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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Renewable Energy

Background:

  • Alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) is crucial for green hydrogen production.
  • Fluctuating renewable energy sources cause reverse current (RC) effects, damaging AWE electrodes.
  • Electrode durability is a major bottleneck for industrial-scale AWE.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer robust AWE electrodes resistant to electrochemical reconstruction and mechanical fatigue.
  • To improve electrode stability and efficiency under demanding operational conditions.
  • To address the challenge of reverse current effects in AWE.

Main Methods:

  • Gradient interlayer engineering using Ni(112̅)/Ni3S2(1̅20) heterointerfaces.
  • Electrochemical characterization to assess catalytic activity and stability.
  • Cross-sectional characterization and theoretical calculations for mechanistic studies.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high catalytic activity (1.79 V @1000 mA cm-2), meeting U.S. DOE 2026 targets.
  • Demonstrated excellent operational stability (>1500 h at 1000 mA cm-2 in 30 wt % KOH at 80 °C).
  • Exhibited exceptional RC resistance over 3600 accelerated startup/shutdown cycles.

Conclusions:

  • The developed gradient interlayer strategy significantly enhances AWE electrode durability.
  • Interface engineering, specifically interface crystallography, is a viable design paradigm for robust electrodes.
  • This approach overcomes the stability-activity dilemma for industrially relevant electrolyzers.