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Atmospheric pressure plasma polymerisation of metalloporphyrins containing mesoporous membranes for gas sensing applications

Katja HeinzePhilip HeierPatrick ChoquetDavid DudayNicolas D. BoscherFlorian Hilt

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HexamethyldisiloxaneMaterials scienceAbsorption spectroscopyAtmospheric pressureAtmospheric-pressure plasmaSurfaces and InterfacesGeneral ChemistryDielectric barrier dischargeCondensed Matter PhysicsSurfaces Coatings and Filmschemistry.chemical_compoundMembraneChemical engineeringchemistryMaterials ChemistryOrganic chemistryMesoporous materialOrganosilicon

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Abstract Metalloporphyrins are embedded in an organosilicon matrix by an easily up-scalable atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge method. The integrity of the metalloporphyrins, followed by UV–visible spectroscopy, is successfully preserved and their aggregation prevented. The single molecule properties, rather than the bulk ones, are thus enhanced. Exposure to triethylamine, which reaches the metalloporphyrins through the pores of the organosilicon membrane, led to a shift in the absorption spectrum and confirms the gas sensing potential of such coatings.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.12.034