Surface plasmon resonance of nanoshell particles with PMMA-graphene core. Issue 6 (28th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Doležel, Ivo; Tarparelli, Richard; Iovine, Renato; La Spada, Luigi; Vegni, Lucio
• Is Part Of: Compel. Volume 33:Issue 6(2014)
• Page Start: 2016
• Page End: 2029
• Publication Date: 2014-10-28
• Subjects: Electrical engineering -- Data Processing -- Periodicals; Electrical engineering -- Mathematics -- Periodicals; Electrical engineering -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Data Processing -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Mathematics -- Periodicals; 621.3
• DOI: 10.1108/COMPEL-11-2013-0351
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0332-1649

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</title> <p> – The purpose of this paper is to contribute an analytical and numerical study of a new type of nanoshell particles operating in the visible regime.</p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</title> <p> – The structure consists of a core/shell particle, arranged in a planar array configuration, with a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-graphene core and gold thin shell. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</title> <p> – By exploiting the proposed analytical model the design of a metamaterial-based sensor, operating in the optical frequency range, for the detection of tissue diseases is shown. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</title> <p> – Full-wave simulations confirm the capability of the proposed sensor to identify different compounds by refractive index measurement.</p> </sec> </abstract>