Samples which consisted of a Pd over-layer, sputter-deposited FeTi0.9 film, and a Pd plate were studied at temperatures of between 473 and 773K. The H diffusivity was deduced via a permeation theory for bi-layer composites. The film was amorphous at temperatures of up to 723K. The effective H diffusion coefficient of the sample was almost equal to that of Pd, and it was therefore impossible to estimate the H diffusion coefficient for the amorphous film. The permeability and diffusivity markedly decreased after crystallization of the film. The calculated H diffusion coefficient in the crystalline material exhibited a small temperature dependence:

D (m2/s) = 2.84 x 10-10 exp[-19.0(kJ/mol)/RT]

This was attributed to short-circuit diffusion through defects such as grain boundaries.

M.Amano, K.Nakamura: Transactions of the Japan Institute of Metals, 1988, 29[4], 308-13

 

Table 201

Diffusion of 14C in Fe-V

 

V (at%)

Temperature (K)

D (m2/s)

0

1010.4

1.49 x 10-10

0.1

990.0

5.46 x 10-11

0.1

1136.5

5.14 x 10-10

0.5

990.0

1.27 x 10-11

0.5

1136.5

2.07 x 10-10

2.45

900.1

6.27 x 10-13

2.45

998.6

5.23 x 10-12

2.45

1141.8

6.98 x 10-11

2.45

1222.4

1.99 x 10-10

2.45

1325.3

8.76 x 10-10