EC-Lab products MULTIPOTENTIOSTAT/GALVANOSTAT/EIS

VSP/VMP3
Modular to address all
your electrochemical applications

APPLICATIONS
Energy storage
Sensors
Fundamental Electrochemistry
Corrosion/coating
Fuel cell
Photovoltaic cell
Impedance measurement
VSP/VMP3
The VSP/VMP3 are research-
grade multichannel potentiostats/
galvanostats.
Designed with a modular chassis,
up to 16 independent potentiostat
channels can be installed.
The VSP/VMP3 are versatile, so
they can be equiped with additional
capability such as EIS, low or high
current options.
The VSP/VMP3 are controlled from a PC by a USB
or an Ethernet connection. Using the Ethernet
connection, the VSP/VMP3 can be installed on a
Local Area Network to allow multiple users to access
the instrument and follow the measurement from
anywhere.
Thanks to its unique CE-to-Ground connection mode,
VSP/VMP3 can also be used for multielectrode
experiments.
Moreover, voltages and impedances of the working
(eg positive electrode of battery) and counter
electrodes (eg negative electrode of battery)
can be measured simultaneously.
Each channel has two analog inputs and one analog
output to manage external instruments, such as a
rotating electrode, or a quartz crystal microbalance,
and record the generated data.
The VSP/VMP3 are supplied with EC-Lab® software.
With over 80 techniques that can be sequenced,
and with a variety of analysis tools, including
EIS modelling with Levenberg-Marquardt and Simplex
algorithms.
The VSP/VMP3 are a complete research grade
multichannel workstations.

FEATURES OPTIONS
Current ranging from 1 nA up to 400 mA Built-in EIS option
(76 fA with low current option) (1 MHz to 10 µHz) on each channel
20 V adjustable reference voltage  Low-current option (1 nA)
Resolution: 300 µV programmable need extra module (use 1 slot)
down to 5 µV by adjusting the dynamic range Up to 16/5 independent channels for
Acquisition time: 200 µs with EC-Lab® VMP3/VSP respectively
(20 µs with EC-Lab® Express) External boosters available
Simultaneous EIS measurement on WE and CE from 2 A up to 100 A
CE-to-Ground mode to perform experiments Load boxes (50 V/150 A)
with several working electrodes, one counter SAM-50 (50 V) for stack
and one reference electrode. measurement (VMP3 only).
Stack modes
Switching time galvano/potentio: 10 µs
 EC-Lab® Software

EC-Lab® is the result of more than

15 years of continuous development. Techniques
Voltammetry: OCV, CV, CVA, CA, CP, SV, LASV, ACV, LSV
Impedance (option): GEIS, PEIS, SGEIS, SPEIS (Mott-Schottky), PEISW
Pulsed: DPV, SWV, DPA, DNPV, NPV, RNPV

Versatile and powerful Ohmic drop determination: MIR, ZIR, Current Interrupt
Battery: GCPL (1 to 7), PCGA, CLD, CPW, APGC,
control interface Urban cycle simulation, ModuloBat, BCD, CED
Corrosion:  Linear and Cyclic Polarization, Generalised
Over 80 techniques are available. The user can also Corrosion, Pitting, ZRA, ZVC, Corrosimetry,
create new protocols with the “technique builder”. VASP, CASP
Two view modes are available in flow charts and Fuel/photovoltaic cell:  I-V characterization, CLD, CPW
in columns. Most of parameters can be modified Supercapacitor:  CV, Cst Current, Cst Voltage
during the run, with the changes stored into the raw Technique builder:  Modular Potentio/Galvano, Loop, Trigger in/out,
data file. Moreover, the management of the buffer Wait, RDEC, Ext App, Send email
makes the data transfer safer.

Display
Active data can be shown in multiple graph windows, each with a double
y-axis view. The axes (unit, scaling), color, style, and other graphic properties can
be modified easily. The user can select multiple graph windows to show
the active experiment while analyzing previously stored data.

Simulation, analysis & fitting

Analysis tools (peak, convection wave, integral),
with classical fits (linear, polynomial, circular) and General electrochemistry Battery process Math
processes are available. Peak Analysis... Process data (capacity, Polynomial
efficiency, energy, dq/dE...) Fit...
EIS modeling is included using the well known circuit
Multi-Exponential
descriptor code approach. More than 150 circuits with Wave Analysis... Photovoltaic Fit...
two minimization algorithms are available. Photovoltaic analysis
Linear Fit...
CV Fit/Sim... (fill factor, efficiency...)
The user can define and build his own circuit using
a range of thirteen elements (R, C, L, La, Q, W, G, Subtract
Corrosion Files...
Ga, Gb, Wd, M, Ma, Mg). This tool is able to fit EIS
RP Fit... Integral...
successive EIS data cycles. Z Fit...
Tafel Fit... Min Max...
80 Z Sim...
Electrochemical
60 Noise... Filter...
Mott-Schottky...
40 Corr Sim... Fourier
d(Q-Qo)/dE/A.h/V

Kramers-Kronig... Transform...
20
VASP Fit... Linear
0 Interpolation...
CASP Fit...
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VSP/VMP3 MULTIPOTENTIOSTAT/GALVANOSTAT/EIS
Specifications
CHANNEL BOARD
Cell control Potential measurement
Connection 2, 3, 4 or 5 terminals (+ ground) Ranges ±2.5 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, ±10 V adjustable
Compliance 20 V adjustable from ±10 V to [0-20] V Maximum resolution 0.0015% FSR*, down to 75 µV
Maximum current ±400 mA continuous Acquisition speed 200,000 samples/second
Maximum potential 300 µV on 20 V programmable Accuracy (DC) < 0.1% FSR*
resolution down to 5 µV on 200 mV
Maximum current 0.004% of the dynamic range 760 pA
Electrometer
resolution on the 10 µA range Inputs 3 potential measurements
Accuracy (DC) < 0.1% FSR* Impedance > 1012 Ω // < 20 pF
Rise time (10% - 90%) < 2 µs (No load) Bias current < 5 pA
Acquisition time 20 µs Impedance (option)
Current measurement Frequency range 1 MHz to 10 µHz (accuracy: 1%, 1°)
Ranges automatic on every range Amplitude potentio: 1 mVpp to 1 Vpp
±10 µA to ±1 A (7 ranges) galvano: 0.1% to 50% of the current range
Maximum resolution 0.004% of the range, Additional inputs/outputs
760 pA on the 10 μA range 2 analog inputs 16-bit resolution with automatic
Acquisition speed 200,000 samples/second ±2.5 V, ±5 V, ±10 V ranges
Accuracy (DC) < 0.1% FSR* 1 analog output ±10 V 16-bit resolution
1 external trigger TTL level (1 input / 1 output)
LOW CURRENT option
Cell control Current measurement
Maximum current ±100 mA continuous Ranges ±1 nA, ±10 nA, ±100 nA, ±1 µA
Maximum current 0.004% of the dynamic range, Maximum resolution 0.004% of the range down to 76 fA
resolution programmable: 76 fA on the 1 nA range Accuracy < 1% FSR* on the 1 nA range
Applied current accuracy < 1% FSR* on the 1 nA range < 0.5% FSR* on the 10 nA range
< 0.5% FSR* on the 10 nA range < 0.1% FSR* on the other ranges
< 0.1% FSR* on the other ranges
Electrometer
Impedance 1014 Ω // 1 pF
Bias current 60 fA typical, 150 fA max at 25 °C
Bandwidth 1 MHz

CURRENT BOOSTERS option

Cell control 2/4/5 A 10/20 A 80/100 A
Compliance adjustable ±10 V range adjustable ±10 V range 80 A: ±3 V, 100 A: 0.6 - 5 V
Maximum current 2 A: ±2 A, 4 A: ±4 A, 5 A: ±5 A 10 A: ±10 A, 20 A: ±20 A 80 A: ±80 A, 100 A: ±100 A
Maximum potential ±20 V ±20 V 80 A: ±3 V, 100 A: 0.6 - 5 V
Rise time and potentio: 15 μs 25 to 60 μs 95 μs to 1.7 ms
fall time galvano: 40 μs 50 to 120 μs 150 μs to 4.0 ms
Measurement
Current accuracy 2 A: < 4 mA on 2 A range, 10 A: < 20 mA on 10 A range, 80 A: < 160 mA on 80 A range,
4 A: < 8 mA on 4 A range, 20 A: < 40 mA on 20 A range 100 A: < 200 mA on 100 A range
5 A: < 10 mA on 5 A range
Electrometer
Bandwidth 1 MHz 1 MHz 1 MHz
EIS
Max frequency 2 A: up to 150 kHz, 10 A: up to 80 kHz, 80 A: up to 15 kHz,
(accuracy 1%, 1°) 4 A: up to 130 kHz 20 A: up to 80 kHz 100 A: up to 10 kHz

Brochure EC-BR-033-a released on January 2016

5 A: up to 120 kHz
Amplitude potentio: 0.5 mV to 0.5 V 0.5 mV to 0.5 V 0.5 mV to 0.5 V
galvano: 0.1% to 50% of the current range 0.1% to 50% of the current range 0.1% to 50% of the current range

CHASSIS
VSP VMP3 External booster
Dimensions (W x D x H) 435 x 335 x 95 mm 495 x 465 x 260 mm 495 x 465 x 284 mm
Weight 8 kg 20 kg 24 kg
Power 90-264 V, 47-440 Hz 90-264 V, 47-440 Hz 90-264 V, 47-440 Hz
Slots 5 16 4

* FSR: Full Scale Range

Specifications subject to change

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