In dynamics of evaporation or drying of microdrops from a solid surface, a faster and precise quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is needed. The fast QCM based on frequency to voltage converter is an attractive and powerful tool in the investigation of the dynamic regime of evaporation to translate the frequency shift in terms of a continuous voltage change. The frequency shift monitoring in fast QCM applications is a real challenge for electronic processing interface. Originally developed as a frequency shift processing interface, this novel passive frequency to voltage converter can produce faster, stable, and accurate results in regard to the QCM sensor behavior. In this article, the concept and circuit of passive frequency to voltage converter will be explained followed by static and dynamic characterization. Experimental results of microdrops evaporation will be given.
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February 2012
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February 13 2012
Quartz crystal microbalance based on passive frequency to voltage converter
Ioan Burda;
Ioan Burda
a)
Department of Physics,
Babes-Bolyai University
, Cluj-Napoca, 400084, Romania
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Arthur Tunyagi
Arthur Tunyagi
Department of Physics,
Babes-Bolyai University
, Cluj-Napoca, 400084, Romania
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a)
Electronic mail: [email protected].
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 025107 (2012)
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Received:
December 04 2011
Accepted:
January 20 2012
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Ioan Burda, Arthur Tunyagi; Quartz crystal microbalance based on passive frequency to voltage converter. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 February 2012; 83 (2): 025107. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3683234
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