Surface plasmon resonance of nanoshell particles with PMMA-graphene core

Abstract

Purpose

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.

Design/methodology/approach

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.

Findings

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.

Originality/value

Full-wave simulations confirm the capability of the proposed sensor to identify different compounds by refractive index measurement.

Citation

Tarparelli, R., Iovine, R., La Spada, L. and Vegni, L. (2014), "Surface plasmon resonance of nanoshell particles with PMMA-graphene core", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 33 No. 6, pp. 2016-2029. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-11-2013-0351