Hydrogen conversion on non-magnetic insulating surfaces

• Published in: Europhysics letters Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 18001 - 18005
• Main Author: Ilisca, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences, IOP Publishing and Società Italiana di Fisica 01.10.2013
• Subjects: 31.70.Hq; 73.20.-r; 82.65.+r

Non-magnetic insulating catalysts are shown to be able to convert non-equilibrium mixtures of hydrogen by an electric mechanism. The molecular electrons feel the difference of temperature between the nuclei and the thermal bath, through their "Fermi" contact interaction, and consequently t...