Potentiostat

• Compliance voltage: ±12 V
• Applied potential: ±10 V FSR
• Resolution: 32-bit (4.7 nV)
• Measured potential: ±10 V FSR
• Resolution: 24-bit (1.2 μV)
• Current ranges: 10-decades 1 nA to 1 A
• Maximum current: 500 mA
• Current resolution: 23.8 fA
• Accuracy: <0.5%
• Floating capability Standard
• Cell connections 2, 3 or 4
• Maximum ADC sample rate: 4 MHz
• Maximum ADC resolution: 24-bit
• Minimum pulse duration: 100 μs
• Scan rate: 1 μV/s to 200 V/s

ic-SECM module

• Piezo crystal extension 100 µm
• Vibration frequency 80 – 600 Hz
• Vibration control 20 nm – 2 µm peak to peak
• Minimum increment 1 nm
• Z control resolution 0.09 nm (piezo)
• Topography resolution (recorded) 20 nm

Positioning system specifications

Stepper Motors

• Scan Range (x,y,z): 110 mm x 110 mm x 110 mm
• Minimal step size on all axes: 20 nm
• Closed loop positioning linear zero hysteresis encoder with direct real-time readout of displacement in x, y and z
• Linear position encoder resolution: 20 nm.
• Max. scan speed: 10 mm/s
• Measurement resolution: 32-bit decoder @ up to 40 MHz

Piezoelectric element (for z axis only)

• Vibration range 20 nm – 2 µm peak to peak with 1 nm increments
• Min. vibration resolution: 0.12 nm calculated (16-bit DAC on 4 µm)
• Piezo crystal extension: 100 µm
• Positioning resolution: 0.09 nm calculated (20-bit DAC on 100 µm)