Printing chamber V3

The CERES printing chamber holds the printing cell for electrochemical printing processes. Its size determines the printable area

It consists of the following parts:

Base plate

Aluminum base plate with build-in locking and positioning mechanism

Cell Body

Teflon part provided with a rigid anodized aluminum ring at the bottom

Clamping Ring

Teflon part fitted with gold terminals to the chamber, a jumper connector and, a lemo plug to the XY stage sled

Counter Electrode

Graphite L shaped ring

Working Electrodes

The working electrode is composed by two graphite pieces: a connecting ring and base. The latter comes in 2 different dimension to accommodate different substrates dimension (15 mm x 15 mm or 25 mm x 25 mm)

Reference electrode

Teflon ring fitted with a inlayed Ag/AgCl wire

Substrate holders

Two teflon parts with differently sized cuts to fit different substrates dimension (15 mm x 15 mm or 25 mm x 25 mm)

Teflon spring

Teflon part shaped like a truncated cone

Sample exchange tool

Two custom sample exchange tools to be used with different substrates dimension (15 mm x 15 mm or 25 mm x 25 mm)

Sealing o-rings

A FKM 70 55.0x1.5 and a FKM 70 46.0x1.5 o-ring

To clean the carbon parts, Teflon parts and O-rings in contact with the electrolyte, washing with deionized water is usually sufficient if the same supporting electrolyte is used. For in-depth washing, please refer to the chamber cleaning procedures.

For precise instructions on how to assemble the printing chamber, please refer to the Prepare Printing Chamber V3 SOP.