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Solver EC specification |
| Bipotentiostat/galvanostat |
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Output Compliance Voltage: Voltage Scan Range: Current Ranges: Reference Input Impedance: |
± 15 V ± 4 V (stability ± 1 mV) ±5mA; ± 100 uA; ± 2 uA (accuracy of measurement ±0.1 % of the range) > 1011 Om |
| Modes: |
manual; sweep (1 mV/s to 100 mV/s), pulse (time resolution 10 ms); potentiostatic current transients; cyclic and linear voltammetry; universal programmer. |
Computer: System: |
Pentium II or higher. Windows 98/XP |
| EC Cell |
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Material: : Max size: Volume of electrolyte: |
Teflon 35x10 mm 0.5 to 1.5 ml |
| EC STM Head |
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| Scanner: |
3x3x1.5 um (12x12x1.5 um), STM tips holder |
| Preamplifier: |
± 50 nÀ, noise 3 pÀ. |
| Tips |
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Material: Diameter Tip length Isolated part length Insulation: |
W, Pt-Ir (10-25%) 0.4-0.5 mm; up to 20 mm, 5-7 mm. Insulation: Apiezon Wax. |
| Electrodes |
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| Working: |
disks 4-15 mm (Au (111), Pt (111), HOPG, polished polycrystalline metals) |
| Counter: |
Cu-wire, Pt-wire, Au-wire |
| Reference: |
Cu-wire, Pt-wire, Au-wire, Ag/AgCl (Cypress system) |
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Electrolyte |
H2SO4 (0.01 M) + CuSO4 (0.01 M) |
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System of inert atmosphere ensuring |
nitrogen, argon |
| Acceptance test |
Underpotential deposition of Cu on Au (111); Electrodeposition of Cu on Au (111), Pt (111), HOPG. |