Degradation mechanism of self-supported high-entropy metallic glass cathode in fluctuating renewable energy-powered acid water electrolysis

Yangzheng Li, Liandong Li, Bing Lin, Jichao Qiao, Hailong Zhang, Taigang Zhou, Yingying Wang, Junlei Tang, Takeshi Wada, Hidemi Kato

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Abstract

The degradation behavior and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of nano-porous PdPtCuNiP (NP-PdPtCuNiP) high entropy metallic glass in 65℃ 0.5 mol L−1 H2SO4 electrolyte was investigated. For electrolytic system shutdown condition, the corrosion effect would lead the dissolution of Ni, Cu and P from NP-PdPtCuNiP surface, and form a Pd-Pt binary alloy catalytic surface. Meanwhile, the input power fluctuation resulting in incomplete cathodic protection of the cathode. The corrosion on cathode surface caused the surface constituent and morphology changed, and the surface condition is affected by power frequency. Finally, an in-situ repair strategy for degraded cathode is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112223
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume236
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Fluctuating input power
  • HER electrode degradation
  • High entropy metallic glass
  • In-situ repair strategy

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