摘要 |
Various embodiments provide a high-pressure discharge lamp. The high-pressure discharge lamp may include a discharge vessel; and an electrode, which is secured in one end of the discharge vessel, the electrode having a stem designed as an elongated pin-shaped body, the electrode being part of an electrode system that also comprises a lead-through, with the aid of which the end of the discharge vessel is sealed in a gas-tight manner; wherein at least the stem includes an electrically conductive ceramic boride of a metal that comprises at least lanthanum, cerium, yttrium or ytterbium, alone or in combination. |