Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8

An optical fibre long period grating (LPG) based volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor coated with ZIF-8, a material from the zeolite imidazolate framework (ZIF) family, functional coating is presented. ZIF-8 film was deposited onto the surface of the LPG using an in-situ crystallization technique...

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Main Authors: Hromadka, Jiri, Tokay, Begum, Correia, Ricardo, Morgan, Stephen P., Korposh, Sergiy
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author Hromadka, Jiri
Tokay, Begum
Correia, Ricardo
Morgan, Stephen P.
Korposh, Sergiy
author_facet Hromadka, Jiri
Tokay, Begum
Correia, Ricardo
Morgan, Stephen P.
Korposh, Sergiy
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description An optical fibre long period grating (LPG) based volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor coated with ZIF-8, a material from the zeolite imidazolate framework (ZIF) family, functional coating is presented. ZIF-8 film was deposited onto the surface of the LPG using an in-situ crystallization technique by mixing freshly prepared 12.5 mM zinc nitrate hexahydrate and 25 mM 2-metyl-imidazole solutions in methanol. A concentration specific response to acetone, ethanol and methanol vapour was obtained over the high concentration range up to tens thousands ppm. The LPG based sensor works at phase-matching turning point (PMTP) and such operates at the highest sensitivity. A novel approach for the data analysis based on the measurement of the bandwidth of the U-shaped attenuation band of the LPG is introduced. The optimized sensor shows a sensitivity of 0.015 ± 0.001 and 0.018 ± 0.0015 nm/ppm and limit of detection (LOD) of 6.67 and 5.56 ppm for acetone and ethanol respectively.
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spelling nottingham-495672020-05-04T19:35:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49567/ Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8 Hromadka, Jiri Tokay, Begum Correia, Ricardo Morgan, Stephen P. Korposh, Sergiy An optical fibre long period grating (LPG) based volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor coated with ZIF-8, a material from the zeolite imidazolate framework (ZIF) family, functional coating is presented. ZIF-8 film was deposited onto the surface of the LPG using an in-situ crystallization technique by mixing freshly prepared 12.5 mM zinc nitrate hexahydrate and 25 mM 2-metyl-imidazole solutions in methanol. A concentration specific response to acetone, ethanol and methanol vapour was obtained over the high concentration range up to tens thousands ppm. The LPG based sensor works at phase-matching turning point (PMTP) and such operates at the highest sensitivity. A novel approach for the data analysis based on the measurement of the bandwidth of the U-shaped attenuation band of the LPG is introduced. The optimized sensor shows a sensitivity of 0.015 ± 0.001 and 0.018 ± 0.0015 nm/ppm and limit of detection (LOD) of 6.67 and 5.56 ppm for acetone and ethanol respectively. Elsevier 2018-05-01 Article PeerReviewed Hromadka, Jiri, Tokay, Begum, Correia, Ricardo, Morgan, Stephen P. and Korposh, Sergiy (2018) Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 260 . pp. 685-692. ISSN 0925-4005 Long period grating (LPG); Metal organic framework (MOF); ZIF-8; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensor; Ethanol; Methanol; Acetone https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.01.015 doi:10.1016/j.snb.2018.01.015 doi:10.1016/j.snb.2018.01.015
spellingShingle Long period grating (LPG); Metal organic framework (MOF); ZIF-8; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensor; Ethanol; Methanol; Acetone
Hromadka, Jiri
Tokay, Begum
Correia, Ricardo
Morgan, Stephen P.
Korposh, Sergiy
Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8
title Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8
title_full Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8
title_fullStr Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8
title_full_unstemmed Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8
title_short Highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework ZIF-8
title_sort highly sensitive volatile organic compounds vapour measurements using a long period grating optical fibre sensor coated with metal organic framework zif-8
topic Long period grating (LPG); Metal organic framework (MOF); ZIF-8; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensor; Ethanol; Methanol; Acetone
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