In this study, Pd−Mo alloys have been internally oxidized to form Pd/MoO3
composites, and it is shown for
the first time that H2 reacts with these composites to form H-bronzes, for example, H
x
MoO3, within the Pd
matrix. The Pd matrix is the source of mobile H atoms, which react with the oxide precipitates to form
H-bronzes. The kinetics of H-bronze formation are extremely fast. Solubilities of H2 in the Pd/MoO3
composites
have been measured, and because H2 solution in the oxide is so much more exothermic than that in the Pd
matrix, the former can be separated from the latter. The intercept of the solubility plot along the H content
axis gives the stoichiometry of the H-bronze formed. Some irreproducibility was found in the p
H
2
versus r
relationships, which is also found in H-bronzes prepared by other techniques such as H spillover. The relative
partial enthalpies of H2 solution, ΔH
H, in the H-bronzes have been determined by reaction calorimetry as a
function of the H content of the bronze. The ΔH
H values decrease sharply in exothermicity with increasing
x in H
x
MoO3.