Preparation of Iridescent 2D Photonic Crystals by Using a Mussel-Inspired Spatial Patterning of ZIF-8 with Potential Applications in Optical Switch and Chemical Sensor

Amir Razmjou; Mohsen Asadnia; Omid Ghaebi; Hao-Cheng Yang; Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani; Jingwei Hou; Vicki Chen

doi:10.1021/acsami.7b13618

Preparation of Iridescent 2D Photonic Crystals by Using a Mussel-Inspired Spatial Patterning of ZIF-8 with Potential Applications in Optical Switch and Chemical Sensor

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017 Nov 1;9(43):38076-38080. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b13618. Epub 2017 Oct 19.

Authors

Amir Razmjou^{1

2}, Mohsen Asadnia³, Omid Ghaebi¹, Hao-Cheng Yang⁴, Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani⁵, Jingwei Hou², Vicki Chen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences and Technologies, University of Isfahan , Isfahan 73441-81746, Iran.
² UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney 2052, Australia.
³ Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University , Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.
⁴ Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China.
⁵ School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.

PMID: 28990757
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13618

Abstract

In this work, spatial patterning of a thin, dense, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) pattern was generated using photolithography and nanoscale (60 nm) dopamine coating. A bioinspired, unique, reversible, two-color iridescent pattern can be easily obtained for potential applications in sensing and photonics.

Keywords: MOF patterning; iridescent; optical switch and chemical sensor; photonic crystals; polydopamine.