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US 10,593,856 B2Granted
Mechanical and thermal electric generators
AssigneeGeorge Mason University
InventorsQiliang Li, Sheng Yu, Abbas Arab
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Abstract
Devices for generating electrical energy along with methods of fabrication and methods of use are disclosed. An example device can comprise one or more layers of a transition metal dichalcogenide material. An example device can comprise a mechano-electric generator. Another example device can comprise a thermoelectric generator.
Claims6
A device comprising:
- a first portion of a layer comprising a p-type transition metal dichalcogenide material, the first portion having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- a second portion of the layer comprising a n-type transition metal dichalcogenide material, the second portion having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, wherein the first side of the first portion and the third side of the second portion form a PN junction;
- a first electrode of the layer adjacent to the second side of the first portion of the layer;
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- a second electrode of the layer adjacent to the fourth side of the second portion of the layer, wherein the layer is configured to provide electrical energy via one or more of the first electrode or the second electrode in response to receiving mechanical energy at the layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.