Gas Sensing Using Polymer-Functionalized Deformable Fabry–Perot Interferometers
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St-Gelais, Raphael
Peter, Yves-Alain
Mackey, Gillian
Saunders, John
Zhou, Jingjing
Leblanc-Hotte, Antoine
Poulin, Alexandre
Barnes, Jack A.
Loock, Hans-Peter
Brown, R. Stephen
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2016-03-03
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journal article
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en
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Gas Sensing , Fabry–Perot Interferomer , Polymer Swelling , Volatile Organic Compound , Silicon Micromachining
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We report a chemical vapor sensor in which polymer swelling, upon analyte absorption, is used to deform an on-chip silicon Fabry–Perot interferometer (FPI). The magnitude of the deformation, recorded through the resonance wavelength shift, is proportional to the analyte concentration in accordance with a simplified analytical model and with finite element simulations. Conventional and phenyl-doped polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymers are used to functionalize different interferometers, which are tested for the detection of two volatile organic compounds, i.e. m-xylene and cyclohexane. The detection of m-xylene concentrations down to 34 ppm—limited by our flow-meter setup—is achieved experimentally. Based on the sensitivities and the noise characteristics of the devices, limits of detection (LODs) of 1.6 ppm m-xylene and 6.3 ppm cyclohexane are expected.
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0925-4005