• 文献标题:   Magnetic-field-free thermoelectronic power conversion based on graphene and related two-dimensional materials
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANKE R, HASSINK GWJ, STEPHANOS C, RASTEGAR I, BRAUN W, MANNHART J
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-8979 EI 1089-7550
  • 通讯作者地址:   Max Planck Inst Solid State Res
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4955073
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Mobile energy converters require, in addition to high conversion efficiency and low cost, a low mass. We propose to utilize thermoelectronic converters that use 2D-materials such as graphene for their gate electrodes. Deriving the ultimate limit for their specific energy output, we show that the positive energy output is likely close to the fundamental limit for any conversion of heat into electric power. These converters may be valuable as electric power sources of spacecraft, and with the addition of vacuum enclosures, for power generation in electric planes and cars. (C) 2016 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).