Plasmon Laser Sensor Schematic (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Plasmon Laser Sensor Schematic

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The plasmon laser sensor consists of a 50-nanometer-thick semiconductor separated from the metal surface by an 8-nanometer-thick dielectric gap layer. Surface defects on the semiconductor interact with molecules of the explosive DNT.

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Ren-Min Ma and Sadao Ota

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