Thermionics, Thermoelectrics, and Nanotechnology New possibilities for old ideas

被引：23

作者：

Khoshaman, Amir H. ^{[1
]}

Fan, Harrison D. E. ^{[1
]}

Koch, Andrew T. ^{[1
]}

Sawatzky, George A. ^{[2
,3
]}

Nojeh, Alireza ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Phys & Astron, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[3] Univ British Columbia, Dept Chem, Vancouver, BC, Canada

来源：

IEEE NANOTECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE | 2014年 / 8卷 / 02期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会; 加拿大创新基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1109/MNANO.2014.2313172

中图分类号：

TB3 [工程材料学];

学科分类号：

0805 ; 080502 ;

摘要：

The term solar cell usually brings photovoltaics to mind. Indeed, the direct conversion of sunlight to electricity has dominated the realm of solar-energy harvesting for the past 50 years. However, researchers have now begun to re-evaluate the possibilities of thermionic and thermoelectric energy conversion because of some of their attractive features. These processes involve the conversion of heat to electricity, or light to heat to electricity, and have been investigated for over a century. Advances in nanoscale materials and fabrication techniques have now opened new doors for the application of these effects. © 2014 IEEE.

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