1962 年 31 巻 12 号 p. 1009-1016
Pure grade commercial alkaline earth carbonate contains some impurities such as NaNO3, MgO, SiO2, Al2O3, etc. which are mixed up with the raw material in manufacturing process mainly by the use of alkaline earth nitrates, precipitation solution and ballmill. These impurities except MgO have detrimental effects upon emission and spark characteristics of the cathode, for they are apt to react with the oxide coating; observation under electron microscope reveals sintering and fusing on the cathode surface. On the other hand, the cathode prepared from pure alkaline earth carbonate suffers high evaporation of activated matter and is liable to form undesirable interface layer.