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Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Anthony C. Zuppero, Pollock Pines, CA (US);

Jawahar M. Gidwani, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Anthony C. Zuppero, Pollock Pines, CA (US);

Jawahar M. Gidwani, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Neokismet L.L.C., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2006.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for using a method of pre-equilibrium ballistic charge carrier refraction comprises fabricating one or more solid-state electric generators. The solid-state electric generators include one or more of a chemically energized solid-state electric generator and a thermionic solid-state electric generator. A first material having a first charge carrier effective mass is used in a solid-state junction. A second material having a second charge carrier effective mass greater than the first charge carrier effective mass is used in the solid-state junction. A charge carrier effective mass ratio between the second effective mass and the first effective mass is greater than or equal to two.


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