Issue 9, 2024

A 3D nanofiber network anode expediting mass and proton transport to boost proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

Abstract

The key to promote the performance of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE), in addition to the development of high-performance electrocatalysts, lies in how to rationally design and controllably construct nanostructured membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with a maximized triple-phase reaction boundary (TPRB). Herein, a novel 3D nanofiber network (3D-FNT) anode is controllably fabricated via electrospinning combined with a nano-transfer strategy. This novel MEA can dramatically lower the IrO2 loading from 1.0 to 0.1 mg cm−2 while ensuring a superior performance (1.737 V@1.5 A cm−2) together with an impressive stability, and outperforms the most reported nanostructured MEAs to date. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopies elucidate that both the 3D network and 1D Nafion channels improve mass transport and proton conduction by 1.34 and 7.76 fold, respectively, compared with the traditional MEA, shedding light on the performance enhancement mechanism. This work paves a way to defuse the cost and performance issues confronting practical PEMWE.

Graphical abstract: A 3D nanofiber network anode expediting mass and proton transport to boost proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Nov 2023
Accepted
16 Jan 2024
First published
20 Jan 2024

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024,12, 5225-5232

A 3D nanofiber network anode expediting mass and proton transport to boost proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

M. Geng, Z. Dou, H. Zhao, Q. Wang, C. Zhang, Z. Zou, J. Li, H. Yang and Q. Cheng, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 5225 DOI: 10.1039/D3TA06746G

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