Journal
ACS PHOTONICS
Volume 1, Issue 12, Pages 1298-1306Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ph500316u
Keywords
nanoporous anodic alumina; photonics; structural engineering pore geometry; reflectometric interference spectroscopy
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) [DE14010054, FT110100711]
- Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [TEC2012-34397]
- Generalitat de Catalunya [2014 SGR 1344]
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In this study, we demonstrate that an optimal design of the pore geometry and shape of sensing platforms based on nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) photonic structures is critical to develop optical sensors with improved capabilities. To this end, two types of NAA photonic structures featuring different pore geometries (i.e., pore lengths and diameters) and shapes (i.e., straight and modulated pores) were produced, and their optical characteristics were assessed systematically by reflectometric interference spectroscopy. The geometric features (i.e., pore lengths, diameters, and shapes) were systematically modified in order to establish the optimization paths for the sensitivity, low limit of detection, and linearity of these optical sensing platforms. The obtained results reveal that an optimal design of these nanoporous photonic structures can enhance their sensitivity, achieve a lower limit of detection, and improve their linearity for both nonspecific and specific detection of analytes. Therefore, as this study demonstrates, the rational design of optical nanoporous sensing platforms is critical in the development of reliable, sensitive, robust, inexpensive, and portable optical systems for a broad range of sensing applications.
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