Asylum Research has produced the Electrochemistry (EC) Cell, for use with its MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), to enable studies of deposition, oxidation, corrosion and mass transfer of metals.
The EC Cell is a versatile platform for electrochemical experiments combined with AFM imaging.
It accommodates working electrodes of various sizes, including metal cylinders, flat conducting samples and even conducting thin films on insulating substrates.
Nanoscale topographical changes can be precisely monitored in situ as induced by electrochemical reactions.
The cell provides for heating from ambient to 60C (optional) and can be operated in a fully sealed configuration.
The EC Cell was developed in collaboration with Prof Richard Compton of the University of Oxford, UK, to conduct electrochemical experiments and develop images of the changes occurring to the sample.
According to Asylum, it saves researchers time and allows observation of many processes as they occur.
