How can I measure the resistance of a thin film using KD 106 LCR meter?

You can use Hall effect measurement to find the sheet resistance of your thin film. Try to collect paper related to Hall effect measurement of thin films. In principle, u can use Hall effect measurement to determine the charge carrier concentration and carrier mobility. From that u can determine sheet resistance of your thin film. Also check in the literature what type of substrate they are using for this hall measurement studies.

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i guess there should be DC mode. Send current by two wires and measure resistance by LCR meter.

In general one can measure the resistance of thinfilm by two probe or four probe

Four probe method is good

Hi Dhivya,

Resitance measurement is pretty straight forward.

You can measure the resistance by just putting 4 contacts on your thin film sample. You can pass known current (I) through two outer contact leads and measure voltage (V) across middle two leads. Then, your sample sample resistance is just R = V/I.

If you don't have current source and voltmeter, you can make use of LCR meter itself. Just pass low frequency (less than 100kHz - this is to avoid the contribution from the impedance of the sample) current through two outer leads i.e., connect I+ and I- to outer leads, and measure voltage across the middle two leads i.e., connect V+ and V-. The in-phase component of impedance Z, i.e., X gives the resistance of your sample. If you use higher frequency, the value of R contains the contribution from Y i.e, out-of phase of component of Z. So, try to use low frequency for measurement.

Hope this helps.

Good Lcuk!

I am sorry but I don’t use the “KD 106 LCR” instrument.

We measured resistivity in thin film using the standard 4 probe configuration.

The LCR meter which I used, the resistance of thin film measure in form of capacitance and dissipation. Than Resistance =1/(2*Pi*f*C*D)

Hi

we can't apply Ohm's law to compute the resistance by measuring the current and voltage using four point probe, because the behaviour of the thin film sensor may be not verify Ohm's law , may be Schottky or other relations . If the thin film sample have a good sensitivity , you can make your setting as a sensing current, only you need to applied a bias voltage . I think it's more efficient than sensing resistance .

Although the two point probe more simple and suitable for measuring resistance, only you need to use a proper AVO meter

I'm sorry,we measured resiance with 4 probe configuration

Is it computerize?? Which sensing u mean gas sensor?? In my master i was working in gas sensors so i think i can give one or two ideas if you answer me.

Hai Falak

Could you tell details about conversion of capacitance to resistance give some reference papers

Hi Ahmed

It is not computerize i want to note the measurement manually.It basically for detection of toxic gases by conductometric method.

Ah it is bad> in my master work i was interested to sense carbon mono-oxide using some oxides deposited by spray pyrolysis. But your system of measurement must be computerized to follow the change in resistance. U can buy very simple computerized digital multi-meter so u can take a resistance reading each one second. That cost you about 100$. Is your samples conductive or dielectric?? The resistance level should be measurable by the device for sure, if not u have to work at high temperature to bring it in your range.

Thank you for your comment .My sample is conductive only .Did you suggest me the multimeter with computerize to monitor the resistance.

good day for all

One thing is very important, when you prepare a thin film for gas sensing, it should be a conductive because the sensing mechanism strongly depend on the conductivity .

I am sorry but I don’t use the “KD 106 LCR meter” before.

We measured resistivity in thin film using a "four point probe" configuration.

you can find the different r.paper based on resistive capacitive sensors

Dear Dhivya Ponnusamy. You've forgotten the very basics: if you're using a given equipment to measure any physical/chemical property, it's not enough to provide only the short name of the equipment employed. There are a lot of different equipments that can be used to measure the same property you're trying to study. Then you need to provide more detailed information on the equipment used and on the specific property you're interested on.

yes i think if u go to measure the resistance changes upon introducing gas, it is much better and easy. my samples was conductive and i can get very good sensing signal for CO gas even at 100oC.

If you are working on gas sensor, kindly use two probe method for measuring the resistance of your film. It is easy way to perform your work on gas sensor. above suggations are good and kindly follow them.

good luck!

Thank you

Hi Chandra prajapathi

I am going to buy 2 probe method TPX-01 (high resistivity measurement ) for working with gas sensor .I have doubt if i want to operate at high working temperature how should i measure the change in resistance.

four point probe is better