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NASA NTRS · 19790029085

Diminiode thermionic energy conversion with lanthanum-hexaboride electrodes

Abstract

This paper presents thermionic-conversion data obtained from a variable-gap cesium diminiode with a hot-pressed, sintered lanthanum-hexaboride emitter and an arc-melted lanthanum-hexaboride collector. Performance curves cover a range of temperatures: emitter 1500 to 1700 K, collector 750 to 1000 K, and cesium reservoir 370 to 510 K. Calculated values of emitter and collector work functions and barrier index are also given.

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Kroeger, E. W., Bair, V. L., Morris, J. F.. 1978-05-01. Diminiode thermionic energy conversion with lanthanum-hexaboride electrodes. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19790029085

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