Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
The diffusivities D of hydrogen in cubic Laves-phase hydrides have been measured by means of pulsed-field-gradient nuclear magnetic resonance over wide temperature ranges. A review is given of the diffusion coefficients of hydrogen in ZrCr2Hx, rTi2Hx, ZrV2Hx, ZrMo2Hx. and HfV2Hx. with special emphasis on the variation of D with the hydrogen concentration x. The formation of ordered low-temperature phases in ZrV2Hx results in a substantial reduction of the hydrogen diffusivity. The dependence of D on the lattice parameter of the host compound is considered.