The migration of both isotopes towards the cold end of samples occurred. The heat of transport was greater for D than for H (table 99). The degree of thermotransport decreased with increasing temperature.

D.T.Peterson, M.F.Smith: Metallurgical Transactions A, 1982, 13[5], 821-5

 

 

 

Table 99

Heat of Transport of H and D in Nb

 

Temperature (C)

Isotope

H (kJ/mol)

35

H

11.9

35

D

18.0

175

H

9.4

175

D

16.3