Capacitance changes

Historically, the first and most important capacitance method is the vibrating capacitor approach implemented by Lord Kelvin in 1897. In this technique (now called the Kelvin probe), the reference plate moves relative to the sample surface at some constant frequency and tlie capacitance changes as tlie interelectrode separation changes. An AC current thus flows in the external circuit. Upon reduction of the electric field to zero, the AC current is also reduced to zero. Originally, Kelvin detected the zero point manually using his quadrant electrometer. Nowadays, there are many elegant and sensitive versions of this technique. A piezoceramic foil can be used to vibrate the reference plate. To minimize noise and maximize sensitivity, a phase-locked... 

This technique can be used to measure displacement where, in effect, the two electrodes are connected to the two bodies. It has also other applications (for example, in moisture meters where the presence of water vapor between the electrodes causes the capacitance change). 

Among these techniques, the capacitance dilatometer method may be very sensitive. The change in the sample length produces a capacitance change between the two electrodes of a capacitor one plate of the capacitor is kept in a fixed position while the other is fixed onto one end of the sample. At the maximum elongation of the sample, the two capacitor plates are practically in contact. When the sample contracts the capacitance varies as 1 /AL. One of the main difficulties in this measurement is the realization of a dilatation-free support. 

Figure 6. Photochemically induced capacitance change of 5CB at frequency of 0.1 KHz and bias potential 0.5 V at 30 °C. [BMAB] = 5 mol%.

If a coaxial cable is used to connect the tunneling tip to the input of the amplifier, a major source of noise is the capacitance of the coaxial cable itself. The typical capacitance between the center conductor and the shielding is 100 pF per meter. In response to the acoustic noise in the room, the coaxial cable deforms. The capacitance changes. The current is... 

Figure 20.1 illustrates a third method of measuring the mercury level. The mercury in the dilatometer stem constitutes one plate of a capacitor and a metal sheath coaxially surrounding the dilatometer serves as the second plate. The capacitance changes with the mercury level due to the variation of the effective plate area. 

Defining C(oo) as the steady state capacitance given in Eq. (13) and inserting Eq. (19) into (13), the time-dependent capacitance change is calculated to be... 

When used in the time-invariant mode (i.e., in equilibrium), it is a first-order chemical sensor that can yield qualitative and quantitative information based on the LSER paradigm about composition of the vapor mixtures (Fig. 10.13). By acquiring the data in the transient regime, it becomes a second-order sensor and in addition to the composition, information about diffusion coefficients in different polymers is obtained. This is then the added value. It is possible only because the model describing the capacitance change included diffusion. In spite of the complexity of the response function, a good discrimination and quantification has been obtained. 

Movileanu et al. [127] used reconstituted planar PC bilayers (black lipid bilayers) to study the effect exerted by quercetin (29) on their electrical properties. Quercetin inserted into model membranes, which resulted in an increase in their conductance and electrical capacitance. Clear pH dependence of quercetin (29) binding to membranes was observed. Capacitance changes were the most pronounced at low pH, which was attributed to the deeper insertion of quercetin (29) into the bilayer in acidic conditions. The authors postulated that quercetin inside the membrane interacted with both the hydrophobic domain and polar headgroups of PC. 

Dielectric dispersion 10 3-10 12 Power loss, capacitance change... 

A general term used to refer to any of the particle or drop-let-sizing techniques that rely on (usually) conductivity or capacitance changes in sample introduced between charged electrodes. Also termed resistazone counter . 

Another flow cytometry study involved the measurement of capacitance changes due to varied amounts of polarizable cellular DNA [884],... 

From these observations, it became apparent that the frequency dependent capacitance must be due, at least partially, to gating particles, and, in particular, to those of sodium channels. If the capacitance change shown in Figure 6 is indeed due to sodium channels, then the change must be affected by TTX, which is known to block sodium channels selectively. Figure 7 shows the membrane capacitance at various potentials. As can be seen, TTX effectively eliminates the voltage dependence of... 

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Figure 6.60 shows the capacitance change with potential. In the presence of methanol, the capacitance due to hydrogen adsorption decreases abruptly at certain potentials (200-350 mV) because the adsorbed methanol blocks hydrogen adsorption. On the other hand, a capacitance increase at high potentials (430-650 mV) indicates dissociative methanol adsorption. 

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