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Roslyakov IV, Kushnir SE, Novikov VB, Dotsenko AA, Tsymbarenko DM, Sapoletova NA, Murzina TV, Stolyarov VS, Napolskii KS. Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals Based on Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4319-4326. [PMID: 38619331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Photonic crystals (PCs) consisting of a periodic arrangement of holes in dielectric media have found success in light manipulation and sensing. Among them, three-dimensional (3D) PCs are in high demand due to their unique properties originating from multiple photonic band gaps (PBGs) and even full ones. Here, 3D PCs based on porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) were fabricated for the first time. Our approach involves prepatterning of the aluminum surface by a focused ion beam to form a hexagonal array of pore nuclei. Subsequent anodization in 1 M H3PO3 using a sine wave profile of voltage provides AAO with a defect-free in-plane porous structure and out-of-plane porosity modulation. The ability to tune the position, width, and depth of the PBGs is demonstrated. The combination of the flexibility of the proposed approach with the unique properties of AAO extends the range of practical applications of 3D PCs far beyond the current achievements.
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- Ilya V Roslyakov
- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- LPEM, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Tran HNQ, Tran KN, Gunenthiran S, Wang J, Law CS, Lim SY, Gary Lim YC, Abell AD, Marsal LF, Santos A. Tailoring Tamm Plasmon Resonances in Dielectric Nanoporous Photonic Crystals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:11787-11799. [PMID: 38394678 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The fields of plasmonics and photonic crystals (PCs) have been combined to generate model light-confining Tamm plasmon (TMM) cavities. This approach effectively overcomes the intrinsic limit of diffraction faced by dielectric cavities and mitigates losses associated with the inherent properties of plasmonic materials. In this study, nanoporous anodic alumina PCs, produced by two-step sinusoidal pulse anodization, are used as a model dielectric platform to establish the methodology for tailoring light confinement through TMM resonances. These model dielectric mirrors feature highly organized nanopores and narrow bandwidth photonic stopbands (PSBs) across different positions of the spectrum. Different types of metallic films (gold, silver, and aluminum) were coated on the top of these model dielectric mirrors. By structuring the features of the plasmonic and photonic components of these hybrid structures, the characteristics of TMM resonances were studied to elucidate effective approaches to optimize the light-confining capability of this hybrid TMM model system. Our findings indicate that the coupling of photonic and plasmonic modes is maximized when the PSB of the model dielectric mirror is broad and located within the midvisible region. It was also found that thicker metal films enhance the quality of the confined light. Gas sensing experiments were performed on optimized TMM systems, and their sensitivity was assessed in real time to demonstrate their applicability. Ag films provide superior performance in achieving the highest sensitivity (S = 0.038 ± 0.001 nm ppm-1) based on specific binding interactions between thiol-containing molecules and metal films.
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- Huong Nguyen Que Tran
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Electronic, Electric, and Automatic Engineering, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Tran HNQ, Le NDA, Le QN, Law CS, Lim SY, Abell AD, Santos A. Spectral Engineering of Tamm Plasmon Resonances in Dielectric Nanoporous Photonic Crystal Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 14:22747-22761. [PMID: 34664952 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Model light-confining Tamm plasmon cavities based on gold-coated nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals (TMM-NAA-PCs) with spectrally tunable resonance bands were engineered. Laplacian and Lorentzian NAA-PCs produced by a modified Gaussian-like pulse anodization approach showed well-resolved, high-quality photonic stopbands, the position of which was precisely controlled across the visible spectrum by the periodicity in the input anodization profile. These PC structures were used as a platform material to develop highly reflective distributed Bragg mirrors, the top sides of which were coated with a thin gold film. The resulting nanoporous hybrid plasmonic-photonic crystals showed strong light-confining properties attributed to Tamm plasmon resonances at three specific positions of the visible spectrum. These structures achieved high sensitivity to changes in refractive index, with a sensitivity of ∼106 nm RIU-1. The optical sensitivity of TMM-NAA-PCs was assessed in real time, using a model chemically selective binding interaction between thiol-containing molecules and gold. The optical sensitivity was found to rely linearly on the spectral position of the Tamm resonance band, for both Laplacian and Lorentzian TMM-NAA-PCs. The density of self-assembled monolayers of thiol-containing analyte molecules formed on the surface of the metallic film directly contributes to the dependence of sensitivity on TMM resonance position in these optical transducers. Our findings provide opportunities to integrate TMM modes in NAA-based photonic crystal structures, with promising potential for optical technologies and applications requiring high-quality surface plasmon resonance bands.
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- Huong Nguyen Que Tran
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutics Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Lim SY, Hedrich C, Jiang L, Law CS, Chirumamilla M, Abell AD, Blick RH, Zierold R, Santos A. Harnessing Slow Light in Optoelectronically Engineered Nanoporous Photonic Crystals for Visible Light-Enhanced Photocatalysis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Siew Yee Lim
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Center for Hybrid Nanostructures, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute of Optical and Electronic Materials, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Hamburg 21073, Germany
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Center for Hybrid Nanostructures, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Center for Hybrid Nanostructures, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Liu S, Tian J, Zhang W. Fabrication and application of nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide: a review. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:222001. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abe25f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Due to the unique optical and electrochemical properties, large surface area, tunable properties, and high thermal stability, nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has become one of the most popular materials with a large potential to develop emerging applications in numerous areas, including biosensors, desalination, high-risk pollutants detection, capacitors, solar cell devices, photonic crystals, template-assisted fabrication of nanostructures, and so on. This review covers the mechanism of AAO formation, manufacturing technology, the relationship between the properties of AAO and fabrication conditions, and applications of AAO. Properties of AAO, like pore diameter, interpore distance, wall thickness, and anodized aluminum layer thickness, can be fully controlled by fabrication conditions, including electrolyte, applied voltage, anodizing and widening time. Generally speaking, the pore diameter of AAO will affect its specific application to a large extent. Moreover, manufacturing technology like one/two/multi step anodization, nanoimprint lithography anodization, and pulse/cyclic anodization also have a major impact on overall array arrangement. The review aims to provide a perspective overview of the relationship between applications and their corresponding AAO pore sizes, systematically. And the review also focuses on the strategies by which the structures and functions of AAO can be utilized.
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Acosta LK, Law CS, Lim SY, Abell AD, Marsal LF, Santos A. Role of Spectral Resonance Features and Surface Chemistry in the Optical Sensitivity of Light-Confining Nanoporous Photonic Crystals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:14394-14406. [PMID: 33733749 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanoporous anodic alumina optical microcavities (NAA-μQVs) with spectrally tunable resonance band and surface chemistry are used as model light-confining photonic crystal (PC) platforms to elucidate the combined effect of spectral light confinement features and surface chemistry on optical sensitivity. These model nanoporous PCs show well-resolved, spectrally tunable resonance bands (RBs), the central wavelength of which is engineered from ∼400 to 800 nm by the period of the input anodization profile. The optical sensitivity of the as-produced (hydrophilic) and dichlorodimethylsilane-functionalized (hydrophobic) NAA-μQVs is studied by monitoring dynamic spectral shifts of their RB upon infiltration with organic- and aqueous-based analytical solutions of equally varying refractive index, from 1.333 to 1.345 RIU. Our findings demonstrate that hydrophilic NAA-μQVs show ∼81 and 35% superior sensitivity to their hydrophobic counterparts for organic- and aqueous-based analytical solutions, respectively. Interestingly, the sensitivity of hydrophilic NAA-μQVs per unit of spectral shift is more than 3-fold higher in organic than in aqueous matrices upon equal change of refractive index, with values of 0.347 ± 0.002 and 0.109 ± 0.001 (nm RIU-1) nm-1, respectively. Conversely, hydrophobic NAA-μQVs are found to be slightly more sensitive toward changes of refractive index in aqueous medium, with sensitivities of 0.072 ± 0.002 and 0.066 ± 0.006 (nm RIU-1) nm-1 in water- and organic-based analytical solutions, respectively. Our advances provide insights into critical factors determining optical sensitivity in light-confining nanoporous PC structures, with implications across optical sensing applications, and other photonic technologies.
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- Laura K Acosta
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Electronic, Electric, and Automatics Engineering, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Electronic, Electric, and Automatics Engineering, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Ruiz-Clavijo A, Caballero-Calero O, Martín-González M. Revisiting anodic alumina templates: from fabrication to applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:2227-2265. [PMID: 33480949 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07582e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Anodic porous alumina, -AAO- (also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina arrays, -NAA- or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms, -NAAP-) has opened new opportunities in a wide range of fields, and is used as an advanced photonic structure for applications in structural coloration and advanced optical biosensing based on the ordered nanoporous structure obtained and as a template to grow nanowires or nanotubes of different materials giving rise to metamaterials with tailored properties. Therefore, understanding the structure of nanoporous anodic alumina templates and knowing how they are fabricated provide a tool for the further design of structures based on them, such as 3D nanoporous structures developed recently. In this work, we review the latest developments related to nanoporous alumina, which is currently a very active field, to provide a solid and thorough reference for all interested experts, both in academia and industry, on these nanostructured and highly useful structures. We present an overview of theories on the formation of pores and self-ordering in alumina, paying special attention to those presented in recent years, and different nanostructures that have been developed recently. Therefore, a wide variety of architectures, ranging from ordered nanoporous structures to diameter changing pores, branched pores, and 3D nanostructures will be discussed. Next, some of the most relevant results using different nanostructured morphologies as templates for the growth of different materials with novel properties and reduced dimensionality in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc. will be summarised, showing how these structures have influenced the state of the art in a wide variety of fields. Finally, a review on how these anodic aluminium membranes are used as platforms for different applications combined with optical techniques, together with principles behind these applications will be presented, in addition to a hint on the future applications of these versatile nanomaterials. In summary, this review is focused on the most recent developments, without neglecting the basis and older studies that have led the way to these findings. Thus, it gives an updated state-of-the-art review that should be useful not only for experts in the field, but also for non-specialists, helping them to gain a broad understanding of the importance of anodic porous alumina, and most probably, endow them with new ideas for its use in fields of interest or even developing the anodization technique.
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- Alejandra Ruiz-Clavijo
- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC) Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC) Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC) Isaac Newton, 8, E-28760, Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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Liu L, Lim SY, Law CS, Jin B, Abell AD, Ni G, Santos A. Engineering of Broadband Nanoporous Semiconductor Photonic Crystals for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:57079-57092. [PMID: 33300792 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A new class of semiconductor photonic crystals composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2)-functionalized nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) broadband-distributed Bragg reflectors (BDBRs) for visible-light-driven photocatalysis is presented. NAA-BDBRs produced by double exponential pulse anodization (DEPA) show well-resolved, spectrally tunable, broad photonic stop bands (PSBs), the width of which can be precisely tuned from 70 ± 6 to 153 ± 9 nm (in air) by progressive modification of the anodization period in the input DEPA profile. Photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2-NAA-BDBRs with tunable PSB width upon visible-NIR illumination is studied using three model photodegradation reactions of organics with absorbance bands across the visible spectral regions. Analysis of these reactions allows us to elucidate the interplay of spectral distance between red edge of TiO2-NAA-BDBRs' PSB, electronic bandgap, and absorbance band of model organics in harnessing visible photons for photocatalysis. Photodegradation reaction efficiency is optimal when the PSB's red edge is spectrally close to the electronic bandgap of the functional semiconductor coating. Photocatalytic performance decreases dramatically when the red edge of the PSB is shifted toward visible wavelengths. However, a photocatalytic recovery is observed when the PSB's red edge is judiciously positioned within the proximity of the absorption band of model organics, indicating that TiO2-NAA-BDBRs can harness visible electromagnetic waves to speed up photocatalytic reactions by drastically slowing the group velocity of incident photons at specific spectral regions. Our advances provide new opportunities to better understand and engineer light-matter interactions for photocatalysis, using TiO2-NAA-BDBRs as model nanoporous semiconductor platforms. These high-performing photocatalysts could find broad applicability in visible-NIR light harvesting for environmental remediation, green energy generation, and chemical synthesis.
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- Lina Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Amouzadeh Tabrizi M, Ferre-Borrull J, Marsal LF. Advances in Optical Biosensors and Sensors Using Nanoporous Anodic Alumina. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5068. [PMID: 32906635 PMCID: PMC7570681 DOI: 10.3390/s20185068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review paper focuses on recent progress in optical biosensors using self-ordered nanoporous anodic alumina. We present the fabrication of self-ordered nanoporous anodic alumina, surface functionalization, and optical sensor applications. We show that self-ordered nanoporous anodic alumina has good potential for use in the fabrication of antibody-based (immunosensor), aptamer-based (aptasensor), gene-based (genosensor), peptide-based, and enzyme-based optical biosensors. The fabricated optical biosensors presented high sensitivity and selectivity. In addition, we also showed that the performance of the biosensors and the self-ordered nanoporous anodic alumina can be used for assessing biomolecules, heavy ions, and gas molecules.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, Eléctrica y Automática, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain; (M.A.T.); (J.F.-B.)
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Law CS, Lim SY, Liu L, Abell AD, Marsal LF, Santos A. Realization of high-quality optical nanoporous gradient-index filters by optimal combination of anodization conditions. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:9404-9415. [PMID: 32124886 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr10526c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High-quality nanoporous anodic alumina gradient-index filters (NAA-GIFs) are realized by sinusoidal pulse anodisation (SPA) of aluminum. A three-level factorial design of experiments is used to determine the effect of three critical anodization parameters -electrolyte temperature, concentration of the electrolyte and anodization time- on the quality of light control in these photonic crystal (PC) structures. Quantitative analysis of the effect of these anodization parameters on the quality of the characteristic photonic stopband (PSB) of NAA-GIFs reveals that all three anodization parameters and their respective combinations have statistically significant effects. However, anodization time is found to have the highest impact on the quality of light control in NAA-GIFs, followed by the electrolyte concentration and its temperature. Our findings demonstrate that NAA-GIFs fabricated under optimal conditions achieve an outstanding quality factor of ∼86 (i.e.∼18% superior to that of other NAA-based PCs reported in the literature). This study provides new insight into optimal anodization conditions to fabricate high-quality NAA-based PC structures, opening new exciting opportunities to integrate these nanoporous PCs as platform materials for light-based technologies requiring a precise control over photons such as ultra-sensitive optical sensors and biosensors, photocatalysts for green energy generation and environmental remediation, optical encoding and lasing.
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- Cheryl Suwen Law
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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Electrochemical Engineering of Nanoporous Materials for Photocatalysis: Fundamentals, Advances, and Perspectives. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9120988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Photocatalysis comprises a variety of light-driven processes in which solar energy is converted into green chemical energy to drive reactions such as water splitting for hydrogen energy generation, degradation of environmental pollutants, CO2 reduction and NH3 production. Electrochemically engineered nanoporous materials are attractive photocatalyst platforms for a plethora of applications due to their large effective surface area, highly controllable and tuneable light-harvesting capabilities, efficient charge carrier separation and enhanced diffusion of reactive species. Such tailor-made nanoporous substrates with rational chemical and structural designs provide new exciting opportunities to develop advanced optical semiconductor structures capable of performing precise and versatile control over light–matter interactions to harness electromagnetic waves with unprecedented high efficiency and selectivity for photocatalysis. This review introduces fundamental developments and recent advances of electrochemically engineered nanoporous materials and their application as platforms for photocatalysis, with a final prospective outlook about this dynamic field.
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Lim SY, Law CS, Liu L, Markovic M, Abell AD, Santos A. Integrating surface plasmon resonance and slow photon effects in nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals for photocatalysis. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00627c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study explores the potential of gold-coated titania-functionalized nanoporous anodic alumina distributed Bragg reflectors (Au-TiO2-NAA-DBRs) as platforms to enhance photocatalytic reactions by integrating “slow photons” and surface plasmon resonance (SPR).
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- Siew Yee Lim
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of Adelaide
- 5005 Adelaide
- Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
| | - Cheryl Suwen Law
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of Adelaide
- 5005 Adelaide
- Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
| | - Lina Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of Adelaide
- 5005 Adelaide
- Australia
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
| | - Marijana Markovic
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of Adelaide
- 5005 Adelaide
- Australia
- Center of Chemistry
| | - Andrew D. Abell
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
- The University of Adelaide
- 5005 Adelaide
- Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
| | - Abel Santos
- School of Chemical Engineering
- The University of Adelaide
- 5005 Adelaide
- Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
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