The opening that refutes more than the centuries-old attitudes of physics revealed a new type of energy that can be extracted from the surrounding heat using graphene.
For a long time, it was considered impossible to obtain useful work from random vibrations in the system in thermal equilibrium. However, as proved in a new study, published in the Physical Review E journal, called “Charging capacitors. From thermal fluctuations using diodes,” Richard Feynman missed something important.
Three of the five authors of the article represent the University of Arkansas. According to the first author of the sex of Tibado, the study strictly proves that the thermal fluctuations of free graphene connected to the circuit with diodes with nonlinear resistance and accumulation capacitors produce useful work, charging accumulation capacitors.
The scientific group discovered that when the initial charge is zero for accumulation capacitors, the chain charges them from the thermal environment. Researchers also found out that large accumulation capacitors increase the preserved charge, and the smaller graphene capacitor provides a higher initial charging speed and a longer discharge time.
This last edition is based on the two previous studies of the group. The first was published in 2016, where Tibado and its co-authors determined the unique vibrational properties of graphene and its potential for energy. The second study of 2020 discusses the scheme using graphene, which can provide clean, unlimited energy for small devices or sensors.
Commercial applications of this discovery can be used by NTS Innovations. Due to the small size of GEH circuits, only a few nanometers, they are ideal for mass playback on silicon chips. When several GEH schemes are built into the chip, more energy can be produced.
Donald Meyer, the founder and CEO NTS Innovates, said about the last work of Tibado: “The study of the floor strengthens our conviction that we are on the right track with Graphene Energy Harvesting”.
This discovery may have a deep effect on the electronic industry, reducing the dependence on batteries and wired power.