Model 900D Series Scanning Electrochemical Microscope User Manual CH Instruments CH Instruments Model 900D Series User Manual © 2014 CH Instruments, Inc. All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems - without the written permission of the publisher. Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners. The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it. In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. Printed: August 2014 in Austin, Texas. Contents i Table of Contents Chapter 1 General Information 1 1.1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Electrochemical................................................................................................................................... Techniques 4 1.3 Software................................................................................................................................... Features 6 1.4 System................................................................................................................................... Requirements 9 1.5 Hardware................................................................................................................................... Specifications 10 Chapter 2 Getting Started 11 2.1 Installation................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.1 Parts List.......................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.2 Softw are.......................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1.3 Hardw are.......................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.4 Nanopositioner,.......................................................................................................................................................... Stepper Motors, and Piezo 19 2.2 USB Driver................................................................................................................................... Installation 22 2.3 Testing................................................................................................................................... 25 2.4 Some................................................................................................................................... Useful Tips 27 Chapter 3 File Menu 29 3.1 Open................................................................................................................................... command 30 3.2 Save ...................................................................................................................................As command 32 3.3 Delete................................................................................................................................... command 34 3.4 Retrieve................................................................................................................................... command 35 3.5 Update................................................................................................................................... Instrument Program command 36 3.6 List Data................................................................................................................................... File command 37 3.7 Convert................................................................................................................................... to Text command 38 3.8 Text File................................................................................................................................... Format command 39 3.9 Import................................................................................................................................... Text File command 42 3.10 Print ...................................................................................................................................command 43 3.11 Print ...................................................................................................................................Multiple Files command 44 3.12 Print ...................................................................................................................................Setup command 45 3.13 Exit command................................................................................................................................... 47 Chapter 4 Setup Menu 49 4.1 Technique................................................................................................................................... command 50 4.2 Parameters................................................................................................................................... command 52 4.2.1 Cyclic Voltammetry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 53 4.2.2 Linear ..........................................................................................................................................................Sw eep Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 55 4.2.3 Staircase.......................................................................................................................................................... Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 57 4.2.4 Tafel Plot.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 58 4.2.5 Chronoamperometry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 59 © 2014 CH Instruments, Inc. ii CH Instruments Model 900D Series 4.2.6 Chronocoulometry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 61 4.2.7 Differential.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 63 4.2.8 Normal.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 64 4.2.9 Differential.......................................................................................................................................................... Normal Pulse Voltammetry dialog box 65 4.2.10 Square.......................................................................................................................................................... Wave Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 66 4.2.11 AC Voltammetry.......................................................................................................................................................... Parameters dialog box 67 4.2.12 2nd Harmonic.......................................................................................................................................................... AC Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 68 4.2.13 FT AC.......................................................................................................................................................... Voltammetry Parameters dialog box 69 4.2.14 Amperometric.......................................................................................................................................................... i-t Curve dialog box 70 4.2.15 Differential.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Amperometry Parameters dialog box 71 4.2.16 Double.......................................................................................................................................................... Differential Pulse Amperometry dialog box 72 4.2.17 Triple.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulse Amperometry Parameters dialog box 74 4.2.18 Integrated.......................................................................................................................................................... Pulsed Amperometric Detection Parameters dialog box