| Title: |
From Simple Packaging Materials to Smart Sensors: Sunlight Exposure Sensing in Bubble Wraps Incorporating a Layered Metal Selenide Photocatalyst |
| Authors: |
Karagianni, Vasiliki I.; Georgiadis, Andronikos; Lykos, Christos; Vlessidis, Athanasios G.; Konstantinou, Ioannis; Manos, Manolis J.; Giokas, Dimosthenis L. |
| Source: |
Advanced Optical Materials ; volume 12, issue 20 ; ISSN 2195-1071 2195-1071 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
This work demonstrates that the packaging material commonly called “bubble wraps” (Aeroplast) can be leveraged to serve as a probe to visible sunlight exposure. This probe relies on a newly developed layered metal selenide photocatalyst with the general formula (DMAH) 2x Mn x Sn 3–x Se 6 ( DMSe‐1 ) ( x = 1.3–1.7; DMAH + = dimethylammonium), featuring a narrow bandgap of 0.76 eV, in addition to an indicator dye and a reducing agent. The photochemically sensitive probe is introduced into the air‐filled compartments of bubble wraps and undergoes photocatalytic degradation, resulting in a chromatic response to sunlight exposure. The probe's sensitivity to variable irradiation doses can be adjusted by varying the amount of the photocatalyst. The color intensity correlates with the absorbed irradiation dose, allowing for qualitative assessment by the naked eye or quantitative measurement using the RGB color system. The results obtained from the new probe agree with those obtained from standard sunlight pyranometers ( r = 0.98), with an average error of |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1002/adom.202400373 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202400373; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/adom.202400373 |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.947FF91 |
| Database: |
BASE |