申请人:SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
公开号:EP0504730A2
公开(公告)日:1992-09-23
A quartz crystal resonator is utilized to effect evaluation of viscoelastic nature of a film deposited on an electrode by electrochemical reaction. The quartz crystal resonator 1 is connected to a resonator characteristic measurement unit comprised of an oscillating circuit 2, a frequency counter 3, and an amplitude level meter 4. An electrochemical measurement unit in the form of a potentiostat 7 is connected to a working electrode given in the form of one of electrodes of the resonator 1, a reference electrode 5 and a counter electrode 6. These circuits 3, 4 and 7 are connected to a CPU 8. The resonator 1, reference electrode 5 and counter electrode 6 are dipped into an electrolyte solution in an electrochemical cell 9. In another mode, the system utilizes a quartz crystal resonator precoated with a macromolecule sensitive film for analyzing diffusion and viscosity variation in the film due to migration of electrochemically active substances relative to the film during the course of the electrochemical reaction.
石英晶体谐振器用于评估通过电化学反应沉积在电极上的薄膜的粘弹性。石英晶体谐振器 1 连接到由振荡电路 2、频率计 3 和振幅电平计 4 组成的谐振器特性测量单元。恒电位仪 7 形式的电化学测量单元与谐振器 1 的一个电极形式的工作电极、参比电极 5 和对电极 6 相连。这些电路 3、4 和 7 与中央处理器 8 相连。谐振器 1、参比电极 5 和对电极 6 被浸入电化学电池 9 中的电解质溶液中。在另一种模式下,该系统利用预先涂有大分子敏感膜的石英晶体谐振器,分析电化学反应过程中电化学活性物质相对于薄膜的迁移所导致的薄膜扩散和粘度变化。