I wrote: "One possibility for doing this might be to use a semiconducting material used for making FET's. If protons (not in the form of atoms) can be injected or built into the lattice, the associated electrons can be frozen in place by imposition of an electrostatic field gradient that removes conductivity from the lattice. There are the problems of keeping the interstitial spaces intact and small enough and strong enough to prevent hydrogen atom formation. Perhaps a similar strategy can be implemented using powerful magnetic fields - imposed on proton doped semiconductor lattices to eliminate conductivity."
The above part was a fairly dumb idea because the key electron will merely form an orbital on the proton and deform the lattice. It seems to me getting Li++ into an ionic lattice is possibly an effective idea. Deposition of Li and Pd by sputtering, on a base of copper or gold, followed by electrolysis to load protons where feasible and raise fugacity, may be a reasonable approach. Regards, Horace Heffner
