Low-temperature ortho-para conversion of hydrogen on films of rare-earth metals and their copper alloys

Kinetic data for the ortho-para conversion of H₂ at 77 k rear earth metals (REM) and their Cu alloy films are given. Conversion on the surface of Sc, Y, La, Yb and Lu has been shown previously to follow a chemical mechanism, for the others it is magnetic. When alloyed with Cu, the specific catalytic activity (K_sp) of Sc, Y, La, Yb and Lu sharply increases. A sharp increase of K_sp is also observed on Cu alloys of Ce, Sm, Nd, Pr, Eu and Gd and the chemical conversion mechanism becomes predominant. On Tb, Dy, Er, Ho and Tm, K_sp rises only slightly and the magnetic mechanism preserves.

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- H₂ 77 P3M . , Sc, Y, La, Yb Lu , . Cu () Sc, Y, La, Yb, Lu, Ce, Sm, Nd, Pr, Eu Gd, . Ha Tb, Dy, Er, Ho Tm .