The modern world has expanded and evolved in many ways, however, exposure to chemicals has remained a constantthreat to personal health. The development of a highly sensitive and selective sensor which can be multiplexed to providerapid analysis capability in a cluttered sensing environment is desperately needed. We have investigated Zr-based metalorganicframeworks (MOFs) which demonstrate unique chemical properties in the presence of chemicals of interest. Wepresent the development of an optimized plasmonic transducer coupled with a Zr-based MOF UiO-66 active layer. Wewill discuss the integration and characterization of the MOF/plasmonic sensor and summarize our results which show that,upon exposure to the COI, small changes in the optical characteristics of the MOF layer are effectively transduced byobserving shifts in plasmonic resonance. The resulting sensor serves as an important first step towards the rapid detection,classification, and identification of chemical threats.
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