Conductivity And Impedance Measurements

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The ProboStat test fixture allows many ways to connect  to the sample.

Disk sample:

• 2-point impedance spectroscopy and conductivity measurements

• 2-point impedance spectroscopy and conductivity measurements with surface guard

• van der Pauw 4-point conductivity measurements

• Electrode impedance studies with ring reference electrode – symmetrical cells

     

Bar sample:

• 4-point conductivity measurements

• Seebeck coefficient measurements

• Combined Seebeck coefficient and 4-point conductivity measurements on bar sample

 

Example schematics of 2-point 4-wire conductivity and impedance measurement.

 

      

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

     

Crude picture of the same setup.

• Left: the bottom electrode pushed up

     by the inner gas supply tube

• Middle: sample, thermocouple and top

      electrode

• Right: spring load assembly pulling the

      setup tightly together

 

 

 

 

Van der Pauw

Van der Pauw measurements are suitable whenever you need to characterise a highly conducting material with a four point method and the sample is readily available as a thin slab.

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For more information see ProboStat manual section 8.2.5.

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