CS150 Potentiostat / Galvanostat (electrochemical workstation) 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.
APPLICATION
1) Corrosion mechanism of metals in water, concrete and soil, etc.
2) Li-ion battery, solar cell, fuel cell, supercapacitor, new materials, photoelectronic materials;
3) Electrochemical analysis and sensor;
4) Reaction mechanism of electrosynthesis, electrodeposition (electroplating), anodic oxidation, etc.
5) Fast evaluation of corrosion inhibitor, water stabilizer, coating and cathodic protection.
1. 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
2. Voltammetry
It can do the following electroanalysis methods: Linear Sweep Voltammetry(LSV), Cyclic Voltammetry(CV). It integrates calculation of peak area, peak current and standard curve analysis.
LSV curve: Mesoporous carbon material in 0.1M KOH
CV curves of PPy supercapacitor in 0.5 mol/L H2SO4
3. 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
4. Full floating measurement
CS150 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. )
5. User-defined methods
CS150 workstation supports user-defined combination measurements. The user can set cyclic timing measurements of an electrochemical method or several methods.
Specifications
Support 2-, 3- or 4-electrode system
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: 2A~2nA, 10 ranges
Compliance voltage: ±21V
Maximum current output: 2A
CV and LSV scan rate: 0.001mV~10, 000V/s
Current increment during scan: 1mA@1A/ms
Potential increment during scan: 0.076mV@1V/ms
AD data acquisition: 16bit@1 MHz, 20bit@1 kHz
DA Resolution: 16bit, setup time: 1μs
Minimum potential increment in CV: 0.075mV
Low-pass filters: Covering 8-decade
Potential and current range: Automatic
Communications Interface: Isolated Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0)
Operating System: Win7/8/10/11
Software /Techniques of model CS150 potentiostat
Stable polarization
- Open Circuit Potential (OCP)
- Potentiostatic (I-T curve)
- Galvanostatic
- Potentiodynamic (Tafel plot)
- Galvanodynamic (DGP)
- Sweep-Step Functions (SSF)
Transient Polarization
- Multi Potential Steps
- Multi Current Steps
- Potential Stair-Step (VSTEP)
- Galvanic Stair-Step (ISTEP)
Chrono Method
- Chronopotentiometry (CP)
- Chronoamperametry (CA)
- Chronocaulometry (CC)
Voltammetry
- Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV)
- Cylic Voltammetry (CV)
Corrosion measurements
- Cyclic polarization curve (CPP)
- Linear polarization curve (LPR)
- Electrochemical Potentiokinetic Reactivation (EPR)
- Electrochemical Noise (EN)
- Zero resistance Ammeter (ZRA)
Charging/ Discharging
- Battery Charge and Discharge
- Galvanostatic Charge and Discharge (GCD)
- Potentiostatic Charging and Discharging
- Potentiostatic Intermittent Titration Technique
- Galvanostatic Intermittent Titration Technique
Misc. Techniques
- Data Logger
- Electrochemical Stripping/ Deposition
- Bulk Eletrolysis with Coulometry (BE)
- Rs Measurement