DETACHEM Time Domain Mode

Features

Full support of all potentiostatic and galvanostatic experiments and features in the time domain
Allows arbitrary voltage and current waveforms for potentiostatic and galvanostatic experiments, respectively.
Imports external waveforms from text files
Graphical online display of measured data, temperature curve and system status
Integrated plot software to display multiple data sets in a single graph, 3D diagrams
Exports/imports data in several flexible user-defined text formats
Automatic calibration of dc ranges
Easy set-up and repetition of experiments in advanced mode (Experiment Setup)

Supported Techniques and Methods

DETACHEM supports all types of current/voltage measurements under potentiostatic and galvanostatic conditions. Examples of pre-defined experiments are

Cyclic voltammetry
Linear Sweep Voltammetry
Square Wave Voltammetry
(Multi-Step) Chronoamperometry/Chronocoulometry
(Multi-Step) Chronopotentiometry
Pulsed and stepped methods
DC Corrosion
Constant Voltage
Constant Current
Battery Cycling
Capacitor Cycling

Systems and Applications:

Fuels cells (SOFC, PEMFC, ...) and their components
Batteries and battery components
SuperCaps
Ionic liquids
Ion conductors
Sensors and sensor components
Electrodeposition
Electrocatalysis
Production of nanoparticles

Supported Devices (Time Domain)

NEISYS Electrochemical Impedance Analysis System (DETACHEM Lite)
Alpha-A Rev. C system and all test interfaces
Alpha-A (Rev. A and B) system with potentiostat/galvanostat test interfaces POT/GAL

System requirements

Windows Version 10, 8, 7, 64 or 32 bit versions

GPIB interface adapters from Novocontrol or National Instruments

Experimental Setup: Basic Mode

The basic mode of DETACHEM allows quick and easy configuration of standard experiments. Experiment types are selected from a list of predefined experiments. Parameters are entered in a self-explanatory graphical menu (cf the CV example below).

Basic Mode for Time Domain Setup — DETACHEM Experimental Setup: Time Domain in Basic Mode.

Cyclovoltammetry Setup — Example setup: cyclic voltammetry measurement.

Experimental Setup: Advanced Mode

Advanced Mode for Time Domain Setup — DETACHEM Experimental Setup: New Measurement in Advanced Mode.

Advanced Mode offers much more complex experimental configurations. It allows to run measurements of different modes (frequency domain, time domain, gain-phase) to be set-up to run one after the other sequentially. Further options include grouping of measurement steps and repeating both single measurements and groups of measurements. Self-defined measurements can be re-used by referring to their name. While the DETACHEM Basic Mode represents the ideal entry point for beginners and also for routine experiments, the Advanced Modes provides a myriad of new possibilities. Since it is possible, e.g., to use the standard experiments of time domain mode in advanced mode as well, the advanced mode can be considered as highly sophisticated extension of the basic mode for more complex situations.