title: Expedient vapor probing of organic amines using fluorescent nanofibers fabricated from an n-type organic semiconductor.
abstract: A new type of fluorescence sensory material with high sensitivity, selectivity, and photostability has been developed for vapor probing of organic amines. The sensory material is primarily based on well-defined nanofibers fabricated from an n-type organic semiconductor molecule, N-(1-hexylheptyl)perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxyl-3,4-anhydride-9,10-imide. Upon deposition onto a substrate, the entangled nanofibers form a meshlike, highly porous film, which enables expedient diffusion of gaseous analyte molecules within the film matrix, leading to milliseconds response for the vapor sensing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA.
authors.forename: Yanke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Xiaomei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loser
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zang
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D005453:Fluorescence; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012666:Semiconductors; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000588:Amines