IONIC SELF-ASSEMBLY AND HUMIDITY SENSITIVITY OF POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2002-01-11
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MultilayerthinfilmsofalternatelyadsorbedlayersofpolyelectrolytesPDDAandPS-119wereformedonbothplanarsilicasubstratesandopticalfibersthroughtheionicself-assemblytechnique.IntrinsicFabry-Perotcavitieswerefabricatedbystepwiseassemblingthepolyelectrolytesontotheendsofopticalfibersforthepurposesoffiberopticaldeviceandsensordevelopment.Ionicallyassembledpolyelectrolytemultilayerthinfilms,inwhichtherearehydrophilicsidegroupswithstrongaffinitytowardswatermolecules,areacategoryofhumidity-sensitivefunctionalmaterials.ThepolyelectrolytemultilayerthinfilmFabry-Perotcavity-typefiberopticalhumiditysensorcanworkoverawiderangefromabout0%RHtoabout100%RHwitharesponsetimelessthan1s.