Micro-thermoelectric devices

Q Zhang, K Deng, L Wilkens, H Reith, K Nielsch - Nature Electronics, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable energy harvesting and efficient thermal management are required for the
development of highly integrated electronic devices, the Internet of Things, and flexible and …

Roadmap on thermoelectricity

C Artini, G Pennelli, P Graziosi, Z Li… - …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

LIPSS applied to wide bandgap semiconductors and dielectrics: Assessment and future perspectives

M Mastellone, ML Pace, M Curcio, N Caggiano… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

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 …

An improved mathematical model for the photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) device with an emphasis on the photon-electron conservation relationship

T Li, T Ma, W Wang, G Xiao - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing the quantum and thermal energy of solar photons simultaneously to realize broad
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

X Zhang, YS Ang, LK Ang, J Chen - Nanotechnology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Hybrid thermionic-photovoltaic converter with an In0. 53Ga0. 47As anode

A Bellucci, PG Linares, J Villa, A Martí, A Datas… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

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 …

Multi-Technique Approach for Work Function Exploration of Sc2O3 Thin Films

A Mezzi, E Bolli, S Kaciulis, A Bellucci, B Paci… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …