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Suppressing the frequency jump in quartz crystal microbalance

  • Yan Ju Han*
  • , Wen Qiang Zheng
  • , Dong Lin Su
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • National Institute of Metrology China

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Abstract

Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) acquires the mass information through measuring the frequency shift. The detection sensitivity can achieve to nano-gram. A type of 15MHz QCM used in space contamination detection appeared the frequency jump when switching the power supply repeatedly, which disabled the measurement function. The analysis was made from quartz resonator and oscillator circuit which deciding the QCM's frequency, and the conclusion was drawn that properly designing the resonator electrodes and the oscillator circuit parameters could suppress the frequency jump. The suppressing methods were carried out on the 15MHz quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), and effectively controlled the frequency jump. Trying the power supply switching test 200 times, the frequency jump didn't appear any more. At the end, a simple method to verify the suppressing effect is provided.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2014 Symposium on Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications, SPAWDA 2014
EditorsXiaomin Wang, Yuesheng Wang, Honglang Li
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages218-221
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479964253
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Dec 2014
Event2014 Symposium on Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications, SPAWDA 2014 - Beijing, China
Duration: 30 Oct 20142 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2014 Symposium on Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications, SPAWDA 2014

Conference

Conference2014 Symposium on Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications, SPAWDA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period30/10/142/11/14

Keywords

  • Frequency jump
  • Oscillator circuit
  • Quartz crystal microbalance
  • Quartz resonator

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