Polypyrrole thin film fiber optic chemical sensor for detection of VOCs

Hongyi Qin; Atul Kulkarni; Hang Zhang; Hojoong Kim; Dong Jiang; Taesung Kim

doi:10.1016/j.snb.2011.06.009

Polypyrrole thin film fiber optic chemical sensor for detection of VOCs

Hongyi Qin, Atul Kulkarni, Hang Zhang, Hojoong Kim, Dong Jiang, Taesung Kim

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

A fiber optic reflectance sensor (FORS) using Polypyrrole (PPy) conducting polymer to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is demonstrated. The conventional interfacial polymerization method is used to synthesize a sensitive polypyrrole membrane, which shows relatively low roughness and high reflectivity. In general the changes in electrical properties of conductive polymers are explored in sensing applications, however their optical properties have been less explored. In the present study, we evaluate the optical properties of PPy and transfer on the end face of polymer optical fiber (POF) for the detection of VOCs. The change in the reflected optical signal from PPy upon interaction with the VOCs is systematically evaluated. The fabricated PPy FORS shows the excellent sensitivity to the VOCs under test with the detection limit up to 1 ppm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-228
Number of pages	6
Journal	Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume	158
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2011.06.009
State	Published - 15 Nov 2011

Keywords

Polymer optical fiber
Polypyrrole
Reflectance
Thin film
Volatile organic compounds

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