Optical Rectennas

Metal-Insulator Technology, Geometric Diodes, Effeciency Limits, Qunatum Theroy of Operation, Traveling Wave Decices, and More

Metal-insulator-metal diodes for optical rectennas

Geometric diodes

  • 鈥�,鈥� John Stearns, and Garret Moddel, Nanomaterials听,听11, 2361 (2021), doi.org/10.3390/nano11092361听

  • 鈥�," Heng Wang, Gaurav Jayaswal, Geetanjali Deokar, John Stearns, Pedro MFJ Costa, Garret Moddel, and Atif Shamim, Nanomaterials听11, 1986 (2021).

  • "High Frequency Characteristics of Graphene Geometric Diodes,"听J. Stearns and G. Moddel,听2020 Device Research Conference (DRC), Columbus, OH, USA, 2020, pp. 1-2,听doi: 10.1109/DRC50226.2020.9135150. Poster

  • 鈥溾�� J. Stearns and G. Moddel, Proc. SPIE 11089, Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, Thin Films, and Devices XVI, 1108903 (3 September 2019); doi.org/10.1117/12.2527701.听

  • ","听Zixu听Zhu, Saumil Joshi, Bradley听Pelz听and Garret Moddel, Ch. 33, in听Graphene Science Handbook: Electrical and Optical Properties, M.听Aliofkhazraei, N. Ali, W. I. Milne, C. S.听Ozkan, S.听Mitura, and J. L.听Gervasoni, editors, pp. 543鈥�552 (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2016) DOI: 10.1201/b19642-37.

  • 鈥�High Performance Room Temperature Rectenna IR Detectors Using Graphene Geometric Diodes,鈥� Z. Zhu, S. Joshi, and G. Moddel, IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 20, 3801409 (2014), DOI 10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2318276.
  • 鈥�Geometric Diodes for Optical Rectennas鈥�, Z. Zhu, S. Joshi, S. Grover, and G. Moddel, Ch. 10 in听Rectenna Solar Cells, G. Moddel and S. Grover, editors, (Springer, New York, 2013).

  • 鈥�Graphene Geometric Diodes for Terahertz Rectennas,鈥� Z. Zhu, S. Joshi, S. Grover, and G Moddel,听听J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 46, 185101 (2013).

  • 鈥�Ultrahigh Speed Graphene Diode with Reversible Polarity,鈥� G. Moddel, Z. Zhu, S. Grover, and S. Joshi, Solid State听Commun., 152, 1842-1845听(2012).

  • 鈥�Infrared response of geometric diode rectenna solar cells,鈥� S. Joshi, Z. Zhu,听听S. Grover, and G. Moddel, IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, TX,听听June 3-8, 2012.

  • Brief introduction to rectenna solar cells and geometric diodes: 鈥�Solar power conversion using diodes coupled to antennas,鈥� Garret Moddel,听听Zixu听Zhu and听Sachit听Grover, 6 September 2011,听听SPIE Newsroom.

  • 鈥�Optical Rectenna Solar Cells Using Graphene Geometric Diodes,鈥� Z. Zhu, S. Grover, K. Krueger, G. Moddel, IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, WA, June 19-24, 2011, pp. 002120- 002122. 听

  • 鈥淣anoscale geometric diodes for improved rectenna solar cells,鈥� Z. Zhu, S. Grover, K. Krueger and G. Moddel, 5th (OSA) International Conference on听Nanophotonics,听FudanUniversity, Shanghai, China 22-26 May, 2011

  • ","听听Garret Moddel, U.S. Patent No. 8,803,340, issued 2014 (provisional submitted July 18, 2008).

Theory of operation and efficiency limits of optical rectennas

Traveling-wave optical rectennas

Broad studies and reviews of optical rectennas

  • 鈥�Quantum Rectennas for Photovoltaics,鈥澨鼺eng听Yu, Garret Moddel and Richard听Corkish, Ch. 16 in听Advanced Concepts in Photovoltaics, A. J.听Nozik, G.听Conibeer, and M. C Beard, editors, pp. 506-546, (Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2014) DOI:10.1039/9781849739955-00506.

  • 鈥�Will听Rectenna Solar Cells Be Practical?鈥�, G. Moddel, Ch. 1 in听Rectenna Solar Cells, G. Moddel and S. Grover, editors, (Springer, New York, 2013).

  • 鈥�Overview of optical rectennas for solar energy harvesting,鈥� invited paper,听Zixu听Zhu, Saumil Joshi, Bradley听Pelz听and Garret Moddel, Next Generation (Nano) Photonic and Cell Technologies for Solar Energy Conversion IV, edited by Oleg V.听Sulima, Gavin听Conibeer, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8824, 88240O-1 - 88240O-11, 2013.

  • 鈥淚nterconnected High Speed Electron Tunneling Devices,鈥� Michael J. Estes and Garret Moddel, U.S. Patent No. 7,126,151 (2006).听

  • 鈥淭erahertz Interconnect System and Applications,鈥� Michael J. Estes and Garret Moddel, U.S. Patent No. 6,967,347 (2005).

  • "Macroelectronics: Perspectives on Technology and Applications, " R.听Reuss, with G. Moddel, et al., Proc. IEEE 93 (7), 1239-1256 (2005).

  • "Detectors at the Intersection of Photons and Electromagnetic Fields or, Where Einstein Meets Maxwell," invited paper, B. Eliasson and G. Moddel,听听Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society,听听San Francisco,听听March 28-April 1,听听2005.

  • "Terahertz device integrated antenna for use in resonant and non-resonant听听modes and method," "Manoja D. Weiss, Blake J. Eliasson and Garret Moddel, U.S. Patent No. 6,835,949 (2004).

  • 鈥淗igh speed electron tunneling device and applications,鈥� G. Moddel, and B. J. Eliasson, U.S. Patent No. 6,756,649,听听issued 2004.

  • Rectenna solar cells: 鈥淢etal-oxide electron tunneling device for solar energy conversion,鈥� B. J. Eliasson, and G. Moddel, U.S. Patent No. 6,534,784,听听issued 2003.

  • 鈥�A New Technology for Terahertz Electronics: Thin-Film Devices Based on Metal-Insulator Tunnel Junctions,鈥� Phiar Corporation whitepaper, 2003.

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