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Sensing of ozone based on its quenching effect on the photoluminescence of CdSe-based core-shell quantum dots

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Thin films of CdSe-based core-shell type quantum dots (CdSe/CdZnS, CdSe/ZnS and CdSeTe/ZnS) deposited on glass substrate were found to undergo a reversible change in photoluminescence (PL) on exposure to ozone in concentrations as low as 0.1 ppm in air. PL decreased rapidly on adding ozone and fully recovered after changing back to pure air. The PL of the CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) was not quenched by pure oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, and air containing hydrogen. A comparison of various CdSe-based core-shell type QDs with different emission colors showed that green-emitting QDs with smaller size were more sensitive to ozone, while red-emitting QDs (of larger size) were more resistant to high concentrations of ozone. The response time of the sensor (for a 90 % signal change) was in the order of 10–20 min. The reversible, reproducible and selective response to ozone at room temperature under atmospheric pressure suggested that these QDs have a great potential in terms of fluorescent sensing of ozone.

Thin films of CdSe-based core-shell type QDs showed reversible change in photoluminescence (PL) by O3 in concentration as low as 0.1 ppm in air at room temperature. The PL is not affected by O2, N2, Ar, CO2, or H2

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This work was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 26410201 (to M. Ando and Y. Shigeri) and 15H01099 (to V. Biju), and LIXIL JS Foundation Research Grant Number 13-05 (to M. Ando).

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  1. Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka, 563-8577, Japan

    Masanori Ando, Takuya Kamimura & Koichi Uegaki

  2. Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20W10, Kita-Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan

    Vasudevanpillai Biju

  3. Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka, 563-8577, Japan

    Yasushi Shigeri

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Ando, M., Kamimura, T., Uegaki, K. et al. Sensing of ozone based on its quenching effect on the photoluminescence of CdSe-based core-shell quantum dots. Microchim Acta 183, 3019–3024 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-016-1938-9

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