SEM Bulk Liquid Electrochemistry Brochure

Perform liquid-phase electrochemistry inside your SEM with electrochemical performance that closely matches conventional bulk benchtop measurements.

Technical Specs

1470 Series SEM

Total Electrodes

True Reference Electrode

Yes

True Counter Electrode

Yes

Counter Electrode Material

User’s choice of material

Electrolytes

Aqueous and a wide range of organic solvents

Spacer Range

100 nm to 50 μm

Heating Capability

Yes

SEM Compatibility

Custom integration

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Key Features and Capabilities

True Bulk Electrochemistry

Perform in-situ liquid-phase electrochemistry that matches benchtop performance

Reproducible Screw-Free Liquid-Cell Assembly

Achieve reproducible liquid-cell assembly with self-aligning windows and a screw-free sealing design

Removable, Swappable Tip and Tubing

Simplify cleaning with removable and upgradeable holder tips that allow user access for full tubing replacement

Flexible Liquid Cell Operation

Image samples in continuous-flow or static liquid environments using a sealed microfluidic chip assembly

Multimodal Imaging

Correlate electrochemical, heating, and imaging data across TEM, SEM, and X-ray microscopy platforms

Integrated Liquid Heating

Optional add on

Add temperature-controlled liquid-phase SEM capabilities with homogeneous heating concurrent with electrochemical control, precise temperature regulation, and near-drift-free in-situ imaging

Dual-Flow Liquid Mixing

Optional add on

Accelerate discovery with dual-flow liquid mixing for in-situ liquid phase SEM, capturing dynamic liquid-liquid reactions with greater control and flexibility

Biologic SP-200 Potentiostat

Optional add on

Expand the capabilities of the SEM Bulk Liquid Electrochemistry sample holder with the BioLogic SP-200 potentiostat for quantitative in-situ SEM electrochemistry

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Built for Diverse Applications

Magnetic polarization of nanocrystals within bacterial cells

Bio/Soft Materials

Visualize biological and soft matter systems dynamics, including growth, interactions, and degradation.

Biomineralization

Self-Assembly Processes

Metal-Organic Framework Dynamics

Soft Matter Dynamics

Biomolecular Interactions

Illustration of battery material particles and spectroscopy

Battery Materials

Directly visualize battery cycling, ion transport, dendrite formation, interface evolution, and structural changes.

Charge-Discharge Cycling

Electrochemistry

Study electrodeposition, electrocatalysis, corrosion mechanisms, and electrochemical interface evolution.

Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)

Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV)

Chronoamperometry (CA)

Chronopotentiometry (CP)

Electrochemical Impedance (EIS)

Featured Research

Real-time SEM imaging of localized anodic corrosion and hydrogen evolution in aluminum

Al corrosion rates as a function of the applied current with inset SEM micrographs showing representative corrosion morphological evolution. Black diamond symbols depict the corrosion rates determined following Faraday’s law, whereas the pink bars show the experimentally acquired corrosion rates.

Reference: Morgan Barbey-Binggeli, et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c11352

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Selected Publications

Morgan Barbey-Binggeli, Vasiliki Tileli. “Pit Morphology, Dissolution Kinetics, and Gas Generation Monitored in Real Time during Localized Anodic Aluminum Corrosion”. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

DOI:

10.1021/jacs.5c11352

Calvin Parkin, Tyler Mefford, Jongwoo Lim, Aram Yoon, Rui Serra-Maia, Pawan Kumar, See Wee Chee, William C. Chueh, Daan Hein Alsem, Norman Salmon, Eric A. Stach. “In-Situ Liquid-Electrochemical X-Ray and Electron Microscopy for Multi-Modal Energy Materials Characterization”. ECS Meeting Abstracts (2024)

DOI:

10.1149/MA2024-01462591mtgabs

Saltanat Toleukhanova, Tzu-Hsien Shen, Chen Chang, Swathilakshmi Swathilakshmi, Tecla Bottinelli Montandon, Vasiliki Tileli. “Graphene Electrode for Studying CO2 Electroreduction Nanocatalysts under Realistic Conditions in Microcells”. Advanced Materials (2024)

DOI:

10.1002/adma.202311133

Aram Yoon, Antonia Herzog, Philipp Grosse, Daan Hein Alsem, See Wee Chee, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya. “Dynamic Imaging of Nanostructures in an Electrolyte with a Scanning Electron Microscope”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2021)

DOI:

10.1017/S1431927620024769

See Wee Chee, Aram Yoon, Rosa Aran-Ais, Ruben Rizo, Philipp Grosse, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya. “Investigating the Behavior of Cu-based Catalysts During Electrochemical CO2 Reduction with Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2020)

DOI:

10.1017/S1431927620016256