Markus Büttiker: "Energy harvesting: Converting waste heat into electricity at the nanoscale"
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10.06.2013 von 11:15 bis 12:00 |
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| Wo | FRIAS Seminar Room, Albertstr. 19, 79104 Freiburg |
| Name | Britta Küst |
| Kontakttelefon | +49 761 203 97418 |
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Open to University members |
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University of Geneva, Switzerland
Energy harvesting: Converting waste heat into electricity at the nanoscale
The efficient use of available energy sources is of increasing importance. I present our efforts to find an efficient and powerful nanoscale energy haverster which can be used on-chip to convert waste heat back into electricity. Inspired by Landauer’s blow-torch example which teaches that a hot spot even in a remote part of phase-space can shift populations away from what is expected from near equilibrium theory we discuss several implementations of on-chip structures that convert non-equilibrium noise to electrical current. This leads us to a nano-engine that is both powerful and efficient and can be scaled up to deliver enough to power a light bulb.
Figure: Left: Schematics of nanoscale energy harvester. Right: Swiss cheese sandwich.
