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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Gary W. Rubloff, Clarksville, MD (US);
Sang Bok Lee, Clarksville, MD (US);
Israel Perez, Dana Point, CA (US);
Laurent Lecordier, Somerville, MA (US);
Parag Banerjee, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Gary W. Rubloff, Clarksville, MD (US);
Sang Bok Lee, Clarksville, MD (US);
Israel Perez, Dana Point, CA (US);
Laurent Lecordier, Somerville, MA (US);
Parag Banerjee, Greenbelt, MD (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for a vertical two-terminal nanotube device configured to capture and generate energy, to store electrical energy, and to integrate these functions with power management circuitry. The vertical nanotube device can include a column disposed in an anodic oxide material extending from a first distal end of the anodic oxide material to a second distal end of the anodic oxide material. Further, the vertical nanotube device can include a first material disposed within the column, a second material disposed within the column, and a third material disposed between the first material and the second material. The first material fills the first distal end of the column and extends to the second distal end of the column along inner walls of the column. The second material fills the first distal end of the column and extends to the second distal end of the column within the first material. Both the first material and the second material are exposed at the first distal end of the column.