Viareggio – CAEN June 24 th, 2011 Elettronica basata sul Diamante: Applicazioni nella Fisica delle Alte Energie, Fisica Nucleare, Astrofisica, Fisica Medica ed Elettronica di Potenza EU Project E 2 PHEST 2 US R load n p n p n p T R (700-1000 °C) TETE T C (250-400 °C) T TE T Amb Radiation Absorber Thermionic Emitter Thermionic Stage Load Inter-electrode Space (<1 mm) Collector Thermoelectric Stage Load Thermoelectric Stage Final Thermal Stage Concentrated Solar Radiation (400 – 1000 suns) Development of: A radiation absorber made of ceramic materials able to work stably at high temperature (700 - 1000 °C) A thermionic conversion stage with CVD diamond as the active material A thermoelectric conversion stage constituted by high Seebeck coefficient materials Maximum theoretical efficiency 30% T z Under Vacuum *For details, http://www.ephestus.eu