a SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, Code 2636, 53560 Hull Street, San Diego, CA 92152-5001, USA
b Department of Chemistry, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240, USA
c Ente Nazionale Energie Alternative, Frascati, Italy
Abstract:
Thermal behavior of polarized Pd/D electrode, prepared by the co-deposition technique, serving as a cathode in the Dewar-type electrochemical cell/calorimeter is examined. It is shown that: (i) excess enthalpy is generated during and after the completion of the co-deposition process; (ii) rates of excess enthalpy generation are somewhat higher than when Pd wires or other forms of Pd electrodes are used; (iii) positive feedback and heat-after-death effects were observed; and (iv) rates of excess power generation were found to increase with an increase in both cell current and cell temperature, the latter being higher.