A sensor working in multiple domains may offer enhanced information about the properties of an investigated analyte, including those containing biological species. It has already been shown that a dual-domain sensing capability, i.e., in optical and electrochemical domains, can be offered by lossy-mode resonance (LMR) sensors based on indium-tin-oxide (ITO) thin film. The spectral response of the LMR sensors depends on the refractive index (RI) at the ITO surface. In this work, we discuss a capability for enhancing the electrochemical properties of these sensors by electrodeposition of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)–poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) on the ITO surface. This conjugated polymer shows high electrical conductivity, high optical transmittance, as well as good chemical stability, and thus can be used as a transparent electrode. We have found that the PEDOT:PSS deposition improves the reversibility of the electrochemical reduction/oxidation reactions by 2.5 times with no negative impact on LMR-based measurements of the RI of the analyte.
Authors
- dr hab. inż. Michał Sobaszek link open in new tab ,
- Dariusz Burnat,
- Petr Sezemsky,
- Viteszlav Stranak,
- dr hab. inż. Robert Bogdanowicz link open in new tab ,
- Marcin Koba,
- Katarzyna Siuzdak,
- Mateusz Śmietana
Additional information
- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.1364/ome.9.003069
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2019