Title :
Inkjet-printed optical gas sensor based on metallo-phthalocyanine layers
Author :
Mensing, Johannes Ph ; Lomas, Tanom ; Kerdcharoen, Teerakiat ; Tuantranont, Adisorn
Abstract :
Copper(II)-2,9,16,23-tetra-tertbutyl-29H,31H-phthalocyanine (CuTTBPc) containing inks based on different solvents and solvent mixtures are prepared. Surfactant and different polymers have been added to the ink systems in order to optimize the printing performance. Printability and printing performance have been evaluated. Furthermore the optical properties, namely absorbance in the UV/Vis range, of the printed films have been investigated in order to assess the applicability of ink jet printed phthalocyanine thin-films as transducers for optical sensors. Basic sensing experiments were performed under dynamic gas flow conditions, employing acetone and isopropanol as analytes.
Keywords :
gas sensors; ink jet printing; optical sensors; surfactants; dynamic gas flow conditions; inkjet-printed optical gas sensor; metallophthalocyanine layers; optical sensors; phthalocyanine thin-films; printing performance; solvent mixtures; transducers; Fluid flow; Gas detectors; Ink jet printing; Optical films; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Performance analysis; Solvents; Thin films; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering/Electronics Computer Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chaing Mai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5606-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5607-9
