Energy conversion device with selective contacts
US8975618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/544
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A resonant tunneling device includes a first semiconductor material with an energy difference between valence and conduction bands of Eg1, and a second semiconductor material with an energy difference between valence and conduction bands of Eg2, wherein Eg1 and Eg2 are different from one another. The device further includes an energy selectively transmissive interface connecting the first and second semiconductor materials.
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