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Self-powered optical ion sensor array based on potentiometric probes coupled to electronic paper

Published inSensors and actuators. B, Chemical, vol. 396, 134561
Publication date2023-12-01
First online date2023-09-04
Abstract

This work describes a direct optical readout of an ion-selective potentiometric sensing array without an external power supply. Electronic paper (e-paper) was chosen as the signal transducer owing to its fast response on the order of seconds and its wide dynamic range of about 1.5 V. The capacitive character of the display allows one to observe the optical response at zero current, which is a desired condition for the potentiometric measurement. An applied potential of 1 V gives a transient charge flow of about 11 μC for the e-paper to exhibit a maximal intensity change. The cathodes of three different pixels of the e-paper were connected to three different ISEs responsive to Na+, K+, and Ca2+, while their common anode was connected to the shared reference electrode (RE). In this manner, each pixel is mapped to the behavior of one sensor, making it possible to detect multiple ions with an e-pixel array. The sensor configuration gave quantitative information on Na+, K+, and Ca2+ from 10−5 M to 10−1 M by analyzing the RGB information of the pixels. The e-paper exhibited a stable response within half a minute, much faster than previously established electrochromic material transducers such as Prussian Blue (PB). With this approach we successfully carried out multi-ion concentration sensing without external power, which is potentially attractive for applications in environmental monitoring, clinical assays and wearable sensing devices.

Keywords
  • Sensor array
  • Self-powered sensors
  • Electronic paper
  • Optical sensor
  • Ion-selective electrode
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WU, Yaotian, QILENG, Aori, BAKKER, Eric. Self-powered optical ion sensor array based on potentiometric probes coupled to electronic paper. In: Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 2023, vol. 396, p. 134561. doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2023.134561
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