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 |