A low-powered and highly selective photomechanical sensor system mimicking stomata in the epidermis of leaves harvested from nature is demonstrated. This device uses a light-responsive composite consisting of 4-amino-1,1'-azobenzene-3,4'-disulfonic acid monosodium salt (AZO) and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) coated on a membrane with tens of nanometer-size pores. The ionic current change through the pore channels as a function of pore size variation is then measured. The tran-cis isomerism of AZO-PDDA during light irradiation and the operation mechanism of photomechanical ion channel sensor are discussed and analyzed using UV-vis spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy analysis. It presents the discriminative current levels to the different light wavelengths. The response time of the photoreceptor is about 0.2 s and it consumes very low operating power (≈15 nW) at 0.1 V bias. In addition, it is found that the change of the pore diameter during the light irradiation is due to the photomechanical effect, which is capable of distinguishing light intensity and wavelength.
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