Increasing head transduction via surface plasmon resonance by modulating resonant continuous-wave irradiation
OwnerDonald Keith Roper, Wonmi Ahninventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the conversion efficiency of irradiation incident on metal particles to an ambient environment. More specifically the invention relates to methods and apparatus for increasing the heat conversion efficiency from irradiation incident on metal particles to an ambient environment through modulating radiation incident upon the metal particles.
Claims20
A method of increasing the heat conversion efficiency from irradiation incident on particles comprising a metal to the ambient environment, the method comprising:
- irradiating the particles comprising a metal with an incident radiation;
- increasing energy transduction efficiency;
- and
- transferring heat from the metal particles to the environment.
An apparatus for increasing the efficiency of converting energy from irradiation incident on particles comprising a metal to an ambient environment, the apparatus comprising:
- particles comprising a metal dispersed in the ambient environment;
- a source of radiation;
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- a means of modulating the incident radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.