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This article is from the Electrochemistry FAQ, by Zoltan Nagy nagy@anl.gov with numerous contributions by
others.
7.19) VirtualCV v1.0: A free cyclic voltametry simulator
The software can be dowloaded via "anonymous FTP":
www.univ-brest.fr/pub/Electrochimie/ or
ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/chem/vtlcv10.zip
or through:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/chem/vtlcv10.zip
VirtualCV is a program to simulate Cyclic Voltametry experiments. It performs
virtual (simulated) experiments that are useful for teachers, students and
researchers in electrochemistry.
Program input (file or interactive) is a description of an experiment in terms
of:
Species (name, concentration, diffusion coef.),
Redox reactions (E'0, k0,alpha),
Homogeneous reactions (stoichiometry, Kf, Kb).
Program output is a voltamogram plot (real time like, XY plotter output), a
pilot signal (E=f(t), real time). A complete concentration profile can be
plotted at regular potential interval during simulation (C = f(x) real time).
The software is also useful as a viewer for experimental voltamograms and other
simulators. Many voltamograms (virtual and experimental) can be displayed
simultaneously allowing easy comparison between virtual and experimental ones.
Carlo Nervi's ESP input *.MEC files can be read and run (with some
limitations).
Output files can be created in many formats. Graphs can be printed and exported
as WMF or BMP files.
VirtualCV was written to give students a better insight into the field of
electrochemistry. The program can also be used to investigate complex reactions
schemes, and to evaluate electrochemical system parameters (but no automatic
curve fitting yet).
Special requirements: None.
Status: Copyrighted Freeware (under GNU general public license).
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VirtualCV v1.0 is courtesy of André Laouénan, Departement de Chimie & UMR CNRS
6521, France. With problems/questions contact: ANDRE.LAOUENAN@UNIV-BREST.FR
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