Abstract
The diffusion of hydrogen in a single crystal of palladium (Pd) has been studied by quasielastic neutron scattering. The results provide the best evidence yet obtained for the applicability of a simple jump model of hydrogen diffusion in a metal and confirm the predominant occupation of octahedral sites in the Pd crystal, with a mean residence time at 623 K of 2.8 psec between jumps.
- Received 29 June 1972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.29.1250
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