Thermally emissive sensing materials for chemical spectroscopy analysis

Title: Thermally emissive sensing materials for chemical spectroscopy analysis

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A sensor using thermally emissive materials for chemical spectroscopy analysis includes an emissive material, wherein the emissive material includes the thermally emissive materials which emit electromagnetic radiation, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is modified due to chemical composition in an environment; and a detector adapted to detect the electromagnetic radiation, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is indicative of the chemical interaction changes and hence chemical composition and/or chemical composition changes of the environment. The emissive material can be utilized with an optical fiber sensor, with the optical fiber sensor operating without the emissive material probed with a light source external to the material.

Inventors:: Poole, Zsolt; Ohodnicki, Paul R.

Issue Date:: 2018-05-08

OSTI Identifier:: 1440529

Assignee:: U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC) DOEEE

Patent Number(s):: 9,964,494

Application Number:: 15/160,389

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 May 20

Research Org:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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