Bubble evolution and transport in PEM water electrolysis: Mechanism, impact, and management

S Yuan, C Zhao, X Cai, L An, S Shen, X Yan… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE), as a promising technology for
hydrogen production from renewable energy sources, has great potential for industrial …

X-ray tomography applied to electrochemical devices and electrocatalysis

JT Lang, D Kulkarni, CW Foster, Y Huang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a nondestructive three-dimensional (3D) imaging
technique used for studying morphological properties of porous and nonporous materials. In …

Elucidating effects of catalyst loadings and porous transport layer morphologies on operation of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers

D Kulkarni, A Huynh, P Satjaritanun, M O'Brien… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Producing green hydrogen efficiently via proton exchange membrane water electrolysis
(PEMWE) is the key for achieving decarbonization targets. Iridium catalyst is expensive, and …

Bubble management in PEM water electrolysis via imprinting patterned grooves on catalyst layer

S Yuan, C Zhao, X Mei, S Shen, Q Wang, X Yan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for cost reduction in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE)
is driving it to increase the operating current density and higher current densities require …

How the porous transport layer interface affects catalyst utilization and performance in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis

CC Weber, JA Wrubel, L Gubler, G Bender… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cost reduction and fast scale-up of electrolyzer technologies are essential for decarbonizing
several crucial branches of industry. For polymer electrolyte water electrolysis, this requires …

A viewpoint on X-ray tomography imaging in electrocatalysis

Y Chen, G Stelmacovich, A Mularczyk… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the emerging demands for clean energy and an economy with net-zero greenhouse
gas emissions, electrocatalysis areas have attracted tremendous interest in recent years …

Accelerating gas escape in anion exchange membrane water electrolysis by gas diffusion layers with hierarchical grid gradients

B Huang, X Wang, W Li, W Tian, L Luo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
At high current densities, gas bubble escape is the critical factor affecting the mass transport
and performance of the electrolyzer. For tight assembly water electrolysis technologies, the …

Titanium porous-transport layers for PEM water electrolysis prepared by tape casting

JK Lee, GY Lau, M Sabharwal, AZ Weber, X Peng… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
While the porous-transport layer (PTL) is a key component in PEM electrolyzers, it is one of
the most underexplored due to limited available structures. In this work, we present a novel …

The microporous layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, from transport mechanism to structural design

N Wu, Y Liu, X Tian, F Liu, Y Ma, S Zhang… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is a zero-carbon emission, high energy density, and sustainable sources of
energy, while the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells have the potential to …

Anode Engineering for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers

C Qiu, Z Xu, FY Chen, H Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sustainable hydrogen (H2) production via water electrolysis is one of the most critical
pathways to decarbonize the chemical industry. Among various electrolyzer technologies …