Diffusion of hydrogen in metals
Diffusion of hydrogen in metals
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DOI:
10.1007/978-94-011-0295-7_12
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发表时间:
1995
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通讯作者:
H. Schober
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H. Schober
Hydrogen diffuses in metals much faster than any other atom. Two different (tracer and chemical) diffusion coefficients are distinguished. Dependent on the host lattice and site occupation diffusion is by nearly classical jumps or by a tunneling mechanism (quantum diffusion). Trapping of hydrogen by octahedral interstitials in the bcc metal opens the possibility to study tunneling mechanism in details. Besides phonon assisted tunneling nonadiabatic electron effects are observed. For an understanding of the diffusion mechanisms a number of different energy scales are relevant. Standard small polaron theory is introduced and its extensions to higher and lower energies are discussed. For larger hydrogen concentrations the diffusion coefficient becomes strongly concentration dependent.