Electrolyte potentials and impedance measurement of polymer electrolyte membrane CO2reduction electrolyzer

Autor: Murakami, Takeharu, Morishita, Kei, Koike, Kazuki, Fujii, Katsushi, Wada, Satoshi
Zdroj: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics; August 2023, Vol. 62 Issue: Supplement 11 pSK1002-SK1002, 1p
Abstrakt: In electrochemical CO2reduction reactors, polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) reactors, also known as zero-gap cells, have great potential for achieving significant CO2reduction. Because these cells have a thin reactor core with a thickness of several hundred micrometers, it is difficult to determine their internal voltage distribution. To determine the anode voltage, ohmic loss in the membrane, and cathode voltage in the PEM reactors, we set three reference electrodes in the reactor and investigated the voltage values obtained from each reference electrode. We demonstrated that the reference electrode in contact with the anion exchange membrane extending to the outside of the cell provides the most reliable voltage. The voltage measured by this reference, combined with the resistance of the exchange membrane obtained through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, provides a breakdown of the voltage inside the cell.
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