Understanding why electrochemical systems fail is essential to improve their performance, reliability, and lifetime.

At CIC energiGUNE, we provide advanced analytical capabilities to support the post-mortem and targeted investigation of degradation phenomena in electrochemical systems, including water and CO₂ electrolysers, batteries, and electrocatalytic devices.

Our approach combines electrochemical expertise with high-sensitivity techniques such as Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry (EC-MS), enabling the detection and quantification of gaseous and volatile species associated with degradation processes.

This allows the identification of reaction pathways, parasitic processes, and material or interface instabilities that are often not accessible through conventional characterization methods.