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ArticleNature communications2025

Promoting in-situ stability of hydroxide exchange membranes by thermally conductive network for durable water electrolysis.

Wei Wang, Ruixiang Guo, Aodi Zheng, Xiaorui Jin, Xiongjie Jia, Zhiwei Ren, Yangkai Han, Lifeng Zhang, Yeming Zhai, Xiaofen Liu and 5 more

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Wei WangInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Ruixiang GuoInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Aodi ZhengDepartment of Energy and Power Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Xiaorui JinInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Xiongjie JiaDepartment of Energy and Power Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Zhiwei RenFuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
Yangkai HanFuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
Lifeng ZhangInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Yeming ZhaiInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2828-1062
Xiaofen LiuInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Haoran JiangDepartment of Energy and Power Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. jianghaoran@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3774-0059
Yun ZhaoFuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China. yunzhao@dicp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-7089
Kai-Ge ZhouInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. kaigezhou@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8894-0686
Meiling WuInstitute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. wumeiling@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-9602
Zhongyi JiangHaihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, China. zhyjiang@tju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-8849

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Abstract

Hydroxide exchange membrane (HEM) water electrolysis is promising for green hydrogen production due to its low cost and excellent performance. However, HEM often has insufficient stability in strong alkaline solutions, particularly under in-situ electrolysis operation conditions, hindering its commercialization. In this study, we discover that the in-situ stability of HEM is primarily impaired by the locally accumulated heat in HEM due to its low thermal conductivity. Accordingly, we propose highly thermally conductive HEMs with an efficient three-dimensional (3D) thermal diffusion network to promote the in-situ stability of HEM for water electrolysis. Based on the 3D heat conductive network, the thermal conductivity of polymeric HEM is boosted by 32 times and thereby reduce the HEM temperature by up to 4.9 °C in a water electrolyzer at the current density of 1 A cm

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