Open AccessPolymer Sensitive Elements for Gas Sensors of Ammonia
Author(s) -
Б. Ціж,
О. І. Aksimentyeva,
M. I. Chokhan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
naukovij vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu veterinarnoï medicini ta bìotehnologìj ìmenì s.z. g̀žicʹkogo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-1327
pISSN - 2413-5550
DOI - 10.15421/nvlvet7501
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , materials science , polyaniline , thin film , conductive polymer , absorption (acoustics) , absorption spectroscopy , polymer , chemical engineering , ammonia , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , optics , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , polymerization , physics , engineering
The influence of ammonia on the optical absorption spectra of thin films of polyaniline (PANI), poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT), mixtures thereof, and the bilayer film structures based on PANI and PEDOT obtained by electrochemical method were studied. The kinetics of changes in the optical absorption of these structures under the action of ammonia was explored in the spectral range of 350 ... 900 nm. We proved that the thin-film structure of PANI / PEDOT significantly extends the spectral range of sensitivity to ammonia of individual PANI n PEDOT films by superposition of high gas sensitivity of PANI and PEDOT films in the range of wavelength of 500 ... 700 nm and 350... 550 nm respectively. It was shown that the area under the spectra of change of the optical absorption of thin-film structure of PANI / PEDOT is in 1.45 times larger than the area of the same for individual components of the layers, which is the key to increasing the sensitivity of the gas sensors. The results can be used to optimize ammonia gas sensors for monitoring biotechnological processes in food industry and the environment.