Micro-thermoelectric devices
Sustainable energy harvesting and efficient thermal management are required for the
development of highly integrated electronic devices, the Internet of Things, and flexible and …
development of highly integrated electronic devices, the Internet of Things, and flexible and …
Roadmap on thermoelectricity
The increasing energy demand and the ever more pressing need for clean technologies of
energy conversion pose one of the most urgent and complicated issues of our age …
energy conversion pose one of the most urgent and complicated issues of our age …
LIPSS applied to wide bandgap semiconductors and dielectrics: Assessment and future perspectives
With the aim of presenting the processes governing the Laser-Induced Periodic Surface
Structures (LIPSS), its main theoretical models have been reported. More emphasis is given …
Structures (LIPSS), its main theoretical models have been reported. More emphasis is given …
Mathematical model establishment and optimum design of a novel cesium thermionic–thermoelectric hybrid generator
M Zhao, S Fang, Z Jiang, J Yu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Static power sources, such as thermionic energy converters (TEC), thermoelectric
generators (TEG), thermophotovoltaic converters (TPV), and alkali metal thermal to electric …
generators (TEG), thermophotovoltaic converters (TPV), and alkali metal thermal to electric …
An improved mathematical model for the photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) device with an emphasis on the photon-electron conservation relationship
Utilizing the quantum and thermal energy of solar photons simultaneously to realize broad
solar spectrum utilization, photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) exhibits high …
solar spectrum utilization, photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) exhibits high …
Concentrated thermionic solar cells using graphene as the collector: theoretical efficiency limit and design rules
We propose an updated design on concentrated thermionic emission solar cells, which
demonstrates a high solar-to-electricity energy conversion efficiency larger than 10% under …
demonstrates a high solar-to-electricity energy conversion efficiency larger than 10% under …
Hybrid thermionic-photovoltaic converter with an In0. 53Ga0. 47As anode
Thermionic-photovoltaic (TIPV) converters exploit both electrons and photons emitted by a
hot cathode to produce electric power. In this work, a TIPV converter structured with a …
hot cathode to produce electric power. In this work, a TIPV converter structured with a …
Low electron affinity silicon/nanocrystalline diamond heterostructures for photon-enhanced thermionic emission
R Salerno, V Valentini, E Bolli… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) is a physical mechanism based on the
electron's emission from photon absorption and thermalization, which can be highly efficient …
electron's emission from photon absorption and thermalization, which can be highly efficient …
Structural and thermionic emission investigations of perovskite BaHfO3 based low work function emitters
MM Hasan, E Kisi, H Sugo - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2023 - Elsevier
Low work function materials are attracting researchers worldwide as potential thermionic
emitters or collectors. In this study, a number of composite cathodes using a promising …
emitters or collectors. In this study, a number of composite cathodes using a promising …
Multi-Technique Approach for Work Function Exploration of Sc2O3 Thin Films
Thin films based on scandium oxide (Sc2O3) were deposited on silicon substrates to
investigate the thickness effect on the reduction of work function. X-ray photoelectron …
investigate the thickness effect on the reduction of work function. X-ray photoelectron …