Fixture for in-situ and in-operando characterization of electrochemical devices in traditional vacuum systems
Journal article, 2010

We describe a fixture that allows electrochemical devices to be studied under electrical bias in the type of vacuum systems commonly used in surface science. Three spring-loaded probes provide independent contacts for device operation and the characterization in vacuum or under in situ conditions with reactive gases. We document the robustness of the electrical contacts over large temperature changes and their reliability for conventional electrochemical measurements such as impedance spectroscopy. The optical access provided to the device enables the analysis by many techniques, as we demonstrate using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to measure local electrical potentials on a solid-oxide electrolyte device operating at high temperature in near-ambient pressure.

Author

Josh Whaley

Sandia National Laboratories

Anthony McDaniel

Sandia National Laboratories

Farid ElGabaly

Sandia National Laboratories

Roger Farrow

Sandia National Laboratories

Michael Grass

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Zahid Hussain

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Zhi Liu

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mark Linne

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Combustion and Propulsion Systems

Henrick Bluhm

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Kevin McCarty

Sandia National Laboratories

Review of Scientific Instruments

0034-6748 (ISSN) 1089-7623 (eISSN)

Vol. 81 8 86-104 086104

Subject Categories

Physical Chemistry

DOI

10.1063/1.3479384

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