Electrochemistry lab

Electrochemistry lab#

Course information#

Learning goals

After this lab course you should be able to…

  • make electrolyte solutions

  • assemble an electrochemical cell with an electrocatalyst in a three-electrode setup

  • investigate the effect of electrolyte and catalyst composition on ORR

  • work cleanly and precisely in an electrochemistry lab

  • analyze your results with a critical view. To do this, you should compare your methods and results to scientific publications (some publications can be found in the reference lists on the pages of the respective projects)

Practical information#

The practical lab is CM2.26 on the 2nd floor. There are lockers in the hallway to store your bags and jackets which are accessible with your LU card. A lab coat and suitable goggles are required at all times. Personal items except for food are allowed in the lab. Please bring your own lab journal and a laptop.

Normal days are from 9:00 - 17:00 but some days there are deviations. On June 17th from 9:00-12:00 there is a EC group meeting from the group of prof. Marc Koper. You are free to join the meeting or work on your report/presentation/poster outside the lab.

June 10

June 11

June 12

June 13

June 14

Time

10:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 15:45

9:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

June 17

June 18

June 19

June 20

June 21

Room

12:30 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 17:00

Layout electrochemistry lab schedule#

Day 1 The goal on the first day is to prepare as much as possible for the experiments on day 2 - 4 and it serves as an introduction to the field of electrochemistry. We will try to do the following things on day 1:

  • Clean glassware

  • Perform safety analysis chemicals (and gases) and experiments

  • Develop research/experimental plan

  • Read literature

  • Install IviumSoft

Day 2

  • Prepare electrolyte solutions

  • Perform blank experiment on Au/C

  • Perform first experiment with catalyst and experimental parameter 1

If there is enough time:

  • Perform second experiment

Day 3 - 4 Finish the remaining experiments. On Day 4 we have the morning to do the final experiment and the afternoon is reserved for cleaning up.

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