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Theoretical evaluation of the refractive index sensing capability using the coupling of Tamm–Fano resonance in one-dimensional photonic crystals

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Biophotonic sensing techniques are an accurate best way for biosensing measurements. The main aim of the proposed device is to make a more effective sensor to detect the change in the refractive index of a sample. This sensor is based on the Tamm–Fano resonance in gold/porous semiconductor photonic crystal. Porous Gallium nitride has been used as an alternative multilayer Bragg reflector. The proposed structure composed of prism/Au/porous GaN/(GaN/porous GaN) N/substrate. The numerical studies for the proposed structure are calculated using the transfer matrix method. The sensitivity, FoM, and Q-factor observed from this device are 3 × 104 nm/RIU, 6.6 × 104 RIU−1, and 9 × 108. This study records sensitivity 2875 times higher than the experimental study of a similar structure in other wavelength range. The proposed sensor can be used in biosensing applications because it records high local environment sensitivity.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia for funding this work through the Research Group Program under Grant No. R.G.P 2/127/42.

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  1. TH-PPM Group, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

    Zaky A. Zaky & Arafa H. Aly

  2. Department of Physics, Government Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, 334001

    Arvind Sharma

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, PO Box 394, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia

    S. Alamri

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ZAZ invented the original idea for the study, implemented the computer code, performed the numerical simulations, analyzed the data, wrote and revised the main manuscript text. AS wrote the main manuscript text and analyzed the data. SA co-wrote and revised the main manuscript. AHA discussed the results and supervised this work. All the authors developed the final manuscript.

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Zaky, Z.A., Sharma, A., Alamri, S. et al. Theoretical evaluation of the refractive index sensing capability using the coupling of Tamm–Fano resonance in one-dimensional photonic crystals. Appl Nanosci 11, 2261–2270 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01965-7

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