A novel methane and hydrogen sensor with surface plasmon resonance-based photonic quasi-crystal fiber
doi:10.37188/CO.EN.2022-0006
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摘要:
设计了一种用于同时检测甲烷和氢气的基于表面等离子体共振(SPR)的新型光子准晶体光纤(PQF)传感器。在该传感器中,在银膜上分别沉积Pd-WO3和掺杂聚硅氧烷的笼型分子E薄膜作为氢气和甲烷的敏感材料。采用全矢量有限元方法对PQF-SPR传感器进行数值分析,结果证明该传感器具有良好的传感性能。在0%~3.5%的浓度范围内,氢气的最大检测灵敏度和平均灵敏度分别为0.8 nm/%和0.65 nm/%,甲烷的最大灵敏度和平均灵敏度分别为10 nm/%和8.81 nm/%。该传感器具有同时检测多种气体的能力,在设备小型化和远程监测方面具有很大的潜力。
Abstract:A novel Photonic Quasi-crystal Fiber (PQF) sensor based on Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is designed for simultaneous detection of methane and hydrogen. In the sensor, Pd-WO3and cryptophane E doped polysiloxane films deposited on silver films are the hydrogen and methane sensing materials, respectively. The PQF-SPR sensor is analyzed numerically by the full-vector finite element method and excellent sensing performance is demonstrated. The maximum and average hydrogen sensitivities are 0.8 nm/% and 0.65 nm/% in the concentration range of 0% to 3.5% and the maximum and average methane sensitivities are 10 nm/% and 8.81 nm/% in the same concentration range. The sensor has the capability of detecting multiple gases and has large potential in device miniaturization and remote monitoring.
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