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Ultrasensitive LPFG Corrosion Sensor with Fe-C Coating Electroplated on a Gr/AgNW Film
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
  • Chuanrui Guo
  • Liang Fan
  • Chenglin Wu, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Genda Chen, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Wei Li
Alternative Title
Ultrasensitive Corrosion Sensors with Gr/AgNW Electroplated Fe-C Coating on LPFG
Abstract

This paper presents the first report on an ultrasensitive Fe-C coated long period fiber gratings (LPFG) corrosion sensor with graphene (Gr) and silver nanowire (AgNW) composite as a conductive film for Fe-C electroplating. The Gr/AgNW composite was grown on copper foil, wet transferred and adhered to the curve surface of the fiber optic sensor under atmospheric pressure and heating conditions. For comparison, another Fe-C coated LPFG sensor was prepared with silver nano ink as a conductive film. Both sensors were tested for 72 h in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution with simultaneous measurements of transmission spectrum and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Due to its high optical transparency, the Gr/AgNW composite increased the wavelength sensitivity and service life of a Fe-C coated LPFG sensor by over 90% and 110%, respectively. The effective depth of influence to the evanescent field surrounding the LPFG sensor was 23.6 µm with the silver film and greater than 30 µm with the Gr/AgNW film.

Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Comments

This work was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) (CMMI-1235202) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (OST-R-69A3551747126).

Keywords and Phrases
  • Corrosion sensor,
  • Fe-C coating,
  • Graphene,
  • Long period fiber gratings,
  • Silver nanowire
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
3-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Mar 2019
Citation Information
Chuanrui Guo, Liang Fan, Chenglin Wu, Genda Chen, et al.. "Ultrasensitive LPFG Corrosion Sensor with Fe-C Coating Electroplated on a Gr/AgNW Film" Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical Vol. 283 (2019) p. 334 - 342 ISSN: 0925-4005
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chenglin-wu/34/