Design and validation of a low-cost open-source impedance based quartz crystal microbalance for electrochemical research.
| Autor: | Horst RJ; Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.; Photocatalytic Synthesis Group, Department of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands., Katzourakis A; Super B Lithium Batteries, Hengelo, The Netherlands., Mei BT; Photocatalytic Synthesis Group, Department of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands., de Beer S; Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | HardwareX [HardwareX] 2022 Nov 08; Vol. 12, pp. e00374. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 08 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00374 |
| Abstrakt: | The quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurement technique is utilized in a broad variety of scientific fields and applications, where surface and interfacial processes are relevant. However, the costs of purchasing QCMs is typically high, which has limited its employment in education as well as by scientists in developing countries. In this article, we present an open-source QCM, built on the OpenQCM project, and using an impedance-based measurement technique (QCM-I), which can be built for <200 euro. Our QCM allows for simultaneous monitoring of the frequency change and dissipation, such that both soft and rigid materials can be characterized. In addition, our QCM measurements can be combined with simultaneous electrochemical measurement techniques (EQCM-I). We demonstrate the validity of our system by characterizing the electrodeposition of a rigid metallic film (Cu) and by the electropolymerization of aniline. Finally, we discuss potential improvements to our system. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2022 The Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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