ZIVE SP2 – high quality potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer

  • Versatile high quality potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer
  • Control voltage range: ±10V, ±1V, ±100mV
  • Control current range: 200pA ~ 2A (200pA with gain, 11 ranges)

 

Application

  • Battery/Super capacitor
  • Fuel cell
  • Corrosion
  • Sensor
  • Solar cell
  • Other Echem experiments

Features

  • high quality potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer
  • ±10V@2Amp control range
  • current range (11 ranges)
    – 2A to 200pA
    – 200pA with gain
  • frequency range : 10uHz ~ 2MHz
  • built-in FRA : enables EIS tests
  • 14 EIS techniques capability including multisine
  • capable of multitude of applications
    – corrosion, general electrochemistry, sensor, battery, fuel cell,
    supercapacitor, solar cell, etc.
  • bipolar pulse capability
  • voltage pulse or current pulse charge/discharge test(GSM,CDMA etc.),
    sine wave function for ripple simulation in battery test package
    & pulse plating available
  • high speed data sampling time
    – 2usec or 3usec depending on data point number
  • fast sweep mode(5000V/sec with 10mV data sampling)
  • iR compensation & measurement
  • 3 measurement/control voltage ranges &
    11 measurement/control current ranges
  • internal 542,000 data point storage & continuing experiment regardless
    of PC failure.
  • LCD display
  • software package
    – Corrosion software package
    – EIS software package
    – Electrochemical analysis software package
    – Energy software package
  • multichannel configuration available by connecting multiple SP2 or other ZIVE products
  • power booster(ZIVE ZB series) available
  • inclues basic software, Energy(battery)/Impedance/Corrosion/Echem analysis software packages
  • free software upgrade

Experimental Techniques

Basic techniques

  • Potentiostatic
  • Galvanostatic
  • Double step potentiostatic
  • Double step galvanostatic
  • OCP measurement
  • Potential sweep
  • Current sweep
  • Cyclic voltammetry
  • Fast potential sweep
  • Potentiostatic Ru measurement
  • Galvanostatic Ru measurement

Advanced software techniques(Included)

  • EIS software package(EIS)
    – Potentiostat EIS
    – Galvanostatic EIS
    – Pseudo galvanostatic EIS
    – OCP* EIS
    – Potentiodynamic PEIS
    – Galvanodynamic GEIS
    – Poteniodynamic HFR
    – Galvanodynamic HFR
    – Galvanostatic HFR monitor
    – Potentiostatic HFR monitor
    – Multisine potentiostatic EIS
    – Multisine galvanostatic EIS
    – Intermittent potentiostatic EIS
    – Intermittent galvanostatic EIS
    (*) The system measures open circuit potential before each frequency
    change and applies AC sine wave on this potential.
  • Corrosion software package(COR)
    – Tafel(Tafel experiment)
    – Rp(Polarization resistance)
    – RpEc trend
    – PDYN(Potentiodynamic)
    – CYPOL(Cyclic polarization resistance)
    – GDYN(GalvanoDynamic)
    – Reactivation
    – Galvanic corrosion
    – Potentiostatic ECN
    – Galvanostatic ECN
    – ZRA mode ECN
  • Energy software package(BAT)
    a) Battery test technique
    – CC/CV testforcycle life test of lithium battery
    – CC/CC tet forcyclelifetestofNiCd or NiMH battery
    – Discharging test
    – EVS(electrochemical voltage spectroscopy)
    – Variable scan rate CV
    – Potentiostatic IV curve
    – Galvanostatic IV curve
    – Steady state CV
    – PITT(Potentiostatic intermittent titration technique) test
    – GITT(Galvanostatic intermittent titration technique) test
    – Pulse mode is available for GSM & CDMA profile.
    Pulse shape profile can be measured by user’s demand.
    b) Control mode
    – Charge : CC, CC-CV, pulse, sine wave
    – Discharge : CC, CP, CR, pulse, sine wave
    c) Cut-off condition
    – Time, voltage, current, power, auxV etc.
    – Various battery charge/discharge test is available including
    pulse discharge for GSM, CDMA application
  • Electrochemical analysis software package(EAS)
    a) Step techniques
    – CA(Chronoamperometry)
    – CC(Chronocoulometry)
    – CP(Chronopotentiometry)
    b) Sweep techniques
    – LSV(Linear sweep voltammetry)
    – SDV(Sampled DC voltammetry)
    – Fast CV
    – Fast LSV
    c) Pulsed techniques
    – DPV(Differential pulse voltammetry)
    – SWV(Square wave voltammetry)
    – DPA(Diff.pulse amperometry)
    – NPV(Normal pulse voltammetry)
    – RNPV(Reverse normal pulse voltammetry)
    – DNPV(Differential normal pulse voltammetry)

Options

  • Power booster
 
Power amplifier (CE)  
Power 24Watt(12V@2A)
Compliance voltage ±12V
Max. current ±2A
Control speed selection 8 ea
Bandwidth 4MHz
Slew rate 15V/usec
Potentiostat mode(voltage control)  
Voltage control  
Control voltage range ±10, ±1V, ±100mV
Voltage resolution 16 bit per each range
Voltage accuracy ±0.02% fs (gain x1)
Max. scan range ±10V vs. ref. E
Current measurements  
Current range 11 ranges (auto/manual setting)
2nA~2A
200pA with gain
Current resolution 16 bit;
60uA, 6uA, 600nA, 60nA, 6nA, 600pA
60pA, 6pA, 600fA, 60fA, 6fA
Current accuracy ±0.02% f.s.(gain x1)>200nA f.s.
Galvanostat mode(current control)  
Current control  
Control current range max. ±2A
± full sacle depending on selected range
Current resolution 16 bit;
60uA, 6uA, 600nA, 60nA, 6nA, 600pA
60pA, 6pA, 600fA, 60fA, 6fA
Current accuracy ±0.02% f.s.(gain x1)>200nA
Voltage measurements  
Voltage range 10V, 1V, 100mV
Voltage resolution 16 bit; 0.3mV, 30uV, 3uV
Voltage accuracy ±0.02% fs(gain x1)
Electrometer  
Max. input voltage ±10V
Input impedance 2×1013Ω||4.5pF
Bandwidth >22MHz
CMRR >114dB
EIS(Internal FRA) for system  
Frequency range 10uHz ~ 2MHz
Frequency accuracy 0.01%
Frequency resolution 5000/decade
Amplitude 0.1mV ~ 5Vrms(potentiostatic)
0.1 ~ 70% f.s.(galvanostatic)
Mode Static EIS:
potentiostatic, galvanostatic,
pseudo-galvanostatic, OCP
Dynamic EIS:
potentiodynamic, galvanodynamic
Fixed frequency impedance:
potentiostatic, galvanostatic,
potentiodynamic, galvanodynamic
Multisine EIS:
potentiostatic, galvanostatic
Intermittent PEIS/GEIS
Main system  
PC communication USB2.0 high speed
Line voltage 100~240VAC, 50/60Hz, 1Amp
Power adapter 24V@3A
Size/weight 93×302.5x167mm(WxDxH) / 2.95kg
Max. output power 24Watt
Software  
Max. steps per experiments 1,000
Shutdown safety limits voltage, current, temperature etc.
Max. sampling rate 2usec or 3usec depending on data point number
Min. sampling time unlimited
Sampling condition time, dv/dt, dI/dt, temp. etc.
Interface for system  
Auxiliary port  
– Digital output 3 (open collector)
– Digital input 2 (photo coupler)
– Auxiliary voltage inputs 3 analog input: ±10V
for measurement of WE vs. CE
CE vs. RE or other signal
– Analog output 1 analog output : ±10V
for stirrer, MFC, RDE etc.
Misc.port  
– Signal generator output 1 analog output for FRA output or
waveform generation output
– Peripheral communication 12C to control external devices
– Temperature measurement 1 K-type thermocouple input
– Zero resistance ammeter 2nA ~ 2A ranges
System  
Cell cable 1 meter shielded type (standard)
working, reference, counter, working sense
Auxiliary V
Calibration

Control
DAC

Automatic

DSP with FPGA
2x16bit DAC(50MHz) for bias & scan
1x16bit DAC(1MHz) for analog output

Data acquisition
ADC
2x16bit ADCs(500kHz) for voltage & current
1x16bit ADCs(250kHz) for auxiliary voltage
and temperature reading
Filter selection 4 ea(5Hz, 1kHz, 500kHz, 5MHz)
Scan rate 0 ~ 200V/sec in common mode
0 ~ 5000V/sec in fast mode
Max. channel No. 32 channesl via USB connection
Internal data memory 542,000 points
LCD display DC & EIS mode automatically
PC requirement  
Operating system Windows 7/8/10(32bit/64bit OS)
PC specification(minimum) Pentium4, RAM 1GB or higher
Display 1600×900 high color or higher
USB high speed 2.0
General  
Dummy cell One external dummy cell included
Thermocouple K-type, 1.5 meter long(option)
Impedance data analysis software ZMANTM software
DC data analysis software IVMANTM software

The specifications are subject to change without notice.