Title:
MULTIPLE TUNNEL JUNCTION THERMOTUNNEL DEVICE ON THE BASIS OF BALLISTIC
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004111552
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention is a tunnel diode, in which the space between the emitter electrode and the collector electrode is occupied by a porous material which has a thickness less then the free mean free path of an electron in the porous material. The present invention also includes heat pumping and power generation devices comprising the tunnel diode.
Inventors:
TAVKHELIDZE AVTO (GE)
COX ISAIAH W (GB)
COX RODNEY T (US)
COX ISAIAH W (GB)
COX RODNEY T (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/018688
Publication Date:
November 23, 2006
Filing Date:
June 09, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOREALIS TECH LTD (US)
TAVKHELIDZE AVTO (GE)
COX ISAIAH W (GB)
COX RODNEY T (US)
TAVKHELIDZE AVTO (GE)
COX ISAIAH W (GB)
COX RODNEY T (US)
International Classes:
H01L49/00; H01L35/00; H01L37/00; H01L31/028
Foreign References:
| US5594263A | 1997-01-14 | |||
| JPH07196371A | 1995-08-01 | |||
| JPH0794787A | 1995-04-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1646830A4
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