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Surface Plasmon Resonance

Surface plasmon resonance is a surface sensitive spectroscopic technique that measures changes in the refractive index of a medium in direct contact with a nanoparticle surface. It involves propagating electron density waves that occur at the interface between a metal and dielectric. When a polarized light beam is transmitted through a prism with a deposited nanoparticle film and reaches a specific angle greater than the angle of total internal reflection, a sharp minimum is observed in the reflection coefficient due to losses in the metal, creating surface plasmons. SPR can be used as a sensitive technique for pH, temperature, pressure, and other environmental sensors as well as for protein detection. It offers advantages such as being label-free, reusable, and allowing real-time monitoring.

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Surface Plasmon Resonance

Surface plasmon resonance is a surface sensitive spectroscopic technique that measures changes in the refractive index of a medium in direct contact with a nanoparticle surface. It involves propagating electron density waves that occur at the interface between a metal and dielectric. When a polarized light beam is transmitted through a prism with a deposited nanoparticle film and reaches a specific angle greater than the angle of total internal reflection, a sharp minimum is observed in the reflection coefficient due to losses in the metal, creating surface plasmons. SPR can be used as a sensitive technique for pH, temperature, pressure, and other environmental sensors as well as for protein detection. It offers advantages such as being label-free, reusable, and allowing real-time monitoring.

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Surface Plasmon Resonance

Prepared by
Shaon Debnath
Surface Plasmon resonance

• Surface plasmon resonance is the surface sensitive spectroscopic


method which measures the changes in the refractive index of the
medium directly in contact with nanoparticle surface.
• The localized confined to surface and interact with light resulting in
polarities.
• Propagating electron density waves occurring at the interface
between metal and dielectric.
The Kretschmann setup 
Detector

• A nanoparticle film are deposited on the base of a dielectric prism.


• A beam of polarized light is transmitted through the prism.
• At a specific angle greater than the angle of total internal
reflection, a sharp minimum is observed in the reflection
coefficient, due to losses in the metal.
• The surface plasmons are electromagnetic waves that propagate
parallel to the metal surface from that interface the plasmons are
created.
SPR sensitive materials
• Gold (Au)
• Silver (Ag)
• Palladium (Pd)
• Tin (Sn)
• Copper (Cu)

SPR application
SPR is sensitive to its local environment such as refractive index of the
surrounding medium, temperature, pressure, humidity, pH etc
• pH sensor
• Temperature sensor
• Pressure sensor
• Protein detection
Application of Surface Plasmon Resonance 

Fig. Schematic illustration of the pH sensing technique using optical fibre

Fig. The transmission spectra of an Au nanoparticle coated optic fiber at different pH values
Ref. Su, X.; Wang, C.; Ohodnicki, P. R.; Brown, T.; Keller, M. Development of Fiber Optic Sensors for Downhole pH Measurement; NETL-TRS-7- 2015; EPAct Technical
Report Series; U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Pittsburgh, PA, 2015; p 24.
Advantage of Surface Plasmon Resonance technique

• Label free detection


• Reusable sensor
• Real time monitoring

Limitation of Surface Plasmon Resonance technique

• Very limited to choice of metals such as gold and silver.


• Sample need to be homogenous
• Refractive index is temperature dependant
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