An Easily Fabricated Low-Cost Potentiostat Coupled with User-Friendly Software for Introducing Students to Electrochemical Reactions and Electroanalytical Techniques | Zendy

Yuguang Li | Zendy; Elizabeth L. Melenbrink | Zendy; Guy Jacob Cordonier | Zendy; Christopher Boggs | Zendy; Anupama Khan | Zendy; Morko Kwembur Isaac | Zendy; Lameck Nkhonjera | Zendy; David Bahati | Zendy; Simon J. L. Billinge | Zendy; Sossina M. Haile | Zendy; Rodney A. Kreuter | Zendy; Robert M. Crable | Zendy; Thomas E. Mallouk | Zendy

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An Easily Fabricated Low-Cost Potentiostat Coupled with User-Friendly Software for Introducing Students to Electrochemical Reactions and Electroanalytical Techniques

Author(s) -

Yuguang Li,

Elizabeth L. Melenbrink,

Guy Jacob Cordonier,

Christopher Boggs,

Anupama Khan,

Morko Kwembur Isaac,

Lameck Nkhonjera,

David Bahati,

Simon J. L. Billinge,

Sossina M. Haile,

Rodney A. Kreuter,

Robert M. Crable,

Thomas E. Mallouk

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of chemical education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499

H-Index - 84

eISSN - 1938-1328

pISSN - 0021-9584

DOI - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00340

Subject(s) - potentiostat , graphical user interface , software , computer science , interface (matter) , chronoamperometry , microcontroller , executable , computer hardware , user friendly , cyclic voltammetry , user interface , electrical engineering , operating system , engineering , chemistry , electrochemistry , electrode , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method

This paper presents a teaching kit that combines the fabrication of a low-cost microcontroller-based potentiostat and a LabVIEW-generated graphical user interface. The potentiostat enables undergraduate-level students to learn electroanalytical techniques and characterize energy conversion devices such as solar cells. The purpose of this teaching module is to make the introduction of electrochemistry accessible to undergraduate laboratories, especially those with limited financial resources and without expertise in electronics or programming. The electronic circuit components for the potentiostat are readily available and easy to assemble. The graphical user interface replaces any programming-based interface, displays data in real time, and interacts with user commands. The software package is a stand-alone executable file that is compatible with any PC and is provided in the Supporting Information. Cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and chronoamperometry functions are demonstrated with represe...

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