Dr. Maximilian Bernt

Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis

• Preparation and characterization of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA)

• High pressure PEM electrolysis and gas permeation

• Analysis of voltage losses and degradation mechanism

Articles

Current Challenges in Catalyst Development for PEM Water Electrolyzers / Bernt, M. , Hartig‐Weiß, A. , Tovini, M. F., El‐Sayed, H. A., Schramm, C. , Schröter, J. , Gebauer, C. and Gasteiger, H. A. / Chemie Ingenieur Technik (Open Access) - DOI

Impact of Intermittent Operation on Lifetime and Performance of a PEM Water Electrolyzer / Weiß, A.; Siebel, A.; Bernt, M.; Shen, T.-H.; Tileli, V.; Gasteiger, H. A. / J. Electrochem. Soc., 2019, 166(8), F487-F497

Analysis of Voltage Losses in PEM Water Electrolyzers with Low Platinum Group Metal Loadings /Bernt, M.; Siebel, A.; Gasteiger, H.A. / J. Electrochem. Soc., 2018, 165(5), F305-F314 (Open Access) - DOI

Influence of Ionomer Content in IrO2/TiO2 Electrodes on PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance / Bernt, M.; Gasteiger, H. A. / J. Electrochem. Soc., 2016, 163(11), F3179-F3189 (Open Access) - DOI

Porous Silicon Formation during Au-Catalyzed Etching, M. Algasinger, M. Bernt, S. Koynov, and M. Stutzmann, Journal of Applied Physics, 115, 164308 (2014)

Oral/poster presentation

Surface Morphology of Black Silicon Produced by Metal-Catalyzed Wet Etching, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V. annual conference 2013, Regensburg (oral presentation)

Investigation of New Materials and System Parameters for Solid Polymer Electrolyte Water Electrolysis, International Renewable Energy Storage Conference 2015, Düsseldorf (poster presentation)

Influence of Ionomer Content in IrO2/TiO2 Electrodes on PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance, The Electrochemical Society, 229th Spring Meeting 2016, San Diego, USA (oral presentation)

Analysis of Voltage Losses in PEM Water Electrolyzers with Low Platinum Group Metal Loadings, The Electrochemical Society, 231st Spring Meeting 2017, New Orleans, USA (oral presentation)

Elektroden und poröse Transportschichten in der PEM-Wasser-Elektrolyse, Fortbildungstag – Gasdiffusionselektroden 2018, Frankfurt am Main (oral presentation)

Analysis of Gas Permeation Phenomena in a PEM Water Electrolyzer Operated at High Pressure and Current Density, The Electrochemical Society, ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting 2018, Cancun, Mexico (oral presentation)