Deciphering Structure‐Bubble‐Mass Transfer Relationships in Water Electrolysis Through Electrode Morphology Regulation
Zhiqing Tang, Ziyun Zhang, Huicun Gu, Baoxin Wu, Kejun Yan, Jiahui Luo, Yuting Jiang, Cailin Xiao, Yu Xu, Lin Zeng · 2026
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Description
Zhiqing Tang and nine colleagues published an electrochemistry study in two thousand twenty-six on splitting water more efficiently. Making oxygen at an electrode creates bubbles. Stuck bubbles block the surface and waste energy, and most designs fight them with more surface area or pores.
The team instead studied the local curve of the surface. Sharp tips concentrate the electric field and let bubbles leave while small. Flat and hollow surfaces trap gas. Needle-shaped electrodes released the smallest bubbles and wasted the least energy. Sheet and porous versions wasted more despite decent bubble sizes. The authors offer surface curvature as a simple design rule for better electrolysers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhiqing Tang, Ziyun Zhang, Huicun Gu, Baoxin Wu, Kejun Yan, Jiahui Luo, Yuting Jiang, Cailin Xiao, Yu Xu, Lin Zeng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |