High energy storage capacitor by embedding tunneling nano-structures
Abstract
In an All-Electron Battery (AEB), inclusions embedded in an active region between two electrodes of a capacitor provide enhanced energy storage. Electrons can tunnel to/from and/or between the inclusions, thereby increasing the charge storage density relative to a conventional capacitor. One or more barrier layers is present in an AEB to block DC current flow through the device. The AEB effect can be enhanced by using multi-layer active regions having inclusion layers with the inclusions separated by spacer layers that don't have the inclusions. The use of cylindrical geometry or wrap around electrodes and/or barrier layers in a planar geometry can enhance the basic AEB effect. Other physical effects that can be employed in connection with the AEB effect are excited state energy storage, and formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC).
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1163240
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,877,367
- Application Number:
- 12/928,346
- Assignee:
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0001060
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010 Dec 09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE
Citation Formats
Holme, Timothy P, Prinz, Friedrich B, and Van Stockum, Philip B. High energy storage capacitor by embedding tunneling nano-structures. United States: N. p., 2014.
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