Development of an electrochemical impedance analysis program based on the expanded measurement model

A new program for electrochemical impedance analysis has been developed based on the expanded measurement model. The main feature of this program is that it allows the user to easily estimate the equivalent circuit, as well as an initial guess of the fitting parameters, through a graphic user interface (GUI). The function to illustrate the partial impedance spectra is implemented in the graphs of log f-Z_real and log f-Z_imag. In this context, f represents the alternating current frequency applied to the sample; Z_real and Z_imag represent the real and imaginary components of the impedance, respectively. By employing the GUI supporting function, the impedance spectrum can be analyzed without the use of a pseudo-element such as a constant phase element and with an empirical parameter in the Warburg and Gerischer impedance. Based on the results, it is possible to calculate a discrete distribution of the relaxation times from the optimized parameters.