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As part of a search for conducting refractory oxides which can be heated directly from room temperature to temperatures in excess of 2,000° C by induced radio-frequency currents without the need for pre-heating arrangements, a study has been made of the behaviour of hot-pressed thorium dioxide doped with various amounts of tantalum pentoxide. These systems possess no apparent advantages in oxidizing atmospheres, but do exhibit striking properties when prepared in reducing conditions and operated in a neutral atmosphere.
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GAMMAGE, R., YOUNG, D. Conduction in Tantalum-doped Thorium Dioxide. Nature 207, 74–75 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207074a0
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