atmosphere,
which can be lowered by operating in vacuum. By using specific adsorption
polymers, the proposed sensing scheme can be easily extended to other
relevant gases, for example, volatile organic compounds.
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plasmon resonanceCO 2 moleculesLODReversible Chemical Dopingadsorption polymersgas adsorption propertiesPEI vibrational modes enhancementCO 2 adsorptionschemeambient atmosphereGraphene Plasmons Tunedultrathin polymer layerMid-infrared Gasproof-of-concept experimentgas moleculesnanostructured grapheneresponse changes390 ppmplasmon modesCO 2 desorptionpolymer-induced dopingnanostructured graphene surface
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