期刊
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
卷 148, 期 2, 页码 420-426出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.05.063
关键词
Vapor sensor; Copper perchlorate; 5CB; Liquid crystal; Organophosphonate
资金
- Temasek Defense Systems Institute (TDSI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
We report the use of liquid crystal 4-cyano-4'-biphenylcarbonitrile (5CB) doped with copper perchlorate as an optical sensor for detecting dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) vapor. Our results show that after doping 5CB with copper perchlorate (0.05-50 mM), orientations of 5CB supported on plain glass slides gradually change from planar to homeotropic over time, and the time requires for turning homeotropic orientation increases with the decreasing concentration of copper perchlorate. When we expose a film of homeotropically oriented 5CB doped with 0.1 mM of copper perchlorate to 0.003 ppm of DMMP vapor, the optical appearance of 5CB changes from dark to bright in 2.5 min. In contrast, no response can be observed when the same film is exposed to 4500 ppm of water, 1000 ppm of ethanol or 1000 ppm of hexane. The optical response of 5CB to DMMP is fully reversible. Because DMMP is a commonly used simulant for chemical warfare agent, this work demonstrates the feasibility of using 5CB doped with copper perchlorate as a real-time gas sensor for detecting chemical warfare agents. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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