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On the Release of 1nH from Cathodically Polarized Palladium Electrodes

Stanislaw Szpak, Pamela A. Mosier-Boss

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 34 / Number 3P1 / November 1998 / Pages 273-278

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A71

Release paths for tritium produced during electrochemical compression of deuterium in a Pd lattice are examined. Arguments in support of the reversal of diffusion caused by gas evolution on the electrode surface are presented.