CS electrochemical workstation (potentiostat / galvanostat) contains a fast digital function generator, high-speed data acquisition circuitry, a potentiostat and a galvanostat. With high performance in stability and accuracy with advanced hardware and well-functioned software, it is a comprehensive research platform for corrosion, batteries, electrochemical analysis, sensor, life science and environmental chemistry etc.
Applications
(1) Reaction mechanism of Electrosynthesis, electrodeposition (electroplating), anodic oxidation, etc.
(2) Electrochemical analysis and sensor;
(3) New energy materials (Li-ion battery, solar cell, fuel cell, supercapacitors), advanced functional materials, photoelectronic materials;
(4)Corrosion study of metals in water, concrete and soil etc;
(5) Fast evaluation of corrosion inhibitor, water stabilizer, coating and cathodic protection efficiency.
Specifications
| Specifications |
| Support 2-, 3- or 4-electrode system |
Potential and current range: Automatic |
| Potential control range: ±10V |
Current control range: ±2A |
| Potential control accuracy: 0.1%×full range±1mV |
Current control accuracy: 0.1%×full range |
| Potential resolution: 10μV (>100Hz),3μV (<10Hz) |
Current sensitivity:1pA |
| Rise time: <1μS (<10mA), <10μS (<2A) |
Reference electrode input impedance:1012Ω||20pF |
| Current range: 2nA~2A, 10 ranges |
Compliance voltage: ±21V |
| Maximum current output: 2A |
CV and LSV scan rate: 0.001mV~10,000V/s |
| CA and CC pulse width: 0.0001~65,000s |
Current increment during scan: 1mA@1A/ms |
| Potential increment during scan: 0.076mV@1V/ms |
SWV frequency: 0.001~100 kHz |
| DPV and NPV pulse width: 0.0001~1000s |
AD data acquisition:16bit@1 MHz,20bit@1 kHz |
| DA Resolution:16bit, setup time:1μs |
Minimum potential increment in CV: 0.075mV |
| IMP frequency: 10μHz~1MHz |
Low-pass filters: covering 8-decade |
| Operating System: Windows 2000/NT/XP/7/8/10 |
Interface: USB 2.0 |
| Weight / Measurements: 6.5kg, 36.5 x 30.5 x16 cm |
| EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) |
| Signal generator |
| Frequency range:10μHz~1MHz |
AC amplitude:1mV~2500mV |
| DC Bias: -10~+10V |
Output impedance: 50Ω |
| Waveform: sine wave, triangular wave and square wave |
Wave distortion: <1% |
| Scanning mode: logarithmic/linear, increase/decrease |
| Signal analyzer |
| Integral time: minimum:10ms or the longest time of a cycle |
Maximum:106 cycles or 105s |
| Measurement delay: 0~105s |
| DC offset compensation |
| Potential automatic compensation range: -10V~+10V |
Current compensation range: -1A~+1A |
| Bandwidth: 8-decade frequency range, automatic and manual setting |
Electrochemical methods/Techniques (Models' comparison)
Guidance:
Hardware specs and appearance are the same for various models, difference is in software part.
Model CS350 (with built-in EIS) is the most comprehensive model, includes all methods incl. EIS. It's suitable for various applications, and also for teaching
Model CS310 (with built-in EIS) also includes EIS module. But it has less voltammetry methods compared with CS350. CS310 is a cost-effective model if you need EIS. It's an ideal model for corrosion, battery studies etc.
Model CS150 (w/o EIS) is the basic model incl. basic methods such as CV, LSV, charge and discharge, Tafel plot, etc
| Techniques |
CS150 |
CS300 |
CS310 |
CS350 |
Stable
polarization |
Open Circuit Potential (OCP) |
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| Potentiostatic (I-T curve) |
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| Galvanostatic |
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| Potentiodynamic(Tafel plot) |
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| Galvanodynamic |
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| Transient polarization |
Multi-Potential Steps |
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| Multi-Current Steps |
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| Potential Stair-Step (VSTEP) |
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| Galvanic Stair-Step (ISTEP) |
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Chrono
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Chronopotentiometry (CP) |
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| Chronoamperometry (CA) |
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| Chronocoulometry (CC) |
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| Voltammetry |
Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) |
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| Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV)(I-V) |
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| Staircase Voltammetry (SCV) # |
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| Square wave voltammetry (SWV) # |
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| Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV)# |
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| Normal Pulse Voltammetry (NPV)# |
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| Differential Normal Pulse Voltammetry (DNPV)# |
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| AC voltammetry (ACV) # |
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| 2nd Harmonic A.C.Voltammetry (SHACV) |
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| Amperometry |
Differential Pulse Amperometry (DPA) |
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| Double Differential Pulse Amperometry (DDPA) |
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| Triple Pulse Amperometry (TPA) |
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| Integrated Pulse Amperometric Detection (IPAD) |
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| EIS |
EIS vs Frequency (IMP) |
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| EIS vs Time (IMPT) |
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| EIS vs Potential (IMPE)(Mott-Schottky) |
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Corrosion
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Cyclic polarization curve (CPP) |
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| Linear polarization curve (LPR) |
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| Electrochemical Potentiokinetic Reactivation (EPR) |
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| Electrochemical Noise(EN) |
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| Zero resistance Ammeter (ZRA) |
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| Battery test |
Battery charge and discharge |
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| Galvanostatic charge and discharge(GCD) |
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| Potentiostatic Charging and Discharging(PCD) |
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| Potentiostatic Intermittent Titration Technique(PITT) |
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| Galvanostatic Intermittent Titration Technique(GITT) |
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| Extensions |
Data Logger |
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| Bulk electrolysis with Coulometry (BE) |
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Standard supply list for each set
Instrument host x1
CS studio software x1
Power cable x1
USB cable x1
Cell cable x2
Dummy cell(1kΩ||100µF) x1
Manual x1
Warranty cardx1
Service
1. Warranty period: 5 years
2. Provide installation guide, manual, software installation video, and training videos.
3. Provide repair service for FREE
4. Lifetime free software upgrading and technical service
SOFTWARE FEATURES
CS studio software provides users a versatile smoothing/differential/ integration kit, which can complete the calculation of peak height, peak area and peak potential of CV curves.
CS studio also provides powerful non-linear fitting on Butler-Volmer equation of polarization curve. It can calculate Tafel slope, corrosion current density, limitation current, polarization resistance, corrosion rate. It can also calculate the power spectrum density, noise resistance and noise spectrum resistance based on the electrochemical noise measurements.
CS Studio software can achieve real time saving of the measuring data. The data can be automatically saved even in case of sudden power off.
CS studio kit has a built-in versatile timing policy for combined measurements, which can facilitate the automation of experiments and save time.
Battery analysis: charge & discharge efficiency, capacity, specific capacitance, charge & discharge energy etc.
EIS analysis: Bode, Nyquist, Mott-Schottky plot
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
1. Impedance (EIS)
CS potentiostat applies correlation integral algorithm and dual-channel over-sampling technique, and has strong anti-interference ability. It is suitable for EIS measurements of high-impedance system (>109Ω, such as coating, concrete etc.). It can also be used to obtain Mott-Schottky curve and differential capacitance curve. During test, the software can display real-time open circuit potential(OCP) without entering.
EIS of AA6063 Al alloy in Ce3+ containing 3% NaCl solution
2. Polarization curve
It can complete linear polarization curve and Tafel plot measurements. The user can set the anodic reversal current (passivation film breakdown current) of the cyclic polarization curve to determine material's pitting potential and protection potential and evaluate the its susceptibility to intergranular corrosion. The software employs non-linear fitting to analyze polarization curve, and can make fast evaluation of material's anti-corrosion ability and inhibitors.
Polarization curve of Ti-based amorphous alloy & stainless steel in 3%NaCl solution
3. Voltammetry
It can do the following electroanalysis methods: Linear Sweep Voltammetry(LSV), Cyclic Voltammetry(CV), Staircase Cyclic Voltammetry(SCV), Square wave voltammetry(SWV), Differential Pulse Voltammetry(DPV), Normal Pulse Voltammetry(NPV), AC voltammetry(ACV), Stripping voltammetry etc. It integrates calculation of peak area, peak current and standard curve analysis.
Up: LSV curve: mesoporous carbon material in 0.1M KOH
Down: CV curves of PPy supercapacitor in 0.5 mol/L H2SO4
4. Electrochemical Noise
With high-resistance follower and zero-resistance ammeter, it measures the natural potential/currentfluctuations in corrosion system. It can be used to study pitting corrosion, galvanic corrosion, crevice corrosion, and stress corrosion cracking etc. Through noise spectrum, we can evaluate the inducement, growth and death of metastable pitting and crack. Based on calculation of noise resistance and pitting index, it can complete localized corrosion monitoring.
Electrochemical noise of low-carbon steel in 0.05mol/L Cl-+0.1mol/L NaHCO3
5. Full floating measurement
CS workstation uses full-floating working electrode. It can be used for autoclave electrochemical measurements, on-line corrosion monitoring of metallic components under the ground (rebar in concrete, etc.)
6. User-defined methods
CS workstation supports user-defined combination measurements. The user can set cyclic timing measurements of an electrochemical method or several methods.
We are able to provide API functions and development examples, which facilitates some users' requirements for secondary development and self-defined measurements.
Some of the published papers
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