Abstract
Aerosol processing techniques have been used to produce a new type of high conductivity cermet emitter for thermionic cathode application. The versatility afforded by the process has been exploited to engineer a range of variously oriented, interconnected and graded structures within the composite with a view to maximising conductivity whilst minimising the volume fraction of non-emitting metallic phase. Improvements in reliability under high current loading conditions have been obtained without adversely affecting the other emission characteristics of the material.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 104-111 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Processing Technology |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Dec 2001 |