A Colorimetric Multifunctional Sensing Method for Structural-Durability-Health Monitoring Systems

  • Healin Im
  • , Seongin Hong
  • , Yunsu Lee
  • , Hanseung Lee
  • , Sunkook Kim

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Abstract

A colorimetric multifunctional phototransmittance-based structural durability monitoring system is developed. The system consists of an array with four indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO)-based phototransistors, a light source at a wavelength of 405 nm through a side-emitting optical fiber, and pH- and Cl-selective color-variable membranes. Under illumination at the wavelength of 405 nm at corrosion status, the pH- and Cl-responsive membrane, showing a change in their color, generates a change in the intensity of the transmitted light, which is received by the phototransistor array in the form of an electrical current. Ids and R (Ids/IpH12) are inversely proportional to the pH, which ranges from 10 to 12. When the pH drops from 12 to 10, the magnitude of Ids and R increases to ≈103. In the case of Cl detection, Ids and R (Ids/ICl0 wt%) increase nearly 50 times with an increase in Cl concentration of 0.05 wt%, and when the Cl concentration reaches 0.30 wt%, Ids and R increase to ≈103 times greater. This multifunctional colorimetric durability sensing system demonstrates considerable potential as a novel smart-diagnostic tool of structural durability with high stability, high sensitivity, and multifunction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1807552
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume31
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • building structural durability
  • color-variable membranes
  • multifunctional sensor arrays

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