摘要 |
A reaction cathode with high thermic emission which is especially suited for vacuum tube application and which contains a compound of a monolayer forming element which is liberated by a supply reaction which proceeds during the operation of the cathode, wherein the monolayer forming element is at least one of the elements selected from the group consisting of yttrium and lanthanum, and wherein said cathode further contains at least one metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium and ruthenium, as a diffusion-enhancing agent.
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