This blog shows that nanoparticle deposition can improve thin film solar cell efficiency.
The ability to take up and release water is central for many materials, such as hydrogels, whose function depend on the ability to hydrate and dehydrate. Hydration and swelling are also central when dealing with hygroscopic materials. QCM-D can be used to characterize such swelling phenomenon.
Explains the concept of critical micelle concentration and how it can be measured with surface tension measurement.
Describes the instrument features needed for successful high-pressure interfacial tension measurements.
The paradigm shift from the study of static surface systems to the exploration of dynamic ones resulted in the field of gas-surface dynamics. The area includes concepts such as scattering, potential energy surfaces(PESs), energy exchange, surface corrugation, and charge transfer.
Describes the most common nanolithography methods to produce nanosized features
Read about how molecule-surface interaction processes such as adsorption and desorption can be analyzed with QCM-D.
Interfacial tension and wettability are important parameters determining the success of the CO2 storage site.
Thin-film degradation and material desorption is sometimes wanted and sometimes not. Learn about how it can be characterized by QCM-D.