Electrochemistry UV-Vis Cuvette

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The main purpose behind these designs is outlined in "3D Printed UV-vis Cuvette Adapter for Low Cost and Versatile Spectroscopic Experiments," which has been published in the open access journal ACS Omega. Access to this publication can be found at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsomega.7b01310. This specific part is designed to enable spectroelectrochemical experiments. The path length of 10 mm makes it suitable for holding a planar and transparent working electrode like ITO or FTO. A reference electrode can be placed in the adjacent hole, while the counter electrode goes into the second hole. It's worth noting that the counter electrode hole is connected to the main electrolyte compartment via a tunnel running underneath. This adapter can be used with most standard UV-Vis spectrometers. To reduce light scattering, we recommend printing this design with a black filament. An instructional video on how to assemble the spectrometer post-printing is shown below, along with the materials needed. Either quartz or glass windows can be chosen depending on the spectral range required for the adapter.