Start Date
17-6-2015 10:15 AM
End Date
17-6-2015 11:00 AM
Description
In this talk a new type of devices based on thermoelectric optical antennas is presented and its applications in light sensing and energy harvesting applications is discussed. Numerical simulations will be presented showing that these type of antennas, also called Seebeck antennas, can generate low-power dc signals by using the thermoelectric properties of the metals used in their fabrication. Some theoretical values of the optical-to-electrical conversion efficiency is also presented in order to use them as solar and infrared energy harvesters.
Seebeck Nanoantennas for Solar Energy Harvesting
In this talk a new type of devices based on thermoelectric optical antennas is presented and its applications in light sensing and energy harvesting applications is discussed. Numerical simulations will be presented showing that these type of antennas, also called Seebeck antennas, can generate low-power dc signals by using the thermoelectric properties of the metals used in their fabrication. Some theoretical values of the optical-to-electrical conversion efficiency is also presented in order to use them as solar and infrared energy harvesters.
