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What is a Quartz Crystal Microbalance - QCM

Posted by KSV Instruments Ltd. | Category: QCM Technology

Pierre and Marie Curie showed in 1880 that crystals of Rochelle salt could produce electricity when pressure was applied in certain crystallographic directions. Later they also showed the converse effect i.e. production of strain by application of el...

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New Ellipsometry and Electrochemistry Modules for KSV Dissipative QCM Z-500

Posted by KSV Instruments Ltd. | Category: QCM Technology | 31/05/2006 - 16:34:51

The Dissipative Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) is a highly sensitive tool for characterising surface specific behaviour, such as adsorption, adsorbed layer thickness and viscoelastic properties in a wide range of applications.

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