Microhotplate as a Platform for Calorimetry

Calorimetry is a powerful method for characterising materials. The heat of a reaction can be directly measured with good accuracy. The established method usually requires large amounts of materials, which is a major drawback when studying thin film reactions. A MEMS microhotplate-based microcalorime...

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Main Authors: Rebeka Gy. Kiss, Lajos Harasztosi, István A. Szabó, Gábor Battistig
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/175
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author Rebeka Gy. Kiss
Lajos Harasztosi
István A. Szabó
Gábor Battistig
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description Calorimetry is a powerful method for characterising materials. The heat of a reaction can be directly measured with good accuracy. The established method usually requires large amounts of materials, which is a major drawback when studying thin film reactions. A MEMS microhotplate-based microcalorimeter is developed in this study; it allows us to investigate thin film reactions by using a very small amount of materials. The temperature scale is calibrated by a well-known heat method of melting of two metal films. Energy calibration is also solved, and thus real information can be extracted for various solid-phase thin film reactions. In order to study reactions taking place close to room temperature, a cooled sample holder is developed, and the measurements can be started well below 0 °C.
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spelling doaj-art-4c72c53dda5843809fb91ef33b47ae592025-08-20T02:01:09ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002024-04-0197117510.3390/proceedings2024097175Microhotplate as a Platform for CalorimetryRebeka Gy. Kiss0Lajos Harasztosi1István A. Szabó2Gábor Battistig3Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Debrecen, H-4026 Debrecen, HungaryCalorimetry is a powerful method for characterising materials. The heat of a reaction can be directly measured with good accuracy. The established method usually requires large amounts of materials, which is a major drawback when studying thin film reactions. A MEMS microhotplate-based microcalorimeter is developed in this study; it allows us to investigate thin film reactions by using a very small amount of materials. The temperature scale is calibrated by a well-known heat method of melting of two metal films. Energy calibration is also solved, and thus real information can be extracted for various solid-phase thin film reactions. In order to study reactions taking place close to room temperature, a cooled sample holder is developed, and the measurements can be started well below 0 °C.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/175microcalorimetryMEMS membrane structuremicroheater chipsignal processingtemperature and energy calibrationcooled sample holder
spellingShingle Rebeka Gy. Kiss
Lajos Harasztosi
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Microhotplate as a Platform for Calorimetry
Proceedings
microcalorimetry
MEMS membrane structure
microheater chip
signal processing
temperature and energy calibration
cooled sample holder
title Microhotplate as a Platform for Calorimetry
title_full Microhotplate as a Platform for Calorimetry
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title_short Microhotplate as a Platform for Calorimetry
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topic microcalorimetry
MEMS membrane structure
microheater chip
signal processing
temperature and energy calibration
cooled sample holder
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/97/1/175
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