Thermionic emission and vaporization behavior of the ternary systems of lanthanum hexaboride containing molybdenum boride, molybdenum diboride, zirconium diboride, gadolinium hexaboride, and neodymium hexaboride

Storms, E K

doi:10.1063/1.332114

Title: Thermionic emission and vaporization behavior of the ternary systems of lanthanum hexaboride containing molybdenum boride, molybdenum diboride, zirconium diboride, gadolinium hexaboride, and neodymium hexaboride

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The addition of various compounds to LaB/sub 6/ did not improve the thermionic emission over that of pure LaB/sub 6/. This experience and general conclusions, which result by considering the vaporization properties of these and other materials, greatly limit the options available to improve the properties of LaB/sub 6/ by forming a ternary system. The principles which must be considered, in order to simplify future work, are described.

Authors:: Storms, E K

Publication Date:: Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

OSTI Identifier:: 6541222

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 54:2

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; BORON ALLOYS; EVAPORATION; THERMIONIC EMISSION; GADOLINIUM ALLOYS; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; ALLOY SYSTEMS; ALLOYS; DATA; EMISSION; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; 360104* - Metals & Alloys- Physical Properties

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                    Storms, E K. Thermionic emission and vaporization behavior of the ternary systems of lanthanum hexaboride containing molybdenum boride, molybdenum diboride, zirconium diboride, gadolinium hexaboride, and neodymium hexaboride.  United States: N. p., 1983. 
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                    Storms, E K. Thermionic emission and vaporization behavior of the ternary systems of lanthanum hexaboride containing molybdenum boride, molybdenum diboride, zirconium diboride, gadolinium hexaboride, and neodymium hexaboride.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.332114

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                    Storms, E K. 1983.  
        "Thermionic emission and vaporization behavior of the ternary systems of lanthanum hexaboride containing molybdenum boride, molybdenum diboride, zirconium diboride, gadolinium hexaboride, and neodymium hexaboride".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.332114.

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@article{osti_6541222,

  title        = {Thermionic emission and vaporization behavior of the ternary systems of lanthanum hexaboride containing molybdenum boride, molybdenum diboride, zirconium diboride, gadolinium hexaboride, and neodymium hexaboride},

  author       = {Storms, E K},

  abstractNote = {The addition of various compounds to LaB/sub 6/ did not improve the thermionic emission over that of pure LaB/sub 6/. This experience and general conclusions, which result by considering the vaporization properties of these and other materials, greatly limit the options available to improve the properties of LaB/sub 6/ by forming a ternary system. The principles which must be considered, in order to simplify future work, are described.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.332114},

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  journal      = {J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)},
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  volume       = 54:2,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},

  month        = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}

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