Role of Condensation Phenomena in the Measurement of Film Thickness by the Oscillating Quartz Crystal Method

1966 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 4433-4436 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bakos ◽  
Gy. Nagy ◽  
J. Szigeti
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Quartz Crystal

Role of ion exchange in the redox processes of a polyaniline film studied by an ac quartz crystal microbalance

1990 ◽  
Vol 290 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Cordoba-Torresi ◽  
C. Gabrielli ◽  
M. Keddam ◽  
H. Takenouti ◽  
R. Torresi
Keyword(s):  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Redox Processes ◽  
Polyaniline Film

scholarly journals Hematite photoelectrodes for water splitting: evaluation of the role of film thickness by impedance spectroscopy

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
pp. 16515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia Lopes ◽  
Luísa Andrade ◽  
Florian Le Formal ◽  
Michael Gratzel ◽  
Kevin Sivula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Water Splitting

scholarly journals The Effects of Surfactant on the Evolution of a Thin Film under a Moving Liquid Drop

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Kartika Yulianti ◽  
Agus Yodi Gunawan ◽  
Edy Soewono
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Solid Surface ◽  
Surfactant Concentration ◽  
Liquid Drop ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Normal Pressure ◽  
Lubrication Approximation ◽  
Moving Liquid

The effect of surfactant on the thickness of a thin film bounded by a solid surface and a moving liquid drop was investigated. We proposed a model so that parameters from the liquid drop can be stated in a parameter that acts as normal pressure to the thin film. Using the lubrication approximation, the model was reduced to a set of nonlinear partial differential equations in terms of the film thickness and surfactant concentration. Since we were interested in the role of the surfactant in lifting up the drop, we assumed that the density of the drop is higher than the density of the thin film. Numerically, the results show that the presence of the surfactant tends to delay the decrease of the film thickness insignificantly. However, when the surfactant was added into the system, it tends to significantly increase the film thickness for a certain range value of the normal pressure.

scholarly journals Determination of surface-induced platelet activation by applying time-dependency dissipation factor versus frequency using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (60) ◽  
pp. 988-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Fatisson ◽  
Sania Mansouri ◽  
Daniel Yacoub ◽  
Yahye Merhi ◽  
Maryam Tabrizian
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Dissipation Factor ◽  
Surface Hydrophobicity ◽  
Activation Rate ◽  
Immunofluorescence Labelling ◽  
Activation Rates

Platelet adhesion and activation rates are frequently used to assess the thrombogenicity of biomaterials, which is a crucial step for the development of blood-contacting devices. Until now, electron and confocal microscopes have been used to investigate platelet activation but they failed to characterize this activation quantitatively and in real time. In order to overcome these limitations, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) was employed and an explicit time scale introduced in the dissipation versus frequency plots ( Df–t ) provided us with quantitative data at different stages of platelet activation. The QCM-D chips were coated with thrombogenic and non-thrombogenic model proteins to develop the methodology, further extended to investigate polymer thrombogenicity. Electron microscopy and immunofluorescence labelling were used to validate the QCM-D data and confirmed the relevance of Df–t plots to discriminate the activation rate among protein-modified surfaces. The responses showed the predominant role of surface hydrophobicity and roughness towards platelet activation and thereby towards polymer thrombogenicity. Modelling experimental data obtained with QCM-D with a Matlab code allowed us to define the rate at which mass change occurs ( A / B ), to obtain an A / B value for each polymer and correlate this value with polymer thrombogenicity.

Morphology characterization of layer-by-layer films from PAH/MA-co-DR13: the role of film thickness

2005 ◽  
Vol 285 (2) ◽  
pp. 544-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nara C. de Souza ◽  
Valtencir Zucolotto ◽  
Josmary R. Silva ◽  
Felipe R. Santos ◽  
David S. dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Morphology Characterization

scholarly journals Deposition of Al Thin Film on Steel Substrate: The Role of Thickness on Crystallization and Grain Growth

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayk Khachatryan ◽  
Sung-Nam Lee ◽  
Kyoung-Bo Kim ◽  
Moojin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Film Growth ◽  
Specular Reflection ◽  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Al Thin Film

In this study, we deposited aluminum (Al) films of different thicknesses on steel substrate and examined their phase, microstructure, and film growth process. We estimated that films of up to 30 nm thickness were mainly amorphous in nature. When the film thickness exceeded 30 nm, crystallization was observed. The further increase in film thickness triggered grain growth, and the formation of grains up to 40 nm occurred. In such cases, the Al film had a cross-grained structure with well-developed primary grains networks that were filled with small secondary grains. We demonstrated that the microstructure played a key role in optical properties. The films below 30 nm showed higher specular reflection, whereas thicker films showed higher diffuse reflections.

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