Patent ID: 7371962
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: B82Y,H01L,H02N,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electric generator converting pre-equilibrium chemical reaction product energy into electrical potential, comprising: a junction of a semiconductor and a conductor material, a stabilizing interlayer conductor formed on the conductor material that physically isolates chemical reactants from the junction; a conducting surface formed on the stabilizing interlayer conductor, the conducting surface formed from one or more nanostructures in contact with or near a region containing chemical reaction products; and a tailoring material on which the conductor material is formed arranged to prevent junction tearing and to form a uniform diode; wherein the tailoring material is formed on the semiconductor, where the conductor material, the stabilizing interlayer conductor, the conducting surface, and the tailoring material are ballistic charge carrier conductors.