WO2001069657A8 - Thermal diode for energy conversion - Google Patents
Thermal diode for energy conversionInfo
- Publication number
- WO2001069657A8 WO2001069657A8 PCT/US2001/007046 US0107046W WO0169657A8 WO 2001069657 A8 WO2001069657 A8 WO 2001069657A8 US 0107046 W US0107046 W US 0107046W WO 0169657 A8 WO0169657 A8 WO 0169657A8
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- Prior art keywords
- region
- ohmic contact
- gap region
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- cold
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching, or capacitors or resistors with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/66—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/86—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable only by variation of the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to one or more of the electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched
- H01L29/92—Capacitors with potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
- H01L29/93—Variable capacitance diodes, e.g. varactors
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J45/00—Discharge tubes functioning as thermionic generators
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching, or capacitors or resistors with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/66—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/86—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable only by variation of the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to one or more of the electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H02N3/00—Generators in which thermal or kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy by ionisation of a fluid and removal of the charge therefrom
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
- H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
- H10N10/13—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction
Abstract
Priority Applications (11)
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BR0109001-1A BR0109001A (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal Diode for Power Conversion |
JP2001567024A JP4896336B2 (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
AU2001268030A AU2001268030B2 (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
KR1020027011632A KR100743506B1 (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
CN018091016A CN1428020B (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion and method for refrigeration using same |
AU6803001A AU6803001A (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
CA2401810A CA2401810C (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
MXPA02008675A MXPA02008675A (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion. |
EP01945922.1A EP1282935B1 (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
IL15160001A IL151600A0 (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2001-03-06 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
IL151600A IL151600A (en) | 2000-03-06 | 2002-09-04 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
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US09/519,640 US6489704B1 (en) | 1999-03-11 | 2000-03-06 | Hybrid thermionic energy converter and method |
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US09/721,051 US6396191B1 (en) | 1999-03-11 | 2000-11-22 | Thermal diode for energy conversion |
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WO2001069657A2 WO2001069657A2 (en) | 2001-09-20 |
WO2001069657A3 WO2001069657A3 (en) | 2002-04-04 |
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Country Status (10)
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US (1) | US6396191B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1282935B1 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100743506B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1428020B (en) |
AU (2) | AU6803001A (en) |
BR (1) | BR0109001A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2401810C (en) |
IL (1) | IL151600A0 (en) |
MX (1) | MXPA02008675A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001069657A2 (en) |
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