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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Jan J. Dubowski, Ottawa, CA;
Jan J. Dubowski, Ottawa, CA;
Elnaz Nazemi, Gatineau, CA;
Srivatsa Aithal, Sherbrooke, CA;
Xiaohuan Huang, Wuhan, CN;
Other;
Abstract
A photo-electrochemical bio-sensor uses a semiconductor heterostructure located in an etching solution. An outer layer of the heterostructure is functionalized, such as with a self-assembled monolayer, to provide adherence of a charged molecule of interest. When contacted by a test solution, the functionalization immobilizes a quantity of the molecule that corresponds to its concentration in the test solution. The heterostructure undergoes photocorrosion when illuminated by a laser at a rate corresponding to the quantity of immobilized charged molecules. The rate of photocorrosion is monitored to determine the concentration of the molecule in the test solution. The monitoring may make use of a photoluminescent material in the heterostructure that emits photoluminescence in response to the laser illumination. The photoluminescence changes with the advancement of the photocorrosion, and the change is therefore indicative of the concentration of the molecule in the test solution.