Thermionic emission from potassium-intercalated carbon nanotube arrays for direct energy conversion

Proceedings of the 2nd Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, ENIC2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 87-93

  Westover, Tyler L ^a   Dighe, Aalap ^a   Fisher, Timothy S ^a   Amama, Placidus ^a   Lilovich, Nicholas ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali metal intercalation; Carbon nanotubes; Energy conversion; Thermionic emission

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL INTERCALATION; THERMIONIC EMISSION ENERGY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRON ENERGY ANALYZERS; POTASSIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMIONIC POWER GENERATION; WORK FUNCTION;

THERMIONIC EMISSION;

EID: 37349108860     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ENIC2007-45043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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