Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol
Background: Optical fiber sensors gains popularity as an alternative and a better solution compared to its electronics counterpart. Especially in detecting hazardous materials, optical fiber sensors prove to have many advantages such as miniaturization, remote yet real-time sensing and immune to e...
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| author | Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri Talah, Ali Rosli, Mohd Anwarul Arif M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Tamchek, Nizam |
| author_facet | Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri Talah, Ali Rosli, Mohd Anwarul Arif M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Tamchek, Nizam |
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| description | Background: Optical fiber sensors gains popularity as an alternative and a better solution compared to its
electronics counterpart. Especially in detecting hazardous materials, optical fiber sensors prove to have many
advantages such as miniaturization, remote yet real-time sensing and immune to electromagnetics interference.
Methods: In this paper, we used a 40um tapered standard multi-mode fiber coated with gold (Au), palladium (Pd)
and mixtures of Au-Pd nano-composites to detect hazardous ethanol in its various concentration in aqueous
environment. Interrogation were made possible using UV-VIS light source, and changes in absorbance and intensity
were recorded via spectrometer. Results and Conclusion: Ethanol ranging from 20% till 100% were investigated. It was found that the composition of nanomaterial coating on the developed sensors strongly affected the sensing performance. From the experiments carried out, the sensor with a gold palladium nanocomposite layer with a 2: 1 ratio of gold to palladium produced the highest sensitivity, which is 0.74/vol% concentration of Ethanol. The fabricated fiber sensor also exhibits fast response and recovery time of 13 s and 6 s respectively. |
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| spelling | upm-621462019-10-23T08:03:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62146/ Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri Talah, Ali Rosli, Mohd Anwarul Arif M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Tamchek, Nizam Background: Optical fiber sensors gains popularity as an alternative and a better solution compared to its electronics counterpart. Especially in detecting hazardous materials, optical fiber sensors prove to have many advantages such as miniaturization, remote yet real-time sensing and immune to electromagnetics interference. Methods: In this paper, we used a 40um tapered standard multi-mode fiber coated with gold (Au), palladium (Pd) and mixtures of Au-Pd nano-composites to detect hazardous ethanol in its various concentration in aqueous environment. Interrogation were made possible using UV-VIS light source, and changes in absorbance and intensity were recorded via spectrometer. Results and Conclusion: Ethanol ranging from 20% till 100% were investigated. It was found that the composition of nanomaterial coating on the developed sensors strongly affected the sensing performance. From the experiments carried out, the sensor with a gold palladium nanocomposite layer with a 2: 1 ratio of gold to palladium produced the highest sensitivity, which is 0.74/vol% concentration of Ethanol. The fabricated fiber sensor also exhibits fast response and recovery time of 13 s and 6 s respectively. SpringerOpen 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62146/1/Increased%20sensitivity%20of%20Au-Pd%20nanolayer.pdf Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri and Talah, Ali and Rosli, Mohd Anwarul Arif and M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi and Tamchek, Nizam (2017) Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 13. art. no. 28. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1990-2573 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41476-017-0056-6 10.1186/s41476-017-0056-6 |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri Talah, Ali Rosli, Mohd Anwarul Arif M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Tamchek, Nizam Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol |
| title | Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol |
| title_full | Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol |
| title_fullStr | Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol |
| title_short | Increased sensitivity of Au-Pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous Ethanol |
| title_sort | increased sensitivity of au-pd nanolayer on tapered optical fiber sensor for detecting aqueous ethanol |
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