Electrode Reaction Interface and Process Engineering towards Cost-Effective Green Hydrogen Production via Low-Temperature Membrane Water Electrolyzers

Abstract

This Ph.D. thesis investigated advanced electrode and interface engineering strategies aimed at enhancing the cost-effectiveness, stability, and applicability of electrolyzers for large-scale green hydrogen production. The methodologies developed in this doctoral thesis encompass the creation of efficient electrode reaction interfaces and structures at the device level. Additionally, the research sheds light on potential optimization through thermodynamic and kinetic processes that can be realized in membrane water electrolyzers.