Investigation of Zinc phthalocyanine films for QCM sensing applications

HAMID, Amani, HOLLOWAY, Alan, HASSAN, Aseel and NABOK, Aleksey (2016). Investigation of Zinc phthalocyanine films for QCM sensing applications. In: SENSORS, 2015 IEEE. IEEE.

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Abstract

A Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) with 1 0 MHz fundamental resonance was used as the sensing element(s) to monitor changes in the properties of Zinc Phthalocyanine (ZnPc) films caused by adsorption of different types of selected organic vapour, such as hexane and benzene. The experimental admittance spectra of (QCM) around resonance were fitted to an equivalent circuit model (BVD circuit) and parameters relating to film thickness and viscosity were extracted. LabVIEW software was used to control the experimental setup and curve fitting. (ZnPc) films with a range of different substitutes were studied. Additionally, characterization of the film properties has been carried out using parameters obtained from QCM measurements in conjunction with suitable data analysis and modeling techniques. Validation of the film properties has been established (thickness and structure) using complementary existing methods such as AFM and Ellipsometry.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Paper from IEEE SENSORS 2015 conference, November 1-4, 2015, Busan, South Korea
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Modelling Research Centre > Microsystems and Machine Vision Laboratory
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Arts > Department of Engineering and Mathematics
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2015.7370405
Depositing User:	Alan Holloway
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2017 14:58
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 17:31
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14967

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