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Interface 1030E

Potentiostat / Galvanostat / ZRA
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An updated version of our extremely popular Interface 1030E — EIS extended to 2 MHz and temperature monitoring added. A full-featured potentiostat capable of performing all techniques, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

What it does
  • Performs all techniques, DC and impedance, in one instrument
  • Built-in EIS from an on-board DDS
  • Potentiostat, galvanostat, and ZRA modes without added hardware
  • Temperature monitoring with an RTD
  • Floating instrument for autoclaves and pipeline probes
  • Compatible with the LPI1010 Load/Power Interface and the IMX8 Electrochemical Multiplexer
For applications including
1 A
Maximum current
±20 V (@ 1 A)
Voltage compliance
to 2 MHz
EIS
3.3 fA
Current resolution
1
Channels
// System highlights

Published EIS accuracy, not claimed accuracy

Interface 1030E Potentiostat

If you're looking for a full-featured potentiostat capable of performing all techniques, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, for applications such as physical electrochemistry, electrochemical corrosion, battery testing, fuel cell testing, dye solar cell testing, and sensor development, then the Interface 1030E is the right potentiostat for you.

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Gamry provides Accuracy Contour Plots for every one of our potentisotats that is EIS-capable.  The accuracy contour plot provides a detailed look at the performance you can expect from your potentiostat in real-world situations. The results include the cell cable.  Accuracy contour plots are important because they let you compare the performance of potentiostats from different manufacturers to ensure you are getting the best possible measurement. 

 

Flexible Configurations

The Interface 1030E potentiostat can be configured as a single-channel potentiostat, bipotentiostat, or multichannel-potentiostat.  Gamry provides you with the flexibility you need to get more done. 

Need less capabilities?  See the Interface 1030B

Accuracy contour plot · voltage ≤ 10 mV rms · 60 cm cell cable
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// Overview

The Interface 1030ETM is an updated version of our extremely popular Interface 1010E. 

Key features include:

  • Max Applied Current - ±1 A  
  • Maximum Applied Potential - ±12 V
  • EIS 10 μHz - 2 MHz
  • Compatible with the LPI1010

For applications including:

More Details

Below are additional details regarding the capabilities of the Interface 1030E potentiostat. Each bullet point contains a list of the type of techniques available for the potentiostat to run.

  • Physical Electrochemistry  - Techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and chronopotentiometry and derivatives of these techniques.  
  • Pulse Voltammetry - Techniques such as pulse voltammetry, 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.
  • Electrochemical Signal Analyzer -  Designed specifically for the acquisition and analysis of time-dependent electrochemical noise signals. Cell voltage and current are continuously monitored at rates from 0.1 Hz to 1 kHz. A full featured set of analysis tools provides powerful analysis features such as statistical analysis, detrending, impedance spectra, and histogram analysis.
  • Electrochemical Frequency Modulation - A non-destructive corrosion rate measurement technique. It allows for measurement of the corrosion rate without prior knowledge of the Tafel constants. In addition, the technique determines the Tafel constants and provides 2 internal validity checks.
  • Critical Pitting Temperature - controls a Gamry Potentiostat, and associated accessories to automatically measure the Critical Pitting Temperature of a material.
  • Electrochemical Noise - A more general form of electrochemical noise testing. It is also an ECM8 Multiplexer compatible electrochemical noise software package. 
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy - includes experimental scripts for potentiostatic, galvanostatic and hybrid impedance spectroscopy experiments in addition to single frequency techniques like Mott-Schottky. We also have our unique power-leveling multisine technique that improves signal-to-noise across the spectrum. On the analysis side, it provides tools for fitting spectra to equivalent circuit models, Kramers-Kronig transform for data validation and a graphical model editor. Our software even includes a script for EIS simulation.
  • eChemDC Toolkit - contains all of the capabilities of the eChemBasic and further extends these capabilities by adding advanced signals and data acquisition modes to simplify implementing experiments like cyclic voltammetry, pulse voltammetry, and dynamic DC corrosion techniques. Also includes more advanced stop tests, particularly useful in fast experiments.
  • eChemAC Toolkit - Includes full capabilities of eChemDC Toolkit plus allows electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and EFM experiments.

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.
  • Built-In EIS
    • On-board DDS to perform EIS from 10 µHz to 2 MHz. 
  • DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Mode
    • Oversamples for improved signal-to-noise and accurate capacitance measurements.
  • Current Interrupt iR Compensation
    • Gamry potentiostats and their controlling software use control loop algorithms to accurately measure and correct for uncompensated resistance.
  • 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.  In addition, the Interface 1030E offers temperature measurements with an RTD (RTD not included).
  • Warranty
    • Protected by 2-year factory service warranty.
// Specifications

The complete technical detail

System
PotentiostatYes
GalvanostatYes
Zero Resistance AmmeterYes
Floating (Isolated from Earth Ground)Yes
Cell Connections2, 3, or 4
Maximum Current±1 A
Current Ranges9 (10 nA - 1 A)
Current Ranges (including internal gain)11
Minimum Current Resolution3.3 fA
Maximum Applied Potential±12 V
Rise Time<1 μs
Minimum Time Base10 μs
Noise and Ripple<20 μV rms
Weight2.4 kg
Dimensions24 (W) x 6 (H) x 27 (D)
Control Amplifier
Compliance Voltage±20 V (@ 1A)
Output Current>±1 A
Speed Settings5
Unity Gain Bandwidth980, 260, 40, 4, 0.4 kHz
EIS Measurement
EIS10 μHz - 2 MHz
EIS AccuracySee AccuracyContour Plot
AC Amplitude2.33 V maximum50 μV minimum
Electrometer
Input Impedance>1012 Ω
Input Current (typical)<20 pA
Bandwidth>15 MHz
CMRR>86 dB (10 kHz)>60 dB (1 MHz)
Potential
Applied Accuracy±1 mV ±0.2% of setting
Applied Resolution200 μV, 50 μV, 12.5 μV/bit
Measured Accuracy±1 mV ±0.3% of reading
Measured Resolution1 μV, 10 μV, 100 μV, 400 μV/bit
Current
Applied Accuracy±5 pA ±0.3% of range
Applied Resolution0.0033% full-scale/bit
Measured Current
Measured Accuracy±5 pA ±0.3% of range
Measured Resolution0.0033% full-scale/bit
Bandwidth>10 MHz (1A - 100 μA)>1.5 MHz (10 μA)>0.15 MHz (1 μA)