The role of shear modulus and viscosity of thin organic films on the adsorption response of QCM sensors

• Published in: Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
• Date: 2018
• Main Authors: Kazantseva, Z.I., Koshets, I.A., Shirshov, Yu.M., Kalchenko, V.I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики напівпровідників імені В.Є. Лашкарьова НАН України 2018
• Subjects: Sensors
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/215282
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: The role of shear modulus and viscosity of thin organic films on the adsorption response of QCM sensors / Z.I. Kazantseva, I.A. Koshets, Yu.M. Shirshov, V.I. Kalchenko // Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics. — 2018. — Т. 21, № 3. — С. 307-314. — Бібліогр.: 34 назв. — англ.

This work reports on the results of numerical calculations of quartz microbalance (QCM) sensors' response under the adsorption of analyte molecules. The influence of share modulus and viscosity has been studied. It was shown that even in the case of sufficiently thin films (hundreds of nanomete...