Fabrication of optical gas sensors using porphyrin-based nano-assembled thin films: A Comparison with bulk materials

Sergiy O. Korposh, Naoki Takahara, Seung Woo Lee, Toyoki Kunitake

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Abstract

In this study two kinds of biological origins, porphyrin and bacteriorhodopsin that were embedded into polymer matrix and into inorganic sol-gel matrix, respectively, were employed as active elements for an optical sensor. To confirm the usefulness of the consequent nano-scale matrix in the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), aromatics and amine compounds, anionic tetrakis-(4-sulfophenyl)porphine (TSPP) was alternately assembled with cationic poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) on quartz plates. The performance and sensor parameters of the nano-scale thickness porphyrin-based thin film and bacteriorhodopsin thick film are compared. The sensing principle is based on monitoring the optical changes of the Q-band at 700 nm for the porphyrin film and at 570 nm for the bacteriorhodopsin Aim. This work was a first step in the development of a fiber-optic gas sensor which employs thin films as sensitive elements for the detection of different gases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - IEEE-NANO 2007, Proceedings
Pages1037-1040
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - IEEE-NANO 2007 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: Aug 2 2007Aug 5 2007

Publication series

Name2007 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - IEEE-NANO 2007, Proceedings

Other

Other2007 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - IEEE-NANO 2007
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period8/2/078/5/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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