ZIVE SP3 – potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer

  • Research grade potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer
  • Control voltage range: ±10V, ±1V, ±100mV
  • Control current range: 2nA ~ 2A (2nA with gain, 10 ranges)

 

Application

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

Features

  • high compliance voltage potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer
  • ±10V@2Amp control range
  • current range (10 ranges)
    – 2A to 20nA
    – 2nA with gain
  • frequency range : 10uHz ~ 1MHz
  • 14 EIS techniques capability including multisine
  • Electrical isolation floating potentiostat can be used with autoclaves, mechanical stress apparatus, or pipeline probes.
  • suitable for typical corrosion applications
    – pitting, crevice corrosion, and passivation behavior
    – corrosion rate (Tafel Plot) determination
    – active/passive characteristics
    – passivation rates
    – anodic and cathodic protection
  • 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 &
    10 measurement/control current ranges
  • internal 542,000 data point storage & continuing experiment regardless of PC failure
  • LCD display
  • software package
    – Corrosion software package(COR3)
    – EIS software package
    – Electrochemical analysis software package
    – Energy software package
  • multichannel configuration available by connecting multiple SP3 or other ZIVE products
  • included 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)

Options

  • Power booster

 

Power amplifier (CE)  
Power 40Watt(20V@2A)
Compliance voltage ±20V
Max. current ±2A
Control speed selection 4ea
Bandwidth 1MHz
Slew rate 8V/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 10 ranges (auto/manual setting)
2nA~2A (2nA with gain)
– Current resolution 16 bit
60uA, 6uA, 600nA, 60nA, 6nA, 600pA
60pA, 6pA, 600fA, 60fA
– Current accuracy ±0.03% f.s.(gain x1)>200nA
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
– Current accuracy ±0.03% 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 Measurement for system  
Frequency range 10uHz ~ 1MHz
Frequency accuracy <0.01%>
Frequency resolution 5000/decade
Amplitude 0.5mV ~ 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
Size/weight 195x313x105mm(WxDxH)
LED indicator Run, Comm
Max. output power 40Watt
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 1 (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  
 – Peripheralcommunication I2C to control exte al devices
 – Temperature measurement 1 K-type thermocouple input
 – Zero resistance ammeter 20nA ~ 2A ranges
System  
Cell cable 1 meter shielded type (standard)
working, reference, counter, working sense
Calibration Automatic
Control
DAC
DSP with FPGA
2x16bit DAC(50MHz) for bias & scan
1x16bit DAC(1MHz) for analog output
Dataacquisition
ADC
2x16bit ADCs(500kHz) for voltage & current
4x16bit ADCs(250kHz) for auxiliary voltage and
temperature reading
Calibration Automatic
Filter selection 4ea(5Hz, 1kHz, 500kHz, 5MHz)
Scan rate 0 ~ 200V/sec in common mode
0 ~ 5000V/sec in fast mode
Inte al 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 exte al dummy cell included
Thermocouple 1.5meter K-type (option)
Auxiliary cable Option
Misc. cable Option
Impedance data analysis software ZMANTM software
DC data analysis software IVMANTM software

The specifications are subject to change without notice.