Humidity sensor based on silver nanoparticles embedded in a polymeric coating

Pedro J. Rivero; Aitor Urrutia; Javier Goicoechea; Francisco J. Arregui; Ignacio R. Matías

doi:10.21307/ijssis-2017-471

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Humidity sensor based on silver nanoparticles embedded in a polymeric coating

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

Volume 5 (2012): Issue 1 (January 2012)

By: Pedro J. Rivero, Aitor Urrutia, Javier Goicoechea, Francisco J. Arregui and Ignacio R. Matías

Open Access

|Mar 2012

Abstract

In this work, it is presented a novel optical fiber humidity sensor based on silver nanoparticle-loaded polymeric coatings built onto an optical fiber core. The polymeric film was fabricated using the Layer-by-Layer assembly technique. The silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM and UV-VIS spectroscopy. A Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) attenuation band is observed when the thickness of the coating increases, and showed a very good sensitivity to Relative Humidity (RH) variations, suitable for high performance applications such as human breathing monitoring.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-471 | Journal eISSN: 1178-5608

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Language: English

Page range: 71 - 83

Submitted on: Feb 1, 2012

Accepted on: Feb 15, 2011

Published on: Mar 1, 2012

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Keywords:

Optical fiber,

humidity sensor,

surface Plasmon resonance (SPR),

synthesis of silver nanoparticles,

polymeric coating

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