dc.creator | Paxton, William Francis | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-22T00:10:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-05 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-04-05 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-03282011-072334 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/11587 | |
dc.description.abstract | Thermionic energy conversion is a relatively unexplored technology for the efficient conversion of thermal energy directly to electrical energy. In a thermionic converter, thermally excited electrons are emitted from the surface of a material (defined as thermionic emission) which are then used to drive a load. Emission current density increases exponentially with the temperature of the electron emitter leading to a highly efficient conversion device at elevated temperatures. In this study, the thermionic emission properties of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond are examined for use in thermionic energy conversion. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | Diamond | |
dc.subject | Thermal Energy Conversion | |
dc.subject | Thermionic Emission | |
dc.subject | Boron-Doped Diamond | |
dc.title | Characterization of the thermal electron emission properties of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond films for use in energy conversion | |
dc.type | thesis | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Jim Davidson | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | MS | |
thesis.degree.level | thesis | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Electrical Engineering | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2013-04-05 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2013-04-05 | |