Axil, Interesting finding. Can youreward the associated source Nano letter, please?
Thanks! Rob Woudenberg Op donderdag 28 februari 2013 schreef Axil Axil (janap...@gmail.com) het volgende: > Hydrogen(H2) molecule dissociation to atomic hydrogen(H1) > > > http://phys.org/news/2012-12-hot-electrons-impossible-catalytic-chemistry.html > > Hot electrons do the impossible in catalytic chemistry > > Professors Peter Nordlander and Naomi J. Halas of Rice University in > Houston, Texas are at the cutting edge of the nanoplasmonic revolution. > This field of study is where LENR properly belongs. > > These researchers found, as the main result of their study, that some of > the hot electrons could transfer into the closed shells of the H2 molecules > and cause the two hydrogen atoms to separate, or dissociate. This process, > called "plasmon-induced dissociation of H2 on Au," > > > > > The researchers found that, as soon as they turned the laser on, the rate > of HD formation on the nanoparticle surface increased by a factor of 6. > They also measured that the rate was strongly dependent on the > concentration and size of the gold nanoparticles. The researchers explained > that, in a sense, the electrons "do the impossible" because there would be > no dissociation without them. > > > Nordlander said. "It is an impossible chemical reaction. The energy for > dissociation is simply too large. > > > On other metals, like transition metals, a hydrogen molecule can > dissociate spontaneously, in particular near defects and at elevated > temperatures. > > The primary reason why these energetic electrons can dissociate the > hydrogen molecule into atomic hydrogen is that that they are stationary > near the imperfection in the lattice. > > Remember what I said about Anderson localization? …it all fits together. > > I have the associated source Nano letter if anyone is interested…just ask. > > > Cheers: axil >
