Converter's collector electrode has uniform low work-function surface and operates at sufficiently low temperature to produce negligible electron emission. Emitter electrode has main region which has intermediate work-function and auxiliary region which has relatively high work-function surface.
Hybrid-mode thermionic converter
NASA Tech Briefs ; 1 , 1
1976-03-01
Miscellaneous
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English
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