发明名称 |
NANODEVICES FOR GENERATING POWER FROM MOLECULES AND BATTERYLESS SENSING |
摘要 |
A nanoconverter or nanosensor is disclosed capable of directly generating electricity through physisorption interactions with molecules that are dipole containing organic species in a molecule interaction zone. High surface-to-volume ratio semiconductor nanowires or nanotubes (such as ZnO, silicon, carbon, etc.) are grown either aligned or randomly-aligned on a substrate. Epoxy or other nonconductive polymers are used to seal portions of the nanowires or nanotubes to create molecule noninteraction zones. By correlating certain molecule species to voltages generated, a nanosensor may quickly identify which species is detected. Nanoconverters in a series parallel arrangement may be constructed in planar, stacked, or rolled arrays to supply power to nano- and micro- devices without use of external batteries. In some cases breath, from human or other life forms, contain sufficient molecules to power a nanoconverter. A membrane permeable to certain molecules around the molecule interaction zone increases specific molecule nanosensor selectivity response. |
申请公布号 |
WO2011050307(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.04.28 |
申请号 |
WO2010US53827 |
申请日期 |
2010.10.22 |
申请人 |
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC;WANG, YINMIN;WANG, XIANYING;HAMZA, ALEX, V. |
发明人 |
WANG, YINMIN;WANG, XIANYING;HAMZA, ALEX, V. |
分类号 |
H01M14/00;B82B1/00;H02N99/00 |
主分类号 |
H01M14/00 |
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