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On the temporary formation of β-phase in the cathodization of palladium

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

Summary

In the cathodization of palladium, when the final equilibrium concentrationn f of hydrogen does not exceed the maximum valuen αmax taken in the α-phase, a temporary formation of β-phase may take place, provided the current density is larger than a limiting valueJ m. An expression has been obtained forJ M which contains all the parameters characterizing the cathodization, as well as the absorption, diffusion and solution of hydrogen; the same expression contains also an adimensional function of the ratior=n f/n αmax, which has been tabulated for a wide range of cathodization processes, and has been approximated, in the whole definition range, by two elementary functions ofr.

Riassunto

Nella catodizzazione del palladio, anche quando la concentrazione atomica finalen f non supera il massimo valoren αmax che la stessa concentrazione può assumere nella fase α, può aver luogo una formazione temporanea di fase β, purché la densità di corrente superi un certo valore limiteJ M. Si è ottenuta un'espressione diJ M la quale contiene i parametri che caratterizzano la catodizzazione, l'assorbimento, la diffusione e la soluzione dell'idrogeno nel palladio; la stessa espressione contiene anche una funzione adimensionale del rapportor=n f /n αmax che è stata calcolata numericamente per un vasto campo di processi di catodizzazione, ed è stata inoltre approssimata, in tutto il suo campo di definizione, per mezzo di due funzioni elementari dir.

Резюме

При катодизации палладия, когда конечная равновесная концентрацияn f водорода не превышает максимальной величиныn α max; принятой для α-Фазы, может иметь место упругое образование β-фазы, если плотность тока превышает предельную величинуJ M: Получается выражение дляJ M; которое содержит все параметры, которые характеризуют катодизацию, а также поглощение, диффузию и растворение водорода в палладии. Это выражение содержит также безразмерную функцию отношенияr=n f /n α max ; которая табулируется в широкой области для процесса катодизации и аппроксимируется во всей области определения двуя элементарными функциямиr.

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Bordoni, P.G., Fusco, G. On the temporary formation of β-phase in the cathodization of palladium. Il Nuovo Cimento D 4, 55–67 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02451871

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