Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application

Ethanol is a highly combustible chemical universally designed for biomedical applications. In this paper, optical sensing performance of tapered multimode fiber tip coated with carbon nanotube (CNT) thin film towards aqueous ethanol with different concentrations is investigated. The tapered optical...

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Main Authors: Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod, Girei, Saad Hayatu, M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Paiman, Suriati, Yaacob, Mohd. Hanif
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Published: MDPI AG 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/
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author Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod
Girei, Saad Hayatu
M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Paiman, Suriati
Yaacob, Mohd. Hanif
author_facet Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod
Girei, Saad Hayatu
M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Paiman, Suriati
Yaacob, Mohd. Hanif
author_sort Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Ethanol is a highly combustible chemical universally designed for biomedical applications. In this paper, optical sensing performance of tapered multimode fiber tip coated with carbon nanotube (CNT) thin film towards aqueous ethanol with different concentrations is investigated. The tapered optical multimode fiber tip is coated with CNT using drop-casting technique and is annealed at 70 °C to enhance the binding of the nanomaterial to the silica fiber tip. The optical fiber tip and the CNT sensing layer are micro-characterized using FESEM and Raman spectroscopy techniques. When the developed sensor was exposed to different concentrations of ethanol (5% to 80%), the sensor reflectance reduced proportionally. The developed sensors showed high sensitivity, repeatability and fast responses (<55 s) towards ethanol.
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spelling upm-346292019-10-23T07:51:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/ Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod Girei, Saad Hayatu M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Mahdi, Mohd Adzir Abdul Rashid, Suraya Paiman, Suriati Yaacob, Mohd. Hanif Ethanol is a highly combustible chemical universally designed for biomedical applications. In this paper, optical sensing performance of tapered multimode fiber tip coated with carbon nanotube (CNT) thin film towards aqueous ethanol with different concentrations is investigated. The tapered optical multimode fiber tip is coated with CNT using drop-casting technique and is annealed at 70 °C to enhance the binding of the nanomaterial to the silica fiber tip. The optical fiber tip and the CNT sensing layer are micro-characterized using FESEM and Raman spectroscopy techniques. When the developed sensor was exposed to different concentrations of ethanol (5% to 80%), the sensor reflectance reduced proportionally. The developed sensors showed high sensitivity, repeatability and fast responses (<55 s) towards ethanol. MDPI AG 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/1/34629.pdf Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod and Girei, Saad Hayatu and M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir and Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Paiman, Suriati and Yaacob, Mohd. Hanif (2015) Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application. Sensors, 15 (5). pp. 10452-10464. ISSN 1424-8220 http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/5/10452 10.3390/s150510452
spellingShingle Shabaneh, Arafat Abdallah Abdelwadod
Girei, Saad Hayatu
M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Paiman, Suriati
Yaacob, Mohd. Hanif
Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
title Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
title_full Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
title_fullStr Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
title_short Dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
title_sort dynamic response of tapered optical multimode fiber coated with carbon nanotubes for ethanol sensing application
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34629/1/34629.pdf