A directional redistribution of atoms over the positions of the structure of a complex metallic crystal was observed for the first time. The process was initiated by an electric-field pulse and bears an oscillating and long-term (~0.5 year) nature.

Directional Self-Diffusion of Atoms in Metallic Crystals. S.K.Godovikov, K.V.Pokholok: Physics of Metals and Metallography, 2007, 104[4], 381-7