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@ARTICLE{Rakousky:845769,
author = {Rakousky, Christoph and Keeley, Gareth and Wippermann,
Klaus and Carmo, Marcelo and Stolten, Detlef},
title = {{T}he stability challenge on the pathway to
high-current-density polymer electrolyte membrane water
electrolyzers},
journal = {Electrochimica acta},
volume = {278},
issn = {0013-4686},
address = {New York, NY [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {FZJ-2018-02978},
pages = {324 - 331},
year = {2018},
abstract = {The investment costs for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM)
water electrolysis can be reduced if systems are operated at
elevated current densities. However, it remains unknown how
this affects long-term stability. In this study, we
elucidate the durability and degradation phenomena that
occur in our test cells at high (2 A cm−2) and
elevated (up to 3 A cm−2) current densities during
constant and intermittent operation. Up to 2 A cm−2,
stable cell performance was achieved under both regime. At
elevated current densities, two primary factors caused
performance degradation, namely the increase in ohmic cell
resistance and the appearance of mass-transport resistance,
both of which contribute to the voltage increase in equal
measures. By varying the way in which the cell is assembled,
it was found that both effects relate to the anti-corrosion
coating of the titanium porous transport layer (PTL), which
was stable at 2 A cm−2 but detached at certain points
and adhered to the anodic side of the catalyst-coated
membrane (CCM) under operation at elevated current
densities. The results of this study indicate that PEM water
electrolyzers can be coupled to intermittent power profiles
from renewable energy sources without substantially
affecting long-term stability.},
cin = {IEK-3},
ddc = {540},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-3-20101013},
pnm = {134 - Electrolysis and Hydrogen (POF3-134)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-134},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000433582000034},
doi = {10.1016/j.electacta.2018.04.154},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/845769},
}