Spring 2025 eChem Newsletter

A sneak peak at updates 

to Echem Analyst 2 (EA2)

Last year we laid the groundwork for the more advanced data analysis we’re planning. This included file merging, data overlay, and EIS batch fit options. As we added more flexibility to these tools, we realized that the original help document wasn’t going to properly support our roadmap for EA2. We’re happy to announce that the next release of EA2 will include an interactive help with videos (screenshot below).

In addition to the new help documentation, a few useful features are listed below. We’ve also knocked down dozens of existing bugs and have improved the analysis of eQCM data. We should note that some of these features have already found their way into the wild. Did you catch them?

1. Merging pairs of files will be possible for calculating cycle time. It can also be used with other cyclic experiments.
2. Improved Kramers-Kronig analysis following a paper by Schӧnleber et al. More details are provided with the new EA2 help.  
3. Seamless batch processing with the multiple active trace feature. This is especially powerful when analyzing multiple EIS spectra. Below, you can see a screenshot showing how three EIS curves are fit simultaneously using a battery impedance model. The three batch fits are displayed on top of the data (Red up arrow). The fit results are also collected into a unified batch fit tab (Blue down arrow). Active traces are shown in bold.

Please look forward to the upcoming release!