• DocumentCode
    1439651
  • Title

    Comments on the effects of nonuniform mass loading on a quartz crystal microbalance

  • Author

    Vig, John R. ; Ballato, Arthur

  • Author_Institution
    US Army Commun.-Electron. Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    1123
  • Lastpage
    1124
  • Abstract
    The Sauerbrey equation can yield incorrect results when the mass and amplitude of vibration distributions are not uniform, and when the mass is not attached rigidly.
  • Keywords
    crystal resonators; microbalances; quartz; Sauerbrey equation; SiO/sub 2/; crystal microbalance; nonuniform mass loading; quartz; vibration distributions; Biological materials; Chemical sensors; Electrical capacitance tomography; Electrodes; Equations; Frequency; Microscopy; Predictive models; Shape; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-3010
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/58.726433
  • Filename
    726433