Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental Investigation

This paper is an experimental investigation of the major implications brought in the crossing resistance of mechanically contacted metals when operating in the high electronic injection regime, i.e., steady state interfacial voltage values greater than the max. acceptable level determined by specifi...

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Main Author: C. T. Dervos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Active and Passive Electronic Components
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/19198
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description This paper is an experimental investigation of the major implications brought in the crossing resistance of mechanically contacted metals when operating in the high electronic injection regime, i.e., steady state interfacial voltage values greater than the max. acceptable level determined by specifications and less than the melting voltage. Under such operating conditions, monolayers of positive ions may be formed within interfacial cavities filled by the material from the surrounding space. The dominating ion neutralization process on the cathode controls the formation of “Helmholtz” inner layers at the metal cathode+oxide+gas interface. The presence of a positive ion monolayer over the cathode electrode will tend to reduce the field threshold required for electronic field emission and affect the overall currentvoltage characteristics.
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spelling doaj-art-e13f10d30ebe46a3a4deae49d38001a72025-08-20T03:25:59ZengWileyActive and Passive Electronic Components0882-75161563-50311997-01-01201193910.1155/1997/19198Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental InvestigationC. T. Dervos0Division of Electroscience, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou str, Zografou, Athens 157 73, GreeceThis paper is an experimental investigation of the major implications brought in the crossing resistance of mechanically contacted metals when operating in the high electronic injection regime, i.e., steady state interfacial voltage values greater than the max. acceptable level determined by specifications and less than the melting voltage. Under such operating conditions, monolayers of positive ions may be formed within interfacial cavities filled by the material from the surrounding space. The dominating ion neutralization process on the cathode controls the formation of “Helmholtz” inner layers at the metal cathode+oxide+gas interface. The presence of a positive ion monolayer over the cathode electrode will tend to reduce the field threshold required for electronic field emission and affect the overall currentvoltage characteristics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/19198
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title Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental Investigation
title_full Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental Investigation
title_fullStr Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental Investigation
title_full_unstemmed Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental Investigation
title_short Electrostatic Repulsion Between Highly Injecting Metals: An Experimental Investigation
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/19198
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