Enhanced quantum vacuum energy devices

Abstract

A device includes a first reflector composed of a first reflector material that is electrically conductive, a second reflector facing the first reflector to form an optical cavity, and an electrode located between the first reflector and the second reflector. The electrode is composed of an electrode material that is both electrically conductive and at least partially transparent. Examples of the electrode material include metal, transparent conductive oxides, semiconductors, and conductive polymers. To harvest energy, a current driven through the device creates a stream of charge carriers that flows between the first reflector and the electrode. The second reflector may also be composed of an electrically conductive material, in which case a second current may be driven through the device to create a second stream of charge carriers that flows between the second reflector and the electrode.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.