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Electrotransport in a coherent metal-hydrogen system

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The growth and decay kinetics of macroscopic hydrogen density modes in single crystals of niobium excited by an applied electric field was measured. The samples were prepared in-situ as to prevent incoherent precipitations. At a low hydrogen concentration (c=0.04 H/Nb) the diffusion coefficient and the effective charge agree well with results from experiments using polycrystalline samples. At a high hydrogen concentration (c=0.28 H/Nb) the electrotransport experiments could be extended into the unstable region of the incoherent phase diagram. The spinodal temperature obtained from the concentration amplitude (350±12 K) is significantly lower than the incoherent spinodal temperature. Important difficulties in evaluating electrotransport experiments at high hydrogen concentrations are discussed.

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  1. Sektion Physik der Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Geschwister-Scholl Platz 1, W-8000, München 22, Federal Republic of Germany

    W. Fenzl, G. Göttler, S. Schuppler & J. Peisl

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Fenzl, W., Göttler, G., Schuppler, S. et al. Electrotransport in a coherent metal-hydrogen system. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 84, 229–235 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313541

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