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Dopamine detection on activated reaction field consisting of graphene-integrated silicon photonic cavity
Author(s) -
Rai Kou,
Yuzuki Kobayashi,
Shinichi Inoue,
Tai Tsuchizawa,
Yuko Ueno,
Satoru Suzuki,
Hiroki Hibino,
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto,
Hirochika Nakajima,
Koji Yamada
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.032058
Subject(s) - graphene , materials science , optoelectronics , photonics , nanotechnology , resonator , silicon , silicon photonics
Graphene is widely recognized as an outstanding and multi-functional material in various application fields such as electronics, photonics, mechanics, and life sciences. We propose a neurotransmitter sensor with ultra-small volume for detecting the photonic light-matter response. Such detection can be achieved using surface-activated monolayer graphene sheets and CMOS-compatible silicon-photonic circuits. Patterned pieces of CVD-grown graphene are integrated on the top of a silicon micro-ring resonator, which induce the adsorption of catecholamine molecules originated from the π-stacking effect. We used dopamine to demonstrate such detection and examine the sensitivity of graphene-dopamine coupling. To avoid high optical insertion loss and degradation of resonance characteristics caused by a graphene's extremely high optical absorption coefficient in the near infrared region, a ring resonator with adjusted coupling design is used to compensate for the drawbacks. Owing to the advanced nano-sensing platform and measurement system, an activated graphene-sensing surface of only ∼30 µm 2 /ch enables π coupling to dopamine with enough sensitivity to detect less than 10-µM solution concentration. The detection mechanism through the surface reaction is also verified by optical simulation and atomic force microscopy measurement, revealing that the flowing dopamine molecules can only occupy the outermost surface of graphene. We expect this sensor to contribute to the development of an innovative label-free and disposable bio-sensing platform with accurate, sensitive, and fast response.

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