Essential.

Powerful, workhorse instruments for academia and industry.

A range of powerful, modular, high-precision research-grade potentiostat/galvanostats built to handle almost every academic and industrial application imaginable.

Quality has in no way been compromised on this high-precision range of products. The BioLogic Essential range is made up of purpose-built, workhorse instruments, designed for researchers who need robust, high-quality, electrochemical measurement equipment, with standard acquisition times.

For an overview of the differences between our Essential and Premium ranges click here.

Instruments.

VMP-3e

16 channels & 1 A (extendable to 800 A) current capability as well as EIS Quality Indicators. Perfect for battery research/testing

VSP

EIS measurement from 10 µHz to 1 MHz, Current ranging from 10 μA up to 1 A

VMP3

Includes low current measurement, impedance and high current capability via plug-in modules.

SP-50

User-friendly potentiostat / galvanostat designed to address general electrochemistry / corrosion applications

SP-150

Based on a modular chassis, this instrument can be customized to address every possible application in the field of classical electrochemistry.

HCP-803

A research-grade potentiostat with the power of an 80 A booster

HCP-1005

A compact high-current potentiostat / galvanostat / FRA specifically designed to study high-capacity secondary batteries

VSP-3e

Eight channels, +/- 1A (expandable up to 800A); Ethernet connectivity, Built-in EIS

Add-ons.

Boosters for VMP3 instruments

FlexP0012

booster designed specifically for electrolyzer/fuel cell characterizations with a continuous maximum current of +/-200 A for a single unit extendable up to +/-800 A by connecting four units in parallel

Low Current option

Lowers the base current range from 10 μA to 1 nA

SAM-50

link up to 3 SAM-50 to record up-to 30 additional voltages.

FlexP0160 & FlexP0060

A powerful booster suitable for Redox Flow Batteries (RFB) or fuel cell stacks.

Featured Accessories.

BluRev Rotating Disk and Ring-Disk Electrode (RDE/RRDE)

BluRev is a range of robust, versatile, rotating disk (RDE) and rotating ring-disk (RRDE) electrodes ideal for use with BioLogic potentiostats. A range of quick-fit exchangeable electrode tips (multiple materials/diameters) can be easily added.

PBH-125 / PBH-150

Two versions are available for pouch cell testing, one with a maximum current of 25 A, and another with a maximum current of 50 A. The 4-point connection of these holders allows high-accuracy measurements.

Standard corrosion cells

The standard corrosion cell is a one-liter cell that can accommodate oversized samples and is specially designed for uniform corrosion experiments.

CCH

This simple coin cell holder allows to test simultaneously 4 coin cells. It is compatible with MPG2 and VMP3 multichannel potentiostat/galvanostat. 4 of these are needed reach 16 simultaneous experiments.

CCH-120/CCH-124

These easy-to-use single coin cell holders are available for two coin cell diameters : 20 and 24 mm. The maximum thickness of the coin cells that can be held is 3.2 mm.

PBH-4 / PBH-8

4 and 8-channel holders are available for small pouch cells up to 32 A. These holders have 4-point connection allowing high accuracy measurements.

CBH-4 / CBH-8

CBH-4 and CBH-8 are 4 and 8-position battery holders, respectively, dedicated to large and high power cylindrical battery cells.

BH-1i

The BH-1i Battery Holder is a modular accessory for battery test applications, compatible with a wide variety of battery types (coin cells, 18650 and 26650 cells), up to 4 batteries can be tested simultaneously, with a maximum current of 15 A per channel.

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Related topics.

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The RRDE as a pH probe in situ

The Rotating Ring Disk Electrode (RRDE) Ring can be used as a potentiometric or amperometric in situ pH probe. This is extremely useful to study electrochemical reactions that involves OH- or H+ ions.

Checking and validating reference electrodes

The reference electrode is part of the 3-electrode setup. A bad reference electrode can impact negatively on measurements. In this article, we discuss the protocol necessary to check reference electrodes.

Investigation of impedance measurements using the Z Sim tool

To adjust the frequency range of your EIS experiment or just to see the shape of your model, Z Sim is available on both EC-Lab® and BT-Lab® software.

An investigation of corrosion kinetics using BioLogic’s Corr.Sim tool

Corr. Sim is a simulation tool developed to gain a better understanding of the corrosion behaviour of a material in a given environment.

Nyquist plots: Why use the orthonormal scale?

This article illustrates why the orthonormal scale should be used for Nyquist impedance plots.

Rotating Ring Disk Electrode: an Introduction

The principles and main uses of the Rotating Ring Disk Electrode.

How do I customize my plots?

A suitable plot with the right variables allows you directly access the results and saves a great deal of time during the analysis. In this short article we show you how...