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Interface 1010B

The Interface 1010B™ is a general purpose potentiostat that gives you the ability to run basic physical and electroanalytical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, chronopotentiometry, pulse voltammetry and square wave voltammetry.  

Key features include:

  1. Maximum Current - ±1 A
  2. Maximum Applied Potential - ±12 V
  3. EIS - 10 μHz - 20 kHz

For techniques including:

  1. Physical Electrochemistry  
  2. Pulse Voltammetry
  3. DC Corrosion
  4. EIS

System Highlights

Interface 1010B Potentiostat

If you're looking for a general-purpose potentiostat for cyclic voltammetry or similar studies for basic research such as determining redox potentials, reaction mechanisms, diffusion coefficients, rate constants and electrochemical surface area.  You can also run electrochemical plating and electrodeposition experiments or experiments for determining concentrations of trace analytes in solution.  In addition to the above capabilities you get an introductory software development toolkit that gives you the ability to develop your own program or interface to other instruments.

The Interface 1010 also comes in a more advanced model, the Interface 1010E.  The 1010E provides all of the capabilities of the Interface 1010B and also includes electrochemical impedance spectroscopy capabilities.

The Interface 1010B can be upgraded to the more advanced system with an infield upgrade.  You can get a great introductory instrument that can grow in capabilities with the needs of your lab.  The Interface 1010B can be upgraded to an Interface 1010E.  Contact us for more information on upgrading.

More Details

Below are additional details regarding the capabilities of the instrument.  Each bullet point contains a list of the type of techniques available for the instrument to run.  

  • Physical Electrochemistry  - Techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, chronoamperometry, chronopotentiometry, chronocoulometry, multistep chronoamperometry, and multistep chronopotentiometry. 
  • Pulse VoltammetryTechniques such as differential pulse voltammetry, normal pulse voltammetry, reverse pulse voltammetry, Osteryoung square wave voltammetry, and associated stripping techniques such as anodic stripping voltammetry.  
  • DC Corrosion - Run standard DC corrosion tests such as polarization resistance, potentiodynamic, cyclic polarization, and galvanic corrosion in addition to a number of others.
  • Electrochemical Energy - Test single-cells and stacks of various batteries, fuel cells or supercapacitors. Includes charge, discharge, cyclic charge-discharge techniques, potentiostatic, galvanostatic, self-discharge, leakage rate, and read cell voltage.
  • eChemBasic - Software Toolkit that allows a developer to have basic control of potentiostat functions and the application of a user-defined signals. Simple potentiostatic and galvanostatic type experiments can be performed. Defining an array allows users to perform linear sweep or cyclic voltammetry.
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopyincludes experimental scripts for potentiostatic, galvanostatic and hybrid impedance spectroscopy experiments in addition to single frequency techniques like Mott-Schottky. 

Other Details

  • 2, 3, and 4 electrode measurements
  • Electrical Isolation
    • Floating instrument: use with autoclaves, mechanical stress apparatus, or pipeline probes.
  • Portable
    • Size of a chemistry textbook, weighing only 3 kgs (6.6 lbs). Easy USB 2.0 connection to a Windows computer.
  • DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Mode
    • Oversamples for improved signal-to-noise and accurate capacitance measurements.
  • Current Interrupt iR Compensation
  • Auxiliary I/O
    • Control additional equipment via additional I/O interfaces: external signal input, analog voltage output, analog current output, and digital I/O connector.
  • Warranty
    • Protected by 2-year factory service warranty.

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Specifications

SYSTEM

Potentiostat Yes
Galvanostat Yes
Zero Resistance Ammeter Yes
Floating (Isolated from Earth Ground)  Yes
Cell Connections 2, 3, or 4
Maximum Current ±1 A
Current Ranges 9 (10 nA - 1 A)
Current Ranges
(including internal gain)
11
Minimum Current Resolution 3.3 fA
Maximum Applied Potential ±12 V
Rise Time <1 μs
Minimum Time Base 10 μs
Noise and Ripple <20 μV rms
Weight 2.4 kg
Dimensions 24 (W) x 6 (H) x 27 (D) 27 cm
   

CONTROL AMPLIFIER

Compliance Voltage ±20 V (@ 1A)
Output Current >±1 A
Speed Settings 5
Unity Gain Bandwidth 980, 260, 40, 4, 0.4 kHz
   

EIS MEASUREMENT

Frequency Range  10 μHz - 20 kHz
Impedance Accuracy 99%
Maximum AC Amplitude 2.33 V 
Minimum AC Amplitude 50 μV 
   

ELECTROMETER

Input Impedance >1012 Ω
Input Current (typical) <20 pA
Bandwidth >10 MHz
CMRR >80 dB (10 kHz)
>60 dB (1 MHz)
   

POTENTIAL

Applied Accuracy    ±1 mV ±0.2% of setting
Applied Resolution 200 μV, 50 μV, 12.5 μV/bit
Measured Accuracy ±1 mV ±0.3% of reading
Measured Resolution 1 μV, 10 μV, 100 μV, 400 μV/bit
   

CURRENT

Applied Accuracy    ±5 pA ±0.3% of range
Applied Resolution 0.0033% full-scale/bit
   

MEASURED CURRENT

Measured Accuracy ±5 pA ±0.3% of range
Measured Resolution 0.0033% full-scale/bit
Bandwidth >10 MHz (1A - 100 μA)
>1.5 MHz (10 μA)
>0.15 MHz (1 μA)

 

Reviews

Perfect instrument!

Rating: 4.7 4.67 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: IIT Kanpur

Application Area: Materials processing and corrosion

"Extremely useful tool for materials processing at a reasonable price."

highly recommended

Rating: 5.0 5 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Kinectrics

Application Area: Corrosion and electrochemsitry

"Very easy to use, compact, accurate and consistent"

Reliable and easy to use instrument

Rating: 5.0 5 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Vanderbilt University

Application Area: Proton exchange membrane research

"The Gamry 1010B potentiostat is an easy to use, reliable, and consistent device for electrochemistry research. The software is easy to set up and the abundance of pre-set methods are very helpful in getting measurements going as soon as the equipment was received. The capabilities of the instrument, ease of use, and the price make it a good value."

Best buy for the money!

Rating: 5.0 5 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Patrick J. Kinlen LLC

Application Area: Hybrid Batteries

"Worked great right out of the box. Simple to use and very versatile. Really like the sequencing features."

Easy to use, appropriate size, great results.

Rating: 5.0 5 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Husky Injection Modling Systems

Application Area: Corrosion of stainless steel

"This piece of equipment is very easy to use. There are color codes which clarify the installation. I specifically like how simple it is to calibrate the equipment. The voltage and amp ranges are well-designed."

Great upgrade for our lab.

Rating: 4.0 4 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Lambda Technologies

Application Area: Potentiodynamic polarization and DC corrosion studies

"This is a great unit for every DC corrosion test our lab currently offers and has given us the ability to expand our offerings as well. Easy to set up and use. Also Gamry has always been a great source of information and support."

Good enough to get the job done

Rating: 4.3 4.3 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Penn State University

Application Area: Heterogeneous electro catalysts

"The instrument is reliable, easy to use, and the customer support is great. However, we do experience errors associated with long-term use of the potentiostat."

I'll always recommend Gamry Potentiostat

Rating: 4.3 4.3 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Application Area: Acid corrosion and corrosion inhibition

"The quality of products for now is good. It is very easy to use due to previous experience with Gamry products."

Great instrument for the needs we have.

Rating: 5.0 5 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Northeastern University

Application Area: Run CVs, ASVs, chronoamp quick OCV measurement

"Used a Gamry Ref 600 in grad school, did a price comparison and performance comparison when I started my lab. My students like the 1010E, love the ability to either run things in parallel or when needed just to have a separate stand alone instrument."

Gamry enables cutting edge research.

Rating: 4.3 4.3 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Vanderbilt University

Application Area: Electrochemistry

"Gamry offer an ease of use that is unparalleled. Measurements are precise and reliable. Great experience so far! The modular nature of the potentiostats allow for easy stacking of multiple devices for building modular complexity."

Easiest-to-use potentiostat, highest data quality, can't be beat.

Rating: 4.7 4.67 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Drury University

Application Area: Inorganic chemistry

"This is the best instrument I have used. It is especially good for training undergraduates and new students because the associated software is so user friendly. For the price, this entire package can't be beat."

Easiest-to-use potentiostat, highest data quality, can't be beat.

Rating: 4.7 4.67 Out of 5 Stars

Organization: Drury University

Application Area: Inorganic chemistry

"This is the best instrument I have used. It is especially good for training undergraduates and new students because the associated software is so user friendly. For the price, this entire package can't be beat."

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