Abstract
We present a method, combining optical transmission with electrical resistance, to study the hydrogen uptake in thin transition metal films. The change in optical transmission is used to determine the hydrogen concentration, while the change in resistance serves as an indicator for the ordering of hydrogen. We identify phase boundaries and regions of high and low orders as well as changes in the ordering temperature. As a demonstration of this approach we compare the hydrogen uptake of 50 and 10 nm single-crystal vanadium films. The ordered phase is found to be extended to higher temperatures in the thinner sample.
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