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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Gary W. Rubloff, Clarksville, MD (US);
Sang Bok Lee, Clarksville, MD (US);
Israel Perez, Dana Point, CA (US);
Laurent Lecordier, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Parag Banerjee, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Chanyuan Liu, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Xinyi Chen, Tualatin, OR (US);
Eleanor Gillette, Columbia, SC (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for a vertical two-terminal nanotube or microtube device configured to capture and generate energy, to store electrical energy, and to integrate these functions with power management circuitry. The vertical device can include a column disposed in a template material extending from one side of the template material to the other side of the template material. Further, the device can include a first material disposed within the column, a second material disposed within the column, and a third material disposed in the column. A variety of configurations, variations, and modifications are provided.