Electrical Current Generation across a Black Smoker Chimney

Abstract

Some like it hot: Metal-like electrical conduction and electrocatalytic function of a black smoker chimney point to a possible new form of energy transfer from hot, reductive hydrothermal fluid to cold, oxygenated seawater by electrical current generation in the sulfide chimney wall. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.