Recent advances in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

RT Liu, ZL Xu, FM Li, FY Chen, JY Yu, Y Yan… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs) are an attractive technology for
renewable energy conversion and storage. By using green electricity generated from …

Mass transport in PEM water electrolysers: A review

M Maier, K Smith, J Dodwell, G Hinds… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
While hydrogen generation by alkaline water electrolysis is a well-established, mature
technology and currently the lowest capital cost electrolyser option; polymer electrolyte …

Discovery of true electrochemical reactions for ultrahigh catalyst mass activity in water splitting

J Mo, Z Kang, ST Retterer, DA Cullen, TJ Toops… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Better understanding of true electrochemical reaction behaviors in electrochemical energy
devices has long been desired. It has been assumed so far that the reactions occur across …

Investigation of thin/well-tunable liquid/gas diffusion layers exhibiting superior multifunctional performance in low-temperature electrolytic water splitting

Z Kang, J Mo, G Yang, ST Retterer, DA Cullen… - Energy & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid/gas diffusion layers (LGDLs), which are located between the catalyst layer (CL) and
bipolar plate (BP), play an important role in enhancing the performance of water splitting in …

Insights into the rapid two-phase transport dynamics in different structured porous transport layers of water electrolyzers through high-speed visualization

W Wang, S Yu, K Li, L Ding, Z Xie, Y Li, G Yang… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
In proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells (PEMECs), maintaining efficient two-phase
transport is one of the most important functions of porous transport layers (PTLs). To …

The porous transport layer in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis: perspectives on a complex component

XZ Yuan, N Shaigan, C Song, M Aujla… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The porous transport layer (PTL) is an essential component of the polymer electrolyte
membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE), responsible for a better utilization of the catalyst …

In-situ investigation and modeling of electrochemical reactions with simultaneous oxygen and hydrogen microbubble evolutions in water electrolysis

Y Li, G Yang, S Yu, Z Kang, J Mo, B Han… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of water electrolyzer is challenging as we approach theoretical limits
arising from electrochemical reactions and micro-scale bubble dynamics. In this research …

Thin liquid/gas diffusion layers for high-efficiency hydrogen production from water splitting

J Mo, Z Kang, G Yang, ST Retterer, DA Cullen… - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel titanium thin LGDL with well-tunable pore morphologies was
developed by employing nano-manufacturing and was applied in a standard PEMEC. The …

In-situ two-phase flow investigation of different porous transport layer for a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer with neutron spectroscopy

O Panchenko, E Borgardt, W Zwaygardt… - Journal of Power …, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrolysis with polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) plays an increasingly important role
in the development of inconsistent renewable energy technologies and seasonal storage …

In situ investigation on ultrafast oxygen evolution reactions of water splitting in proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells

J Mo, Z Kang, G Yang, Y Li, ST Retterer… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a half reaction in electrochemical devices, including
low-temperature water electrolysis, which is considered as one of the most promising …