Chemosensing of 1,4-dinitrobenzene using bisfluorene dendrimer distributed feedback lasers

S. Richardson; H. S. Barcena; G. A. Turnbull; P. L. Burn; I. D. W. Samuel

doi:10.1063/1.3189286

Chemosensing of 1,4-dinitrobenzene using bisfluorene dendrimer distributed feedback lasers

S. Richardson, H. S. Barcena, G. A. Turnbull, P. L. Burn, I. D. W. Samuel

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We report the trace vapor detection of the molecule 1,4-dinitrobenzene, a model analyte for the explosive substance 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, via fluoresence quenching of a first generation conjugated dendrimer containing a 2,2(')-bis[9,9-di-n-hexylfluorene] core. We show that much greater sensitivity can be obtained by using the material as a surface emitting distributed feedback laser. We find that the slope efficiency of the laser is a convenient and sensitive indicator of the presence of the analyte. The slope efficiency decreases by a factor 50 in the presence of 1,4-dinitrobenzene.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	95
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3189286
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 2009

Keywords

chemical sensors
distributed feedback lasers
explosives
laser beam applications
laser beams
optical sensors
organic semiconductors
semiconductor lasers
surface emitting lasers
ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR
CONJUGATED POLYMERS
OPTICAL AMPLIFIER
SENSORY MATERIALS
GENERATION
FILMS

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Chemosensing of 1,4-dinitrobenzene using bisfluorene dendrimer distributed feedback lasers

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