title: Dielectric relaxation on the intermediate layer in a bipolar membrane under the water splitting phenomenon. I. Shift of the dielectric properties by means of time-dependent impedance measurements.
abstract: In this study, we examined the dielectric properties of an intermediate layer in a bipolar membrane, which is composed of a negatively charged layer and a positively charged layer joined in series. As a result of the time-dependent impedance measurements of charged membranes, the negative increment in electric conductivity and the positive increment in electric capacity were observed only in the case of a bipolar membrane under the application of reverse-biased voltages, which were quite different from the behavior of both monopolar membranes and of a bipolar membrane under forward-biased voltages. Further, the observed shifts showed a nearly constant value against the reverse-biased voltage. It is concluded that these characteristics coincide with the process of ion exclusion in the intermediate layer and are attributed to the water splitting mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanioka