Abstract
We present a low-cost and versatile optical sensor based on anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) graded-lattice photonic crystal heterostructure (PCH) template controlled by voltage pulse and electrolyte temperature. Designed PCH shows high Q factor up to ∼55 from the first order side band peak in the reflectance spectra and vivid color change due to infiltrated analytes. Highly linear refractive index sensitivity "dλ/dn" up to 441 nm RIU-1 could be obtained independent of analytes' polarities. Superb perceptual colorimetric sensing performance was attained up to 0.01 according to CIELab tristimulus mapping analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 71770-71777 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 88 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Aug 14 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)