公开(公告)号：WO2009004345A8

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：PCT/GB2008002289

申请日：2008-07-03

Applicant: UNIV BRISTOL ,  FOX NEIL ,  FUGE GARETH ,  FURKERT SUZANNE

Inventor： FOX NEIL ,  FUGE GARETH ,  FURKERT SUZANNE

CPC classification number: H01J1/14 ,  H01J1/148 ,  H01J9/042 ,  H01J45/00 ,  H01J2201/196

Abstract: An energy conversion device comprises a thermionic emitter (10) for emitting electrons therefrom when exposed to a radiation source, the emitter comprising a substrate (11 ), a metallic layer (12), carried by the substrate (11 ), and a nanoparticle layer (13) containing lithium-processed diamond nanoparticles, the nanoparticle layer (13) being in electrical contact with the metallic layer (12), a collector (20), spaced apart from the thermionic emitter (10), and arranged for collecting electrons emitted by the thermionic emitter (10), and first and second electrical connections (50), arranged to be in electrical contact with the metallic layer (12) of the emitter (10) and the collector (20) respectively.

公开(公告)号：WO2009004345A2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：PCT/GB2008002289

申请日：2008-07-03

Applicant: UNIV BRISTOL ,  FOX NEIL ,  FUGE GARETH ,  FURKERT SUZANNE

Inventor： FOX NEIL ,  FUGE GARETH ,  FURKERT SUZANNE

CPC classification number: H01J1/14 ,  H01J1/148 ,  H01J9/042 ,  H01J45/00 ,  H01J2201/196

Abstract: An energy conversion device comprises a thermionic emitter (10) for emitting electrons therefrom when exposed to a radiation source, the emitter comprising a substrate (11 ), a metallic layer (12), carried by the substrate (11 ), and a nanoparticle layer (13) containing lithium-processed diamond nanoparticles, the nanoparticle layer (13) being in electrical contact with the metallic layer (12), a collector (20), spaced apart from the thermionic emitter (10), and arranged for collecting electrons emitted by the thermionic emitter (10), and first and second electrical connections (50), arranged to be in electrical contact with the metallic layer (12) of the emitter (10) and the collector (20) respectively.

Abstract translation: 一种能量转换装置包括用于当暴露于辐射源时从其发射电子的热离子发射体（10），该发射体包括衬底（11），由衬底（11）承载的金属层（12）以及纳米颗粒层 （13），所述纳米颗粒层（13）与所述金属层（12）电接触;集电器（20），与所述热电子发射器（10）间隔开，并且布置成用于收集发射的电子 通过热电子发射体（10）以及第一和第二电连接（50），其被布置成分别与发射体（10）和收集体（20）的金属层（12）电接触。