Szpak S, Mosier-Boss PA, Young C, Gordon FE. Evidence of nuclear reactions in the Pd lattice.
Naturwissenschaften 2005;
92:394-7. [PMID:
16052356 DOI:
10.1007/s00114-005-0008-7]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2004] [Accepted: 05/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
An operating Pd//D2O, Li+, Cl(-)//Pt cell, placed in an external electrostatic field, yielded unexpected results, viz. (i) Morphological changes in the form of discrete sites exhibiting molten-like features, i.e. features that require substantial energy expenditure. (ii) Presence of elements (Al, Mg, Ca, Si, Zn, ...) that could not be extracted from cell components and deposited on discrete sites. The cell design and the experimental protocol assuring reproducibility is described in detail.
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