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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (US);
U.s. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Alan X. Wang, Corvallis, OR (US);
Chih-hung Chang, Corvallis, OR (US);
Ki-Joong Kim, Corvallis, OR (US);
Xinyuan Chong, Corvallis, OR (US);
Paul R. Ohodnicki, Allison Park, PA (US);
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (US);
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of sensor devices comprising a sensing component able to determine the presence of, detect, and/or quantify detectable species in a variety of environments and applications. The sensing components disclosed herein can comprise MOF materials, plasmonic nanomaterials, or combinations thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, light guides can be coupled with the sensing components described herein to provide sensor devices capable of increased NIR detection sensitivity in determining the presence of detectable species, such as gases and volatile organic compounds. In another exemplary embodiment, optical properties of the plasmonic nanomaterials combined with MOF materials can be monitored directly to detect analyte species through their impact on external conditions surrounding the particle or as a result of charge transfer to and from the plasmonic material as a result of interactions with the plasmonic material and/or the MOF material.