Sensitivity enhancement of the SPR biosensor for Pseudomonas bacterial detection employing a silicon-barium titanate structure.

A novel, to the best of our knowledge, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor, employing a silicon-barium titanate structure for Pseudomonas bacterial detection, is designed. Three bacterial attachments operate as a protective layer for the detection process with refractive indices (RI) of 1.437, 1.49368, and 1.5265. Performance analysis shows a sensitivity (S) of 155, 168, and 370°/RIU at RI of 1.5265 for Structures 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Additionally, the proposed sensor (Structure 3) accomplishes a magnified figure of merit (FOM) of 86.43 and quality factor of 86.65 at the RI of 1.5265. Finally, the proposed sensor's performance is compared with that of the existing sensors, thus demonstrating a heightened S and FOM.