{"id":159508,"date":"2026-08-21T03:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/?p=159508"},"modified":"2026-08-21T03:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:21:54","slug":"what-is-cyclic-voltammetry-and-how-to-use-it-in-arbin-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/de\/what-is-cyclic-voltammetry-and-how-to-use-it-in-arbin-software.html","title":{"rendered":"What is Cyclic Voltammetry and how to use it in Arbin software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1\" data-local-id=\"e1925269b366\">Cyclic Voltammetry sweeps a potential (or current) linearly between set limits at a fixed scan rate, then reverses it to form a complete cycle. It&#8217;s used to study redox reactions, kinetics, and the electrochemical behavior of materials.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"239\" data-local-id=\"8fee972cc738\">In Arbin, a <span data-highlighted=\"true\" data-vc=\"highlighted-text\"><span class=\"_1mT5xdRAKS\"><span class=\"_0nmozVaHVx _2V7sgO2M4S _3BoeIDwZ7G _30zrXRyxdf _0ReiIH7zJH\" data-testid=\"definition-highlighter\">CV<\/span><\/span><\/span> routine is defined at two levels:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ak-ul\" data-local-id=\"5dc48306-1e94-4b96-a363-d01380477ce1\" data-indent-level=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"291\" data-local-id=\"35debae50b8a\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"><span data-highlighted=\"true\" data-vc=\"highlighted-text\">CV<\/span> level:<\/strong> identifier (<em data-renderer-mark=\"true\"><span data-highlighted=\"true\" data-vc=\"highlighted-text\">CV<\/span> Label<\/em>), number of sweep segments (<em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Number of Stages<\/em>), how many times it repeats (<em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Repeat Number<\/em>), the swept variable (<em data-renderer-mark=\"true\"><span data-highlighted=\"true\" data-vc=\"highlighted-text\">CV<\/span> Typ<\/em>, e.g. Voltage), and the <em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Base<\/em> starting value.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"488\" data-local-id=\"a8ef1e655b58\"><strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Stage level:<\/strong> each stage sets a <em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Start<\/em>, <em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">End<\/em>und <em data-renderer-mark=\"true\">Scan Rate<\/em> for one linear ramp.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rich-media-item mediaSingleView-content-wrap image-center css-wqyl1z\" data-layout=\"center\" data-width=\"692\" data-width-type=\"pixel\" data-node-type=\"mediaSingle\" data-vc=\"media-single\" data-renderer-start-pos=\"571\" data-media-vc-wrapper=\"true\" data-ssr-placeholder=\"Eb7Gh:EfLS5:z8NN7:qz-Pe:OP-5u-0\">\n<div class=\"css-arzcjq\">\n<div data-type=\"file\" data-node-type=\"media\" data-width=\"486\" data-height=\"388\" data-id=\"0511169f-3e95-4ade-a687-f94f96353b62\" data-collection=\"contentId-1744994446\" data-file-name=\"image-20260729-093939.png\" data-file-size=\"64067\" data-file-mime-type=\"image\/png\" data-alt=\"image-20260729-093939.png\" data-renderer-start-pos=\"572\" data-local-id=\"df11ea52bf34\" data-ssr-placeholder-ignored=\"\" data-context-id=\"1744994446\">\n<div id=\"newFileExperienceWrapper\" class=\"_0bjKvD4OpY _24h04i2Njc _1mT5xdRAKS _0WKd3G4z3T _1EqgXlN91d _0NUa3rN91d _39xV02hncN _0jFU0VITTj _3xl6b4fNHp _4cQZo72Njc _0X7HnuA5lS _1vpuEl7dHp _3WOM967dHp _2gUfE77zJH _0nG2F6RaMg new-file-experience-wrapper\" role=\"none\" data-testid=\"media-card-view\" data-media-vc-wrapper=\"true\" data-ssr-placeholder-ignored=\"\">\n<div class=\"_4bt5LAnQyn _2WAcuGnQyn _0bjKvD4OpY _3iDTPbQ4SZ _1mT5xdRAKS _1EqgXlN91d _39xV02N91d _0jFU0VN91d _0NUa3rN91d media-file-card-view\" data-testid=\"media-file-card-view\" data-test-status=\"complete\" data-test-source=\"ssr-server\" data-cursor=\"pointer\" data-ssr-placeholder-ignored=\"\" data-test-media-name=\"image-20260729-093939.png\" data-test-progress=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_1mT5xdWVPG _39xV02N91d _0jFU0VN91d _3iDTPbQ4SZ _0aFT5vbt8w _37wbyuDIqT _0hPCNLDIqT\" data-testid=\"ImageRendererWrapper\" data-ssr-placeholder-ignored=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_159510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159510\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-159510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cyclic-voltammetry.webp\" alt=\"cyclic voltammetry\" width=\"802\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cyclic-voltammetry.webp 802w, https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cyclic-voltammetry-500x399.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cyclic-voltammetry-768x613.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cyclic-voltammetry-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/www.arbin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cyclic-voltammetry-600x479.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cyclic voltammetry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"576\" data-local-id=\"134c9bb821ac\">In the example above (CV_A), the Base stage sweeps 0 \u2192 3 mV at 1 mV\/s and Stage 2 sweeps 3 \u2192 0 mV, producing the triangular potential-vs-time waveform shown.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclic Voltammetry sweeps a potential (or current) linearly between set limits at a fixed scan rate, then reverses it to form a complete cycle. It&#8217;s used to study redox reactions, kinetics, and the electrochemical behavior of materials. 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