MET Service Center Facilities:
Solar Fuels
Electrochemical Potentiostat Characterization
3 BioLogic potentiostats (two SP-200, one SP-150), 12 V compliance, up to 5 electrodes
Capabilities:
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CV - cyclic voltammetry
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JV - current vs. voltage behavior
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EIS - electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Catalyst Characterization
Pine Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE) with ChangeDisk tips
Capabilities:
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RDE electrochemical characterization for thin films without mass transport limitations
Photovoltaic/Photoelectrochemical Performance Characterization
Newport 300 W arc lamp, AM 1.5 filter, IR filter, specialized PEC cells and electrodes
Capabilities:
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Illuminated JV behavior
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Efficiency determination, both solid-state cells and PEC cells
Efficiency
Custom-built system of computer controlled monochromator, lock-in amplifiers, etc.
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IPCE - incident photon-to-current efficiency
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solid-state or PEC in 3-electrode electrochemistry
Hydrocarbon Gas Product Analysis
SRI Gas Chromatograph with columns and detectors for lightweight gases and hydrocarbons
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GC - gas chromatograph for product determination of water splitting and CO2 reduction
Spectrometry
Hiden Analytical Mass Spec with custom thin layer electrochemical cell
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DEMS - electrochemical characterization with product analysis in real time vs. applied bias
