Title:
エネルギー変換、電気的スイッチングおよび熱スイッチングの装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012514856
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An improved design for maintaining nanometer separation between electrodes in tunneling, thermo-tunneling, diode, thermionic, thermoelectric, thermo-photovoltaic, current limiting, reset-able fusing, relay, circuit breaker and other devices is disclosed. At least one electrode is of a curved shape whose curvature is altered by temperature. Some embodiments use the nanometer separation to limit or stop current flow. Other embodiments reduce the thermal conduction between the two electrodes when compared to the prior art. The end result is an electronic device that maintains two closely spaced parallel electrodes in stable equilibrium with a nanometer gap there-between over a large area in a simple configuration for simplified manufacturability and use to convert heat to electricity or electricity to cooling, or limit current flow, or interrupt current flow.
Inventors:
Macanshi, Tarek
Application Number:
JP2011544629A
Publication Date:
June 28, 2012
Filing Date:
December 31, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Tempronics, Incorporated
International Classes:
H01L35/32; H01L35/14; H02N11/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shigenobu
Hideo Shimizu
Yuichi Takagi
Ryoichi Mizobuchi
Masayuki Ogura
Hideki Akiba
Taeko Katata
Hideo Shimizu
Yuichi Takagi
Ryoichi Mizobuchi
Masayuki Ogura
Hideki Akiba
Taeko Katata