Sensitivity-enhanced surface plasmon resonance sensor utilizing a tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanosheets overlayer

Hao Wang; Hui Zhang; Jiangli Dong; Shiqi Hu; Wenguo Zhu; Wentao Qiu; Huihui Lu; Jianhui Yu; Heyuan Guan; Shecheng Gao; Zhaohui Li; Weiping Liu; Miao He; Jun Zhang; Zhe Chen; Yunhan Luo

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000485

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