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    Forensic-level security using non-imitable anticounterfeiting films: Humidity-sensitive 1D photonic crystals with UV-tunable color response and their encryption using small aldehydes

    Year: 2023

    Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 473, 2023-10-01, page 145448

    Authors: Gyu Hwang, Tae; Woo Cho, Dong; Hwang, Do-Hoon; Jin Jung, Yu; Park, Ikbum; Eun Kim, Gyeong; Mok Park, Jong

    Keywords: 1D photonic crystals; Aldehydes; Anticounterfeiting films; Colorimetric sensor; High-level security; Humidity

    Although considerable progress has been made in anticounterfeiting film technologies, developing difficult-to-imitate novel anticounterfeiting films is still challenging. Herein, we report novel photopatternable one-dimensional photonic crystal (1D PC)-based anticounterfeiting films, whose colors can be changed by human breath and which can be encrypted and decrypted using small aldehydes and hydrochloric acid, respectively. A photo-crosslinkable TiO2–copolymer hybrid (Ti70) and primary-amine-containing copolymer (P(AEMA97-co-BPA3)–NH2) were prepared and utilized to fabricate 11-layered 1D PC (TiNH2 PC). In addition, using UV post-treatment with customized photomasks, TiNH2 PCs with hidden photopatterns that showed tunable humidity-responsive bright color contrast could be fabricated. However, after exposure to aldehydes, the TiNH2 PC showed reduced or no color shifts in response to further changes in the relative humidity. This is because the hydrophilicity of the P(AEMA97-co-BPA3)–NH2 layers decreased when they converted to P(AEMA97-co-BPA3)-imine layers under aldehyde exposure. However, the aldehyde-exposed TiNH2 PC could be reversibly recycled to its pristine state by simply immersing it in a hydrochloric acid solution (1 M) for 30 min. These findings provide insights into fabricating various colorimetric sensors as non-imitable anticounterfeiting films with selective encryption/decryption for achieving forensic-level security.
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