Table 6 The different values for the volume fraction of nanoparticles in nanocomposite materials.

From: Angular surface plasmon resonance-based sensor with a silver nanocomposite layer for effective water pollution detection

Volume fraction of nanoparticle

\({\text{S}}=\frac{{\Delta \theta }}{{\Delta n}(0.01)}\left(\circ/{RIU}\right)\)

Rmin (ns.m = 1.33)

1 × 10–1

346.23

0.230

4 × 10–1

409.16

0.095

8 × 10–1

424.47

0.076

9 × 10–1

424.47

0.074

9.5 × 10–1

435.29

0.073