Scanning Electrochemical Mass Sensitivity Mapping of the Quartz Crystal Microbalance in Liquid Media

The mass sensitivity distribution of the quartz crystal microbalance was determined in situ for plano-plano and plano-convex AT-cut quartz resonators. The method involved measuring the frequency change associated with localized mass deposits created by electrochemical deposition using a scanning microelectrode in close proximity to the QCM electrode surface.

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