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Thermionic cathode

US4274030A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 1979
Grant dateJun 16, 1981
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Expiry dateApr 3, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J1/14
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reaction thermionic cathode of the diffusion type on the basis of an activated high-temperature support metal doped with a diffusion-promoting additive for the activator substance, provided with a barrier layer inhibiting the self-diffusion of this additive in an undesired direction.

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