• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 3, 740 (2022)
Zijian Cui1、2, Yue Wang1、2、4、*, Yongqiang Shi3, Yongqiang Zhu1, Dachi Zhang1, Zhiqi Hong3, and Xuping Feng3、5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectric and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
  • 3College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • 4e-mail: wangyue2017@xaut.edu.cn
  • 5e-mail: fengxp@zju.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.450017 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zijian Cui, Yue Wang, Yongqiang Shi, Yongqiang Zhu, Dachi Zhang, Zhiqi Hong, Xuping Feng. Significant sensing performance of an all-silicon terahertz metasurface chip for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(3): 740 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The promising prospect of a terahertz metasurface in sensing and detection applications has attracted increasing attention because of its ability to overcome the classical diffraction limit and the enhancement of field intensity. In this work, a novel scheme based on an all-silicon terahertz plasmon metasurface is proposed and experimentally demonstrated to be a highly sensitive biosensor for the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin. The regression coefficients between Bacillus thuringiensis protein concentrations and the spectral resonance intensity and frequency were 0.8988 and 0.9238, respectively. The resonance amplitude variation and frequency shift of the metasurface were investigated in terms of both thickness and permittivity change of the analyte, which reflected the protein residue in the actual process. Moreover, the reliability and stability of the metasurface chip were verified by time period, temperature, and humidity control. These results promise the ability of the proposed metasurface chip as a Bacillus thuringiensis protein sensor with high sensitivity and stability. In addition, this novel device strategy provides opportunities for the advancement of terahertz functional applications in the fields of biochemical sensing and detection.
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    Zijian Cui, Yue Wang, Yongqiang Shi, Yongqiang Zhu, Dachi Zhang, Zhiqi Hong, Xuping Feng. Significant sensing performance of an all-silicon terahertz metasurface chip for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(3): 740
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