Improvement of surface flashover performance in vacuum by co-firing Mo/Al2O3 cermets and Al2O3 ceramics

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1931-1937

  Li, Shengtao ^a   Zhang, Tuo ^a   Sun, Jian ^a   Huang, Qifeng ^a   Li, Jianying ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cofiring; Mo Al2O3 cermet; secondary electron; Surface flashover in vacuum; triple junction

Indexed keywords

CO-FIRING; MO/AL2O3 CERMET; SECONDARY ELECTRON; SURFACE FLASHOVER IN VACUUM; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLASHOVER; MOLYBDENUM; SECONDARY EMISSION; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

CERMETS;

EID: 78650016398     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5658248     Document Type: Article

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