Citation
R. Berger et al., MICROMECHANICAL THERMOGRAVIMETRY, Chemical physics letters, 294(4-5), 1998, pp. 363-369
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
294
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
363 - 369
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1998)294:4-5<363:MT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We demonstrate a new method for thermal analysis of nanogram quantitie
s of material using a micromechanical thermogravimetric technique. The
cantilever-type device uses an integrated piezoresistor to sense bend
ing and simultaneously to ramp the temperature and control temperature
cycles. It has a mass resolution in the picogram range. A quantitativ
e analysis of the dehydration of copper-sulfate-pentahydrate (CuSO4. 5
H(2)O) is presented. The technique outperforms current thermogravimetr
ic approaches by five orders of magnitude. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B
.V. All rights reserved.