Chemistry Letters, Vol.36, No.11, 1310-1311, 2007
Development of an oxygen sensor based on visual observation of luminescence color change
With oxygen sensors based on luminescence quenching, the intensity or lifetime of the luminescence has to be measured precisely with a photodetector coupled with an electronic circuit. Thus, practical application of such sensors is limited by the photodetection systems. We propose here a new type of oxygen sensor based on visual observation of luminescence color change. In our sensor, red luminescence was observed under oxygen-free conditions, and the color changed to blue at 5% oxygen content.