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The effects of SiO2 shapes on the SPR sensor are investigated through modeling and simulation with the refractive index of the media to be measured ranging from 1.330 to 1.365. The results show that the sensitivity of Au\/SiO2 nanospheres could be as high as 2875.4 nm\/RIU, which is 25.96% higher than that of the sensor with a gold array. More interestingly, the increase in sensor sensitivity is attributed to the change in SiO2 material morphology. 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