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Surface plasmon resonance based fiber-optic nanosensor for the pesticide fenitrothion utilizing Ta 2 O 5 nanostructures sequestered onto a reduced graphene oxide matrix

Surface plasmon resonance based fiber-optic nanosensor for the pesticide fenitrothion utilizing Ta 2 O 5 nanostructures sequestered onto a reduced graphene oxide matrix

Ravi Kant

Mikrochim Acta. 2019 Dec 3;187(1):8.

PMID: 31797057

Abstract:

A surface plasmon resonance study was carried out for the identification and determination of the organophosphate pesticide fenitrothion via an optical fiber sensor. A thin layer of silver was deposited on the unclad core of silica optical fiber for plasmon generation. This was followed by the deposition of a sensing surface comprising a layer of tantalum(V) oxide nanoparticles sequestered in a nano-scaled matrix of reduced graphene oxide. The sensing mechanism is due to the interaction of fenitrothion with the silver film which leads to a change in refractive index.. Characterized by a wavelength interrogation scheme, the fiber-optic sensor exhibited a red shift equalling 56 nm corresponding to fenitrothion concentration in the range 0.25-4 μM including the blank solution. The spectral sensitivity is 24 nm μM-1, the limit of detection is 38 nM, and the response time is as short as 23 s. The sensor is selective, repeatable and works at ambient temperature. Graphical abstractSchematic representation of the sensing mechanism of an SPR based fiber-optic fenitrothion sensor utilizing modification in refractive index of sensing surface comprising of tantalum(V) oxide (Ta2O5) nanoparticles embedded in reduced graphene oxide (rGO) caused by interaction with fenitrothion entities.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP1314610	Tantalum(V) oxide		1314-61-0	Price

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