Wideband graphene-based THz metasurface absorber with cylindrical dielectric resonator for biomedical refractive index sensing
摘要
This study proposes a wideband graphene-based metasurface absorber on a quartz substrate, offering enhanced absorption, intrinsic tunability, and suitability for advanced sensing and biomedical diagnostics. Unlike conventional absorbers requiring external components, its resonance frequency is dynamically tuned by varying graphene’s relaxation time (0.1–0.3 ps), enabling efficient frequency modulation with simplified structure. The metasurface demonstrates high sensitivity to refractive index variations of hemoglobin and urine, directly linked to clinically relevant parameters such as glucose and uric acid. It achieves maximum sensitivity of 2.0 THz/RIU (FOM = 11.1/RIU) for hemoglobin and 6THz/RIU (FOM = 24/RIU) for urine. Additionally, it enhances SNR and suppresses EMI, improving MRI imaging. These features establish it as a promising platform for next-generation terahertz sensing and EMI-shielding applications.