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Electronic (bio)sensors using FET as the transducer

Part One is about FET fundamentals, different types of FETs, and how to use the EmStat Pico to characterize them. Part two is more focused on advanced FETs, for example, graphene...

Article Faraday's law

Coulometric Detection

Coulometric Detection is an electrochemical technique during which a potential is set. This technique is usually called Chronocoulometry at PalmSens. The current is recorded and shown in a graph versus the time.

Article Amperometric techniques

Potentiostatic Chronoamperometry

Potentiostatic Chronoamperometry is an electrochemical technique, usually called  Chronoamperometry (CA) at PalmSens. Read all about it.

Article Amperometric techniques

Constant Potential Chronoamperometry

Constant Potential Chronoamperometry is an electrochemical technique, usually called  Chronoamperometry (CA) at PalmSens. Read all about it.

Article Amperometric techniques

Potentiostatic DC Measurement

Potentiostatic DC Measurement is an electrochemical technique, usually called  Chronoamperometry (CA) at PalmSens. Read all about it.

Article Amperometric techniques

Amperometric i-t Curve (i-t)

An amperometric i-t Curve (i-t) is an electrochemical technique, usually called  Chronoamperometry (CA) at PalmSens. Read all about it.

Article Amperometric techniques

Potentiostatic Polarization

Potentiostatic Polarization is an electrochemical technique, usually called  Chronoamperometry (CA) at PalmSens. Read all about it.

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Reverse Normal Pulse Voltammetry

Reverse Normal Pulse Voltammetry is an electrochemical technique, usually called Normal Pulse Voltammetry at PalmSens. With Reverse Normal Pulse Voltammetry the influence of diffusion limitation on your I-E curve (Cottrel behavior) is removed.

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Pot. Differential Pulse

Pot. Differential Pulse is an electrochemical technique commonly called Differential Pulse Voltammetry at PalmSens.

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Differential Pulse Polarography

Differential Pulse Polarography is an electrochemical technique commonly called Differential Pulse Voltammetry at PalmSens. ...

Article Nernst equation

Nernst equation

The Nernst equation is one of the two central equations in electrochemistry. It describes the dependency of an electrode’s potential on its chemical environment.

Article Amperometric techniques

Amperometric Detection

Amperiometric Detection or Chronoamperometry (CA) is a simple, widely used electrochemical measurement technique. Many sensors, like those for glucose or oxygen, require this technique.

Article Galvanostatic techniques

Potentiometric stripping analysis

Potentiometric stripping analysis is a sensitive analytical technique. Before the SCP measurement starts a deposition stage at the deposition potential E dep is required. After th...

Article Amperometric techniques

Chrono methods high speed (∆t > 100 ns)

Chrono methods high speed (∆t > 100 ns) is a form of amperometric detection with very high sampling rates or respectively very short interval times. At PalmSens is is better k...

Article Amperometric techniques

Chrono methods (∆t > 1 ms)

Chrono methods (∆t > 1 ms) or Amperiometric Detection is a simple, widely used electrochemical measurement technique. At PalmSens it is better known under the name Chronoamper...

Article Potentiostat

BiPotentiostat

A BiPotentiostat is a potentiostat with two working electrodes. One electrode is the counter electrode and the other is the reference electrode. The two working electrodes can be operated and monitored exactly simultaneously. A Bipotentiostat is sometimes called a BiPot.

Article Square wave voltammetry

Square Wave Voltammetry (SWV)

Square Wave Voltammetry (SWW) is in fact a special version of Differential Pulse Voltammerty (DPV). Differential Pulse Voltammerty is Square Wave Voltammetry when t pulse is equal ...

Article Faraday's law Nernst equation ... Potentiostat

The equations behind the potentiostat

This article explains the working of a potentiostat more in depth, using Faraday’s law and the Nernst equation. For the basics of the potentiostat, please read the potentiost...