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Murra D, Bollanti S, Di Lazzaro P, Flora F, Mezi L. Interfacing Arduino Boards with Optical Sensor Arrays: Overview and Realization of an Accurate Solar Compass. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:9787. [PMID: 38139633 PMCID: PMC10747067 DOI: 10.3390/s23249787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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In this paper, an overview of the potentiality of Arduino boards is presented, together with a description of the Arduino interfacing with light multi-sensors. These sensors can be arranged in linear arrays or in a matrix configuration (CCD or CMOS type cameras) and are equipped with tens, hundreds, or even thousands of elements whose sizes range from a few microns to tens of microns. The use of these sensors requires electronics that have high time accuracy, since they work through regular pulses sent by an external source and, furthermore, have the ability to digitize and store voltage signals precisely and quickly. We show that, with the appropriate settings, a simple Arduino board can handle both 1D and 2D optical sensors. Finally, we describe a solar compass made with such a board coupled to one of the tested optical array sensors that is capable of providing the north direction with a very high degree of accuracy.
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- Daniele Murra
- ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Fusion and Technology for Nuclear Safety and Security Department, Frascati Research Center, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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Alvi NUH, Mulla MY, Abitbol T, Fall A, Beni V. The Fast and One-Step Growth of ZnO Nanorods on Cellulose Nanofibers for Highly Sensitive Photosensors. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:2611. [PMID: 37764641 PMCID: PMC10538090 DOI: 10.3390/nano13182611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Cellulose is the most abundant organic material on our planet which has a key role in our daily life (e.g., paper, packaging). In recent years, the need for replacing fossil-based materials has expanded the application of cellulose and cellulose derivatives including into electronics and sensing. The combination of nanostructures with cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) is expected to create new opportunities for the development of innovative electronic devices. In this paper, we report on a single-step process for the low temperature (<100 °C), environmentally friendly, and fully scalable CNF-templated highly dense growth of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs). More specifically, the effect of the degree of substitution of the CNF (enzymatic CNFs and carboxymethylated CNFs with two different substitution levels) on the ZnO growth and the application of the developed ZnO NRs/CNF nanocomposites in the development of UV sensors is reported herein. The results of this investigation show that the growth and nature of ZnO NRs are strongly dependent on the charge of the CNFs; high charge promotes nanorod growth whereas with low charge, ZnO isotropic microstructures are created that are not attached to the CNFs. Devices manufactured via screen printing/drop-casting of the ZnO NRs/CNF nanocomposites demonstrate a good photo-sensing response with a very stable UV-induced photocurrent of 25.84 µA. This also exhibits excellent long-term stability with fast ON/OFF switching performance under the irradiance of a UV lamp (15 W).
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- Naveed Ul Hassan Alvi
- Smart Hardware, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bio- and Organic Electronics, Södra Grytsgatan 4, Plan2, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
- Digital Cellulose Center, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
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- Smart Hardware, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bio- and Organic Electronics, Södra Grytsgatan 4, Plan2, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
- Digital Cellulose Center, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
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- Digital Cellulose Center, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
- Smart Materials, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy & Health, Drottning Kristinas Väg 61B, 114-28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Digital Cellulose Center, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
- Smart Materials, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy & Health, Drottning Kristinas Väg 61B, 114-28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Smart Hardware, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bio- and Organic Electronics, Södra Grytsgatan 4, Plan2, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
- Digital Cellulose Center, 602-33 Norrköping, Sweden
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Baumschlager A. Engineering Light-Control in Biology. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:901300. [PMID: 35573251 PMCID: PMC9096073 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.901300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Unraveling the transformative power of optogenetics in biology requires sophisticated engineering for the creation and optimization of light-regulatable proteins. In addition, diverse strategies have been used for the tuning of these light-sensitive regulators. This review highlights different protein engineering and synthetic biology approaches, which might aid in the development and optimization of novel optogenetic proteins (Opto-proteins). Focusing on non-neuronal optogenetics, chromophore availability, general strategies for creating light-controllable functions, modification of the photosensitive domains and their fusion to effector domains, as well as tuning concepts for Opto-proteins are discussed. Thus, this review shall not serve as an encyclopedic summary of light-sensitive regulators but aims at discussing important aspects for the engineering of light-controllable proteins through selected examples.
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- Armin Baumschlager
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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Yoo H, Lee IS, Jung S, Rho SM, Kang BH, Kim HJ. A Review of Phototransistors Using Metal Oxide Semiconductors: Research Progress and Future Directions. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2006091. [PMID: 34048086 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal oxide thin-film transistors have been continuously researched and mass-produced in the display industry. However, their phototransistors are still in their infancy. In particular, utilizing metal oxide semiconductors as phototransistors is difficult because of the limited light absorption wavelength range and persistent photocurrent (PPC) phenomenon. Numerous studies have attempted to improve the detectable light wavelength range and the PPC phenomenon. Here, recent studies on metal oxide phototransistors are reviewed, which have improved the range of light wavelengths and the PPC phenomenon by introducing an absorption layer of oxide or non-oxide hybrid structure. The materials of the absorption layer applied to absorb long-wavelength light are classified into oxides, chalcogenides, organic materials, perovskites, and nanodots. Finally, next-generation convergence studies combined with other research fields are introduced and future research directions are detailed.
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- Hyukjoon Yoo
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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Wu FC, Li PR, Lin BR, Wu RJ, Cheng HL, Chou WY. Ultraviolet Light-Activated Charge Modulation Heterojunction for Versatile Organic Thin Film Transistors. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:45822-45832. [PMID: 34520181 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) are a promising technology for the application of photosensors in smart wearable devices. Light-induced electrical behavior of OTFTs is explored to achieve diverse functional requirements. In most studies, OTFTs show an increased drain current (ID) under light irradiation. Here, we use an ultraviolet (UV) light absorption top layer, tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3), to improve the UV light response of poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT)-based OTFTs. Unexpectedly, the Alq3-covered device operated at the accumulation mode demonstrates a decreased ID during the UV light irradiation. N,N'-Ditridecyl-3,4,9,10-perylene tetracarboxylic diimide (PTCDI, electron acceptor), pentacene (electron donor), and lithium fluoride (LiF, insulator) as an interlayer were inserted between the P3HT and the Alq3 layers. The PTCDI/Alq3-covered device also shows an unusual decrease in ID under the UV light but an increase in ID under the green light. The pentacene/Alq3-covered device shows an increased ID during the UV light irradiation and, unexpectedly, a memory effect in ID after removing the UV light. The LiF/Alq3-covered device exhibits an electrical behavior similar to the bare P3HT-based device under the UV light. Results of spectroscopic analyses and theoretical calculations have shown that the occurrence of charge transfer at heterojunctions during the UV light irradiation causes charge modulation in the multilayered P3HT-based OTFTs and then results in an unusual decrease or memory effect in ID. In addition, the unexpected ID reduction can be observed in the Alq3-covered poly[2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene]-based OTFTs under UV light. The features, including opposite electrical responses to different wavelengths of light and optical memory effect, provide the multilayered P3HT-based OTFTs with potential for various optical applications, such as image recognition devices, optical logic gates, light dosimeters, and optical synapses.
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- Fu-Chiao Wu
- Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Sgamma T, Forgione I, Luziatelli F, Iacona C, Mancinelli R, Thomas B, Ruzzi M, Muleo R. Monochromic Radiations Provided by Light Emitted Diode (LED) Modulate Infection and Defense Response to Fire Blight in Pear Trees. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:1886. [PMID: 34579419 DOI: 10.3390/plants10091886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are part of the systemic signaling network that perceives pathogens and activates defenses in the plant. Eukaryotic and bacterial species have a 24-h ‘body clock’ known as the circadian rhythm. This rhythm regulates an organism’s life, modulating the activity of the phytochromes (phys) and cryptochromes (crys) and the accumulation of the corresponding mRNAs, which results in the synchronization of the internal clock and works as zeitgeber molecules. Salicylic acid accumulation is also under light control and upregulates the PR genes expression, increasing plants’ resistance to pathogens. Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight disease in pear trees. In this work, four bacterial transcripts (erw1-4), expressed in asymptomatic E. amylovora-infected pear plantlets, were isolated. The research aimed to understand how the circadian clock, light quality, and related photoreceptors regulate PR and erw genes expression using transgenic pear lines overexpressing PHYB and CRY1 as a model system. Plantlets were exposed to different circadian conditions, and continuous monochromic radiations (Blue, Red, and Far-Red) were provided by light-emitting diodes (LED). Results showed a circadian oscillation of PR10 gene expression, while PR1 was expressed without clear evidence of circadian regulation. Bacterial growth was regulated by monochromatic light: the growth of bacteria exposed to Far-Red did not differ from that detected in darkness; instead, it was mildly stimulated under Red, while it was significantly inhibited under Blue. In this regulatory framework, the active form of phytochrome enhances the expression of PR1 five to 15 fold. An ultradian rhythm was observed fitting the zeitgeber role played by CRY1. These results also highlight a regulating role of photoreceptors on the expression of PRs genes in non-infected and infected plantlets, which influenced the expression of erw genes. Data are discussed concerning the regulatory role of photoreceptors during photoperiod and pathogen attacks.
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The nucleus is a very complex organelle present in eukaryotic cells. Having the crucial task to safeguard, organize and manage the genetic information, it must tightly control its molecular constituents, its shape and its internal architecture at any given time. Despite our vast knowledge of nuclear cell biology, much is yet to be unravelled. For instance, only recently we came to appreciate the existence of a dynamic nuclear cytoskeleton made of actin filaments that regulates processes such as gene expression, DNA repair and nuclear expansion. This suggests further exciting discoveries ahead of us. Modern cell biologists embrace a new methodology relying on precise perturbations of cellular processes that require a reversible, highly spatially confinable, rapid, inexpensive and tunEable external stimulus: light. In this review, we discuss how optogenetics, the state-of-the-art technology that uses genetically encoded light-sensitive proteins to steer biological processes, can be adopted to specifically investigate nuclear cell biology.
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- Giada Forlani
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM)
- Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Um HD, Solanki A, Jayaraman A, Gordon RG, Habbal F. Electrostatically Doped Silicon Nanowire Arrays for Multispectral Photodetectors. ACS Nano 2019; 13:11717-11725. [PMID: 31577128 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Nanowires have promising applications as photodetectors with superior ability to tune absorption with morphology. Despite their high optical absorption, the quantum efficiencies of these nanowire photodetectors remain low due to difficulties in fabricating a shallow junction using traditional doping methods. As an alternative, we report nonconventional radial heterojunction photodiodes obtained by conformal coating of an indium oxide layer on silicon nanowire arrays. The indium oxide layer has a high work function which induces a strong inversion in the silicon nanowire and creates a virtual p-n junction. The resulting nanowire photodetectors show efficient carrier separation and collection, leading to an improvement of quantum efficiency up to 0.2. In addition, by controlling the nanowire radii, the spectral responses of the In2O3/Si nanowire photodetectors are tuned over several visible light wavelengths, creating a multispectral detector. Our approach is promising for the development of highly efficient wavelength-selective photodetectors.
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SIGNIFICANCE The successful adaptation of microorganisms to ever-changing environments depends, to a great extent, on their ability to maintain redox homeostasis. To effectively maintain the redox balance, cells have developed a variety of strategies mainly coordinated by a battery of transcriptional regulators through diverse mechanisms. Recent Advances: This comprehensive review focuses on the main mechanisms used by major redox-responsive regulators in prokaryotes and their relationship with the different redox signals received by the cell. An overview of the corresponding regulons is also provided. CRITICAL ISSUES Some regulators are difficult to classify since they may contain several sensing domains and respond to more than one signal. We propose a classification of redox-sensing regulators into three major groups. The first group contains one-component or direct regulators, whose sensing and regulatory domains are in the same protein. The second group comprises the classical two-component systems involving a sensor kinase that transduces the redox signal to its DNA-binding partner. The third group encompasses a heterogeneous group of flavin-based photosensors whose mechanisms are not always fully understood and are often involved in more complex regulatory networks. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Redox-responsive transcriptional regulation is an intricate process as identical signals may be sensed and transduced by different transcription factors, which often interplay with other DNA-binding proteins with or without regulatory activity. Although there is much information about some key regulators, many others remain to be fully characterized due to the instability of their clusters under oxygen. Understanding the mechanisms and the regulatory networks operated by these regulators is essential for the development of future applications in biotechnology and medicine.
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- Emma Sevilla
- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,2 Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,3 Grupo de Bioquímica, Biofísica y Biología Computacional (BIFI, UNIZAR), Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,2 Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,3 Grupo de Bioquímica, Biofísica y Biología Computacional (BIFI, UNIZAR), Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 2 Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,3 Grupo de Bioquímica, Biofísica y Biología Computacional (BIFI, UNIZAR), Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain.,4 Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,2 Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,3 Grupo de Bioquímica, Biofísica y Biología Computacional (BIFI, UNIZAR), Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,2 Instituto de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.,3 Grupo de Bioquímica, Biofísica y Biología Computacional (BIFI, UNIZAR), Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Zaragoza, Spain
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Wu X, Zhou B, Zhou J, Chen Y, Chu Y, Huang J. Distinguishable Detection of Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared Spectrum with High-Responsivity Perovskite-Based Flexible Photosensors. Small 2018; 14:e1800527. [PMID: 29655263 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Distinguishable detection of the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrum is promising and significant for the super visual system of artificial intelligences. However, it is challenging to provide a photosensor with such broad spectral response ability. In this work, the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrum is distinguished by developing serial photosensors based on perovskite/carbon nanotube hybrids. Oraganolead halide perovskites (CH3 NH3 PbX3 ) possess remarkable optoelectronic properties and tunable optical band gaps by changing the halogens, and integration with single-walled carbon nanotubes can further improve their photoresponsivities. The CH3 NH3 PbCl3 -based photosensor shows a responsivity up to 105 A W-1 to ultraviolet and no obvious response to visible light, which is superior to that of most ultraviolet sensors. The CH3 NH3 PbBr3 -based photosensor exhibits a high responsivity to visible light. Serial devices of the two hybrid photosensors with comparable electric and sensory performances can distinguish the spectrum of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared even with varying light intensities. The photosensors also demonstrate excellent mechanical flexibility and bending stability. By taking full advantages of the oraganolead halide perovskites, this work provides flexible high-responsivity photosensors specialized for ultraviolet, and gives a simple strategy for distinguishable detection of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrum based on the serial flexible photosensors.
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- Xiaohan Wu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Cheng J, Xing Y, Shahid M, Nishijima H, Pan W. Stretchable Platinum Network-Based Transparent Electrodes for Highly Sensitive Wearable Electronics. Small 2017; 13:1604291. [PMID: 28547847 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201604291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A platinum network-based transparent electrode has been fabricated by electrospinning. The unique nanobelt structured electrode demonstrates low sheet resistance (about 16 Ω sq-1 ) and high transparency of 80% and excellent flexibility. One of the most interesting demonstrations of this Pt nanobelt electrode is its excellent reversibly resilient characteristic. The electric conductivity of the flexible Pt electrode can recover to its initial value after 160% extending and this performance is repeatable and stable. The good linear relationship between the resistance and strain of the unique structured Pt electrode makes it possible to assemble a wearable high sensitive strain sensor. Present reported Pt nanobelt electrode also reveals potential applications in electrode for flexible fuel cells and highly transparent ultraviolet (UV) sensors.
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- Yuting Wang
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Functional Material Department, Inorganic Material Engineering Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, Aichi, 471-8572, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) interacted with localized surface plasmon (LSP) gives us the ability to overcome inadequate transfer of energy between donor and acceptor nanocrystals (NCs). In this paper, we show LSP-enhanced FRET in colloidal photosensors of NCs in operation, resulting in substantially enhanced photosensitivity. The proposed photosensitive device is a layered self-assembled colloidal platform consisting of separated monolayers of the donor and the acceptor colloidal NCs with an intermediate metal nanoparticle (MNP) layer made of gold interspaced by polyelectrolyte layers. Using LBL assembly, we fabricated and comparatively studied seven types of such NC-monolayer devices (containing only donor, only acceptor, Au MNP-donor, Au MNP-acceptor, donor-acceptor bilayer, donor-Au MNP-acceptor trilayer, and acceptor-Au MNP-donor reverse trilayer). In these structures, we revealed the effect of LSP-enhanced FRET and exciton interactions from the donor NCs layer to the acceptor NCs layer. Compared to a single acceptor NC device, we observed a significant extension in operating wavelength range and a substantial photosensitivity enhancement (2.91-fold) around the LSP resonance peak of Au MNPs in the LSP-enhanced FRET trilayer structure. Moreover, we present a theoretical model for the intercoupled donor-Au MNP-acceptor structure subject to the plasmon-mediated nonradiative energy transfer. The obtained numerical results are in excellent agreement with the systematic experimental studies done in our work. The potential to modify the energy transfer through mastering the exciton-plasmon interactions and its implication in devices make them attractive for applications in nanophotonic devices and sensors.
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- Shahab Akhavan
- UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Department of Physics, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Department of Physics, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Department of Physics, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
- LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Department of Physics, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
- LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Microbial rhodopsins are a family of photoactive retinylidene proteins widespread throughout the microbial world. They are notable for their diversity of function, using variations of a shared seven-transmembrane helix design and similar photochemical reactions to carry out distinctly different light-driven energy and sensory transduction processes. Their study has contributed to our understanding of how evolution modifies protein scaffolds to create new protein chemistry, and their use as tools to control membrane potential with light is fundamental to optogenetics for research and clinical applications. We review the currently known functions and present more in-depth assessment of three functionally and structurally distinct types discovered over the past two years: (a) anion channelrhodopsins (ACRs) from cryptophyte algae, which enable efficient optogenetic neural suppression; (b) cryptophyte cation channelrhodopsins (CCRs), structurally distinct from the green algae CCRs used extensively for neural activation and from cryptophyte ACRs; and
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- Elena G Govorunova
- Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030; , , ,
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- Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030; , , ,
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- Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030; , , ,
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- Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030; , , ,
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de Cesare G, Nascetti A, Caputo D. Amorphous silicon p-i-n structure acting as light and temperature sensor. Sensors (Basel) 2015; 15:12260-72. [PMID: 26016913 DOI: 10.3390/s150612260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In this work, we propose a multi-parametric sensor able to measure both temperature and radiation intensity, suitable to increase the level of integration and miniaturization in Lab-on-Chip applications. The device is based on amorphous silicon p-doped/intrinsic/n-doped thin film junction. The device is first characterized as radiation and temperature sensor independently. We found a maximum value of responsivity equal to 350 mA/W at 510 nm and temperature sensitivity equal to 3.2 mV/K. We then investigated the effects of the temperature variation on light intensity measurement and of the light intensity variation on the accuracy of the temperature measurement. We found that the temperature variation induces an error lower than 0.55 pW/K in the light intensity measurement at 550 nm when the diode is biased in short circuit condition, while an error below 1 K/µW results in the temperature measurement when a forward bias current higher than 25 µA/cm2 is applied.
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Pudasaini A, El-Arab KK, Zoltowski BD. LOV-based optogenetic devices: light-driven modules to impart photoregulated control of cellular signaling. Front Mol Biosci 2015; 2:18. [PMID: 25988185 PMCID: PMC4428443 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2015.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The Light-Oxygen-Voltage domain family of proteins is widespread in biology where they impart sensory responses to signal transduction domains. The small, light responsive LOV modules offer a novel platform for the construction of optogenetic tools. Currently, the design and implementation of these devices is partially hindered by a lack of understanding of how light drives allosteric changes in protein conformation to activate diverse signal transduction domains. Further, divergent photocycle properties amongst LOV family members complicate construction of highly sensitive devices with fast on/off kinetics. In the present review we discuss the history of LOV domain research with primary emphasis on tuning LOV domain chemistry and signal transduction to allow for improved optogenetic tools.
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- Ashutosh Pudasaini
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery at Dedman College, Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery at Dedman College, Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery at Dedman College, Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, USA
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Ahn SE, Jeon S, Jeon YW, Kim C, Lee MJ, Lee CW, Park J, Song I, Nathan A, Lee S, Chung UI. High-performance nanowire oxide photo-thin film transistor. Adv Mater 2013; 25:5549-5554. [PMID: 24038596 DOI: 10.1002/adma201301102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A gate-modulated nanowire oxide photosensor is fabricated by electron-beam lithography and conventional dry etch processing.. The device characteristics are good, including endurance of up to 10(6) test cycles, and gate-pulse excitation is used to remove persistent photoconductivity. The viability of nanowire oxide phototransistors for high speed and high resolution applications is demonstrated, thus potentially expanding the scope of exploitation of touch-free interactive displays.
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- Seung-Eon Ahn
- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co, Yongin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 446-712, Republic of Korea
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The advent of optogenetics and genetically encoded photosensors has provided neuroscience researchers with a wealth of new tools and methods for examining and manipulating neuronal function in vivo. There exists now a wide range of experimentally validated protein tools capable of modifying cellular function, including light-gated ion channels, recombinant light-gated G protein-coupled receptors, and even neurotransmitter receptors modified with tethered photo-switchable ligands. A large number of genetically encoded protein sensors have also been developed to optically track cellular activity in real time, including membrane-voltage-sensitive fluorophores and fluorescent calcium and pH indicators. The development of techniques for controlled expression of these proteins has also increased their utility by allowing the study of specific populations of cells. Additionally, recent advances in optics technology have enabled both activation and observation of target proteins with high spatiotemporal fidelity. In combination, these methods have great potential in the study of neural circuits and networks, behavior, animal models of disease, as well as in high-throughput ex vivo studies. This review collects some of these new tools and methods and surveys several current and future applications of the evolving field of optophysiology.
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