Segregation von Wasserstoff und Deuterium an Versetzungen in Palladium

Segregation of hydrogen and deuterium at dislocations in palladium

by Michael Maxelon
Doctoral thesis
Date of Examination:2000-04-26
Date of issue:2000-12-13
Advisor:Prof. Dr. Reiner Kirchheim
Referee:Prof. Dr. Reiner Kirchheim
Referee:Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Felsch
Persistent Address: http://dx.doi.org/10.53846/goediss-2133

 

 

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Abstract

English

Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements on Pd samples containing dislocations with a high dislocation density reveal an additional intensity for a scattering vector of 0.02 to 0.2 1/ after loading with hydrogen or deuterium. The corresponding net cross section is proportional to the reciprocal scattering vector as expected for line type scattering objects with a superimposed exponential decrease stemming from scattering within the Guinier-regime. This experimental finding is in accordance with a model where extended segregation of H or D within the dilated regions of edge dislocations occurs. In a first order approximation this corresponds to a precipitation of cylindrically shaped hydrides along the dislocation line and can be treated quantitatively yielding radii in agreement with SANS data. Whereas gas volumetric measurements at the same total concentration reveal no difference for the amount of H- and D-segregation, there is a pronounced effective difference in SANS intensities which cannot be explained by the different scattering lengths alone. However, the different sign of the latter quantity in combinations with an expected volume expansion within the hydride/deuteride region provides a reasonable explanation of the intensity difference observed. Knowing the amount of segregated H or D from gas volumetry and the dislocation density from electron microscopy the SANS results can be explained in a self consistent way.
Keywords: neutron scattering; metals; hydrides; dislocations; segregation
 
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