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New Approach for Selective Vapor Sensing Using Structurally Colored Self-Assembled Films

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We demonstrate that selective sensing of multiple vapors can be accomplished using a structurally colored colloidal crystal film formed from composite core/shell nanospheres and multivariate spectral analysis of vapor response. To improve the detection of color changes of the sensing colloidal crystal film at relatively low vapor partial pressures (P/P 0 ≤ 0.1, where P is the partial pressure of vapor and P 0 is the saturation vapor pressure), we apply a differential spectroscopy measurement approach. The vapor-sensing selectivity is provided by the combination of the composite nature of the colloidal nanospheres in the film with the multivariate analysis of the spectral changes of the film reflectivity upon exposure to different vapors. The multianalyte sensing was demonstrated using a colloidal crystal film composed of 326-nm diameter core polystyrene spheres coated with a 20-nm thick silica shell. Discrimination of water, acetonitrile, toluene, and dichloromethane vapors using a single sensing colloidal crystal film was evaluated applying principal components analysis of the reflectivity spectra.

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This work has been supported by GE Corporate long-term research funds. We thank Prof. Sanford Asher from the University of Pittsburgh for useful discussions.

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    Radislav A. Potyrailo, Zhebo Ding, Matthew D. Butts, Sarah E. Genovese & Tao Deng

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Potyrailo, R.A., Ding, Z., Butts, M.D., Genovese, S.E., Deng, T. (2009). New Approach for Selective Vapor Sensing Using Structurally Colored Self-Assembled Films. In: Fan, X. (eds) Advanced Photonic Structures for Biological and Chemical Detection. Integrated Analytical Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-98063-8_4

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