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Kinetic data for the ortho-para conversion of H2 at 77 k rear earth metals (REM) and their Cu alloy films are given. Conversion on the surface of Sc, Y, La, Yb and Lu has been shown previously to follow a chemical mechanism, for the others it is magnetic. When alloyed with Cu, the specific catalytic activity (Ksp) of Sc, Y, La, Yb and Lu sharply increases. A sharp increase of Ksp is also observed on Cu alloys of Ce, Sm, Nd, Pr, Eu and Gd and the chemical conversion mechanism becomes predominant. On Tb, Dy, Er, Ho and Tm, Ksp rises only slightly and the magnetic mechanism preserves.
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Представлены рэзультаты исследования кинетики орто-пара конверсии H2 при 77 К на пленках P3M и их сплавов с Су. Ранее было показано, что на поверхности Sc, Y, La, Yb и Lu конверсия протекает по химическому механизму, а иа осталяных по магнитному. Сплавление с Cu приводит к резкому возрастанию удельной каталитической активности (Куд) Sc, Y, La, Yb, Lu, а также Ce, Sm, Nd, Pr, Eu и Gd, иа которых преобладающим становится химический механизм. Ha Tb, Dy, Er, Ho и Tm сохраняется магнитный механизм при небольшом возрастании Куд.
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Zhavoronkova, K.N., Boeva, O.A. Low-temperature ortho-para conversion of hydrogen on films of rare-earth metals and their copper alloys. React Kinet Catal Lett 40, 285–289 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02073806
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02073806