Episode #85: When should you do iR compensation, during or after the experiment?

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Time stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
05:59 - Livestream starts
06:50 - Should you do iR compensation during or after the experiment? What is the difference?
24:00 - What is the insulating layer on a screen printed electrode (SPE), and what happens if you don't have one?
28:39 - Which analog filters should we use for cyclic voltammetry (CV)?
39:32 - How does ZIR or automatic Ru methods work in the potentiostat to determine uncompensated resistance?
47:45 - Is it possible to construct an equivalent circuit numerically based on Nyquist plot data?
55:00 - Can you recommend a playlist for understand core concepts related to supercapacitors, key performance metrics, and electrochemical testing?
59:15 - Can you show how to draw a basic equivalent circuit for a PEM electrolyzer?
1:09:29 - Where is time represented on a galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD) curve?
1:22:10 - How do you understand Mott-Schottky plots? How do you know from the plot whether the semiconductor is n-type or p-type?
1:34:04 - Can we correlate the flat band potential of a semiconductor to the potential of zero net charge for metals?
1:43:00 - Is there any means to get a personalized portable potentiostat to use with screen printed electrode (SPE) biosensors?
1:46:54 - What kind of cyclic voltammetry (CV) sweep parameters are needed for a system where oxidation is continuously occurring?
1:49:31 - How can you use simulation software to calculate the electron transfer rate coefficient, k0?
1:56:30 - Can you tell me about inductance in impedance (EIS), and how it is plotted?
1:59:37 - How should I go about performing bulk electrolysis? Should I stir the solution or not? Why do I need to separate the working and reference electrodes from the counter electrode?