Hydrogen-Atom Direct-Entry Mechanism into Metal Membranes

G. Zheng, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Branko N. Popov, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Ralph E. White, University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.2043855

DOI: 10.1149/1.2043855

Abstract

The hydrogen-atom direct-entry mechanism is used to explain why the steady-state hydrogen permeation current density through a metal membrane is directly proportional to the cathodic current density, ic, and is independent of the membrane thickness when ic is small.