In this presentation, a new type of etalon for ultrafast colorimetric vapor sensor is introduced. The etalon consists of reflector, vapor-responsive hydrogel layer, and disordered plasmonic nanoparticles. This etalon presents dramatically fast gas-responsive time (~ 0.1s) because the disordered nanoparticles with certain ligand can form membrane pores smaller than the mean free path of penetrating gas. Among several candidates, thiocyanate ligand that provides optimized temporal and optical properties as effective medium is chosen. As a demonstration, the disordered nanoparticle-based etalon is applied to ultrafast humidity-responsive structural colors and an image sticker that instantaneously changes the displayed image to external humidity.
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