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Tracing Resistances of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer during Long-term Stability Tests

  • Niaz, Atif Khan (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Woong (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Yang, SeungCheol (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Lim, Hyung-Tae (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • Received : 2021.01.21
  • Accepted : 2021.03.03
  • Published : 2021.08.28
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Abstract

In this study, an anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) cell was operated for ~1000 h at a voltage bias of 1.95 V. Impedance spectra were regularly measured every ~ 100 h, and changes in the ohmic and non-ohmic resistance were traced as a function of time. While there was relatively little change in the I-V curves and the total cell resistance during the long-term test, we observed various electrochemical phenomena in the cell: 1) initial activation with a decrease in both ohmic and non-ohmic resistance; 2) momentary and non-permanent bubble resistance (non-ohmic resistance) depending on the voltage bias, and 3) membrane degradation with a slight increase in the ohmic resistance. Thus, the regular test protocol used in this study provided clear insights into the performance degradation (or improvement) mechanism of AEMWE cells.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (No. 20173010140890). This research was also supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT) (2017M1A2A2045018).

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