Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensitivity Enhancement Based on Protonated Polyaniline Films Doped by Aluminum Nitrate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis Technique
2.2. Characterization Techniques
2.3. Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Physicochemical Properties
3.2. Optical Characterizations
3.3. Electrical Conductivity
3.4. Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Absorption Bands | Al(NO3)3 0 wt.% | Al(NO3)3 2 wt.% | Al(NO3)3 4 wt.% | Al(NO3)3 8 wt.% | Al(NO3)3 16 wt.% | Al(NO3)3 32 wt.% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
out-of-plane bending | 506 | 510 | 515 | 517 | 519 | 521 |
iminoquinone | 660 | 658 | 656 | 652 | 650 | 646 |
paradisubstituted aromatic rings | 825 | 827 | 828 | 829 | 832 | 835 |
in-plane bending vibrations | 1178 | 1178 | 1178 | 1184 | 1184 | 1184 |
aromatic stretching | 1320 | 1320 | 1320 | 1329 | 1334 | 1334 |
stretching ) | 1515 | 1514 | 1511 | 1511 | 1511 | 1511 |
stretching ) | 1615 | 1615 | 1615 | 1615 | 1615 | 1615 |
Al(NO3)3 Concentration [wt.] | Refractive Index n | Extinction Coefficient k | SPR Angle [°] | SPR Sensitivity [deg/RIU] | Figure of Merit (FOM) [RIU−1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold layer | 0.15 [66] | 4.91 [66] | 59.9 | 114.5 | 79.51 |
0 | 1.51 | 0.11 | 64.3 | 107.0 | 8.99 |
2 | 1.61 | 0.13 | 67.0 | 117.5 | 8.64 |
4 | 1.63 | 0.17 | 67.9 | 119.5 | 6.91 |
8 | 1.67 | 0.19 | 69.1 | 124.5 | 6.66 |
16 | 1.87 | 0.21 | 75.0 | 147.5 | 7.45 |
32 | 1.96 | 0.24 | 78.2 | 159.0 | 7.23 |
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Al-Bataineh, Q.M.; Shpacovitch, V.; Sadiq, D.; Telfah, A.; Hergenröder, R. Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensitivity Enhancement Based on Protonated Polyaniline Films Doped by Aluminum Nitrate. Biosensors 2022, 12, 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121122
Al-Bataineh QM, Shpacovitch V, Sadiq D, Telfah A, Hergenröder R. Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensitivity Enhancement Based on Protonated Polyaniline Films Doped by Aluminum Nitrate. Biosensors. 2022; 12(12):1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121122
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl-Bataineh, Qais M., Victoria Shpacovitch, Diyar Sadiq, Ahmad Telfah, and Roland Hergenröder. 2022. "Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensitivity Enhancement Based on Protonated Polyaniline Films Doped by Aluminum Nitrate" Biosensors 12, no. 12: 1122. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121122