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US 2006/0220058 A1Published application
Multiple tunnel junction thermotunnel device on the basis of ballistic electrons
OwnerAvto Tavkhelidzeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a tunnel diode, in which the space between the emitter electrode and the collector electrode is occupied by a porous material which has a thickness less then the free mean free path of an electron in the porous material. The present invention also includes heat pumping and power generation devices comprising the tunnel diode.
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A tunnel diode comprising:
- (a) an emitter electrode, in contact with
- (b) a porous material, in contact with
- (c) a collector electrode
- wherein said porous material has a thickness which is less then the free mean free path of an electron in said porous material.
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Apparatus for the conversion of energy comprising:
- (a) a source of energy;
- (b) an emitter electrode connected to said source of energy;
- (c) a collector electrode;
- (d) a porous material disposed between said emitter electrode and said collector electrode;
- (e) an electrical circuit connecting said electrodes;
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- wherein said porous material has a thickness which is less then the free mean free path of an electron in said porous material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.