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Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) arrays for solution analysis

Authors: Schneider, T. W.; Frye, G. C.; Martin, S. J.; Kottenstette, R. J.; Osbourn, G. C.; Bartholomew, J. W.; Weisenbach, L.; +2 Authors

Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) arrays for solution analysis

Abstract

Quartz crystal microbalances (QCMs) are piezoelectric thickness-shear-mode resonators where the resonant frequency has long been known to vary linearly with the mass of rigid layers on the surface when the device is in contact with air. This reports summarizes the results from a Laboratory Directed Research and Development effort to use an array of QCMs to measure and identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water solutions. A total of nine polymer-coated QCMs were tested with varying concentrations of twelve VOCs while frequency and damping voltage were measured. Results from these experiments were analyzed using a Sandia-developed pattern recognition technique called visually empirical region of influence (VERI) developed at Sandia. The VERI analyses of data with up to 16% and 50% sensitivity drifts were carried out on an array with six signals obtained from five sensors. The results indicate that better than 98% and 88% correct chemical recognition is maintained for the 16% and 50% drifts, respectively. These results indicate a good degree of robustness for these sensor films.

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Data Analysis, Thin Films, Liquid Wastes, Organic Compounds, 40 Chemistry, Microbalances, Volatile Matter, Pattern Recognition, 540, Sensitizers, Ground Water, 54 Environmental Sciences, Qualitative Chemical Analysis

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