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Ptitsin, V. (2014) New Approach to Thermal-to-Electrical Energy Conversion Problem on the Bases of the Thermal Field Electron Emission Phenomenon. In: 10th International Vacuum Electron Sources Conference (IVESC) & Second International Conference on Emission Electronics (ICEE), 230-231. Published: 1 June 2014 by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2nd International Conference on Emission Electronics (ICEE), 1-3.
https://doi.org/10.1109/Emission.2014.6893976

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• TITLE: New Method of Thermal Energy—To Electrical Energy Conversion in Vacuum Devices with the Metal—Dielectric Nanofilm Electron Sources

  AUTHORS: V. E. Ptitsin

  KEYWORDS: Energy Conversion, Thermionic Emission, Metal-Dielectric Nanofilm, Nanostructures, Abnormal Thermal Field Electron Emission

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.9 No.13, December 26, 2018

  ABSTRACT: New method of thermal energy—to electrical energy conversion in vacuum devices with the metal (W)—dielectric nanofilm (ZrO2) electron source is offered and studied. According to estimates and results of modeling, the energy effectiveness (χ) of the proposed method may exceed χ for the known thermionic energy conversion method to 2 - 3 orders of magnitude.