Graphene-Gold-Au@Ag NPs-PDMS Films Coated Fiber Optic for Refractive Index and Temperature Sensing

Qing Huang, Yong Wang, Wenjie Zhu, Tianting Lai, Jiankun Peng, Dajuan Lyu, Donglai Guo, Yinquan Yuan, Elfed Lewis, Minghong Yang

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Abstract

A novel fiber-optic refractive index (RI) and temperature sensor based on a multimode-single-mode-multimode fiber (MMF-SMF-MMF) structure coated with graphene-metal hybrid films was proposed and investigated. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based RI sensitivity is improved by the addition of the graphene layer above or below the gold coating of the fiber and then further enhanced with the addition of gold-silver core-shell nanoparticles (Au@Ag NPs). Furthermore, the surface of graphene-Au-Au@Ag NPs film was modified with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for temperature sensing, achieving a high sensitivity of -1.02 nm/°C with good repeatability. This new structure with graphene-gold-Au@Ag NPs-PDMS hybrid films shows applications in many fields, including environmental protection, clean energy, and nano-medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8731925
Pages (from-to)1205-1208
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume31
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Au@Ag nanoparticles
  • graphene
  • Optical fiber
  • refractive index
  • surface plasmon resonance
  • temperature

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