Published February 4, 2024 | Version b.1.2.6
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pyQCM-BraTaDio: A tool for visualization, data mining, and modelling of Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation data

Creators

  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Merced, Merced, California 95344, United States of America

Contributors

  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Merced, Merced, California 95344, United States of America
  • 2. Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78000, Mexico
  • 3. FEMTO-ST Time & Frequency department, 26 Rue de l'Épitaphe, 25000 Besançon, France
  • 4. Institute of Applied Physics, Technische Universitaet Wien, Vienna 1030, Austria
  • 5. Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California Merced, Merced, California 95344, United States of America

Description

Here, we present a Python-based software that allows for the rapid visualization, data mining, and basic model applications of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation data. Our implementation begins with a Tkinter GUI to prompt the user for all required information, such as file name/location, selection of baseline time, and overtones for visualization (with customization capabilities). These inputs are then fed to a workflow that will use the baseline time to scrub and temporally shift data using the Pandas and NumPy libraries and carry out the plot options for visualization. The last stage consists of an interactive plot, that presents the data and allows the user to select ranges in MatPlotLib-generated panels, followed by application of data models, including Sauerbrey, thin films in liquid, among others, that are carried out with NumPy and SciPy . The implementation of this software allows for simple and expedited data visualization and analysis, in lieu of time consuming and labor-intensive spreadsheet analysis.

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Additional details

Additional titles

Alternative title
BraTaDio
Alternative title
pyQCM
Subtitle
A tool for visualization, data mining, and modelling of Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation data

Related works

Is supplement to
10.1116/1.5142762 (DOI)
10.3390/s23031348 (DOI)

Funding

U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF-CREST NSF-HRD-1547848
U.S. National Science Foundation
CAREER 2239665

Dates

Other
2024-02-04
Submitted to publisher (JOSS)

Software

Repository URL
https://github.com/b-pardi/BraTaDio
Development Status
Active

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