TY - GEN A1 - Gawlitza, Kornelia A1 - Bartelmeß, Jürgen A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Johann, Sergej A1 - Tiebe, Carlo T1 - Fluorescence sensor for the long-term monitoring of gaseous ammonia N2 - Ammonia and its reaction products can cause considerable damage of human health and ecosystems, increasing the necessity for reliable and reversible sensors to monitor traces of gaseous ammonia in ambient air directly on-site or in the field. Although various types of gas sensors are available, fluorescence sensors have gained importance due to advantages such as high sensitivity and facile miniaturization. Here, we present the development of a sensor material for the detection of gaseous ammonia in the lower ppm to ppb range by incorporation of a fluorescent dye, which shows reversible fluorescence modulations as a function of analyte concentration, into a polymer matrix to ensure the accumulation of ammonia. A gas standard generator producing standard gas mixtures, which comply with the metrological traceability in the desired environmentally relevant measurement range, was used to calibrate the optical sensor system. To integrate the sensor material into a mobile device, a prototype of a hand-held instrument was developed, enabling straightforward data acquisition over a long period. T2 - Colloquium of Optical Spectrometry (COSP) 2017 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.11.2017 KW - Ammonia gas sensor KW - Fluorescence KW - Air quality monitoring KW - Standard gas generator KW - Miniaturized sensor device PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/43143 AN - OPUS4-43143 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany