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Degradation analysis of polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzer with different membrane thicknesses

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Phan, Thanh Thien, Kim, Sang-Kyung, Islam, Jahowa, Kim, Min-Joong, Lee, Jae-Hun·2024·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
DOI 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.274
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A constant current density of 3.0 A/cm2 was applied to PEMWE assembled with three commercial Nafion membranes (NR212, N115, and N117) for 144 h to investigate the influence of membrane thickness on the cell durability. The results show that N115-cell exhibits an improvement in performance after 144 h by the decrease of ohmic resistance caused by the topology adaptation. The cells with NR212 and N117 showed voltage increases, and the most significant degradation could be observed in the NR212-cell. The highest exposing potential of N117-cell accelerated the passivation of the porous transport layer (PTL) and the catalyst dissolution, consequently increasing ohmic losses and kinetic losses. The remarkable performance losses of the NR212 originated from severe ohmic degradation. This phenomenon was attributed to the pinhole formation on the membrane and the resulting decrease in the electrical conductivity of the iridium catalyst layer due to the reduction of iridium oxide catalyst.

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Authors
Phan, T. T., Kim, S.-K., Islam, J., Kim, M.-J., & Lee, J.-H.
Affiliations
Korea Institute of Energy Research (KR)
Corresponding author
Kim, Sang-Kyung
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Venue
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-01
Volume
49
Pages
875-885
ISSN
0360-3199 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.274
OpenAlex
W4387709245
Cited by
66
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4.77
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journal article
Language
en
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Korea Institute of Energy Research (C2-2475)
  • National Research Foundation of Korea
  • Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
  • Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (20183010032380)
  • Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (2020M1A2A2080878)
  • Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Filtration and Separation › Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Keywords
polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzer, membrane degradation, membrane thickness, Nafion membrane, cell durability, ohmic resistance, catalyst dissolution, pinhole formation, kinetic losses

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