Application of Quartz Resonators for Weighing Thin Films and for Microweighing,

Abstract

If a quartz-resonator plate, excited to the thickness-shear vibration, is coated with a film of foreign material, the natural frequency of the plate will change because of the increased mass now oscillating. Since the frequency changes of a quartz resonator can be measured very accurately, this offers a very accurate method for weighing thin films.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0852719

Entities

People

  • Guenter Sauerbrey

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Quartz Resonators
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Resonators
  • Thin Films
  • Vibration
  • West Germany

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.