We are delighted to announce that our work “A Look inside a Flexible Open-Source Scanning Electrochemical Probe Microscope” (SEPM) is now available as an open access tutorial in ACSElectrochemistry. 

The work provides a detailed description of SEPM operation and instrumentation, with something for experienced operators and new entrants alike. Whether you are looking to understand how an SEPM works, to operate a commercial SEPM effectively, or to build your own instrument with custom protocols, there is something for you.

For those wanting to build their own SEPM with custom experimenter-designed protocols, the work details the WEC-SPM platform, currently used by ~50 labs worldwide. The platform is suitable for scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECM), scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM), scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM), scanning micropipette contact method (SMCM), hyphenated techniques, or new techniques of their own imagination. This work provides full and detailed resources, including a description of the open-source software, a complete parts list with suggested suppliers, designs for custom hardware components, example applications of custom techniques, and example data analysis scripts.

Congrats to group alumnus and REU student Nicholas Jones on his first publication.