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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Abdellatif M. Yacout, Naperville, IL (US);
Sumit Bhattacharya, Darien, IL (US);
Assignee:
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are thermionic converters that are capable of operating at lower temperatures and with increased efficiency as compared to conventional thermionic converters. Also provided are methods of using and making the thermionic converters of the disclosure.