{"title":"Analysis of the Surface of Thermoemitters by Ion and Electron Beams","authors":"S. S. Volkov, T. I. Kitaeva, P. V. Nikolin","doi":"10.1134/S1027451024701076","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The temperature dependences of the composition of the outer monolayers of the surface of thermoemitters, namely, oxide, scandate, thoriated tungsten, and carbide cathodes, have been studied by the methods of low-energy ion and recoil atom scattering, Auger spectroscopy, and secondary ion mass spectroscopy. It has been established that the surfaces of oxide, scandate, and tungsten-thorium cathodes at operating temperatures contain a monoatomic film of active material (barium, thorium), which forms on the surface of the emitter when heated to operating temperature and dissolves in volume when the temperature drops to room temperature. As a result of activation, free barium accumulates in the volume of oxide crystals. It is shown that there is a slight increase in tantalum on the surface of tantalum carbide and it contains foreign electronegative adatoms (oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur) that cannot be removed at temperatures of 2500 K.</p>","PeriodicalId":671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques","volume":"18 5","pages":"1233 - 1242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1027451024701076","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The temperature dependences of the composition of the outer monolayers of the surface of thermoemitters, namely, oxide, scandate, thoriated tungsten, and carbide cathodes, have been studied by the methods of low-energy ion and recoil atom scattering, Auger spectroscopy, and secondary ion mass spectroscopy. It has been established that the surfaces of oxide, scandate, and tungsten-thorium cathodes at operating temperatures contain a monoatomic film of active material (barium, thorium), which forms on the surface of the emitter when heated to operating temperature and dissolves in volume when the temperature drops to room temperature. As a result of activation, free barium accumulates in the volume of oxide crystals. It is shown that there is a slight increase in tantalum on the surface of tantalum carbide and it contains foreign electronegative adatoms (oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur) that cannot be removed at temperatures of 2500 K.
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Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques publishes original articles on the topical problems of solid-state physics, materials science, experimental techniques, condensed media, nanostructures, surfaces of thin films, and phase boundaries: geometric and energetical structures of surfaces, the methods of computer simulations; physical and chemical properties and their changes upon radiation and other treatments; the methods of studies of films and surface layers of crystals (XRD, XPS, synchrotron radiation, neutron and electron diffraction, electron microscopic, scanning tunneling microscopic, atomic force microscopic studies, and other methods that provide data on the surfaces and thin films). Articles related to the methods and technics of structure studies are the focus of the journal. The journal accepts manuscripts of regular articles and reviews in English or Russian language from authors of all countries. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.