A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat)

G. Jayaswal; A. Belkadi; A. Meredov; B. Pelz; G. Moddel; A. Shamim

doi:10.1109/MWSYM.2018.8439447

A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat)

G. Jayaswal, A. Belkadi, A. Meredov, B. Pelz, G. Moddel, A. Shamim

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Abstract

Waste Heat is available in the mid infrared (IR) range and is a completely untapped area as a renewable energy source. In this work, we show that through the combination of a plasmonic antenna and a high-speed Metal/Insulator/Metal (MIM) diode, a passive rectenna can be formed which can couple and rectify IR to provide useful DC. The plasmonic bowtie antenna has been optimized to provide many orders of field enhancement and then to take advantage of this enhanced localized field. A MIM diode is formed by overlapping the two tips of the bowtie by 200 nm. A 1.5 nm Al₂O₃thin film is sandwiched between the two metal arms to realize the MIM diode structure. Two different work function metals (gold and titanium) are used to provide asymmetry, enabling electron tunneling through this MIM diode without any applied bias. A custom optical characterization setup employing a 10.6 μm CO₂laser has been used to demonstrate the IR capture and rectification through the rectenna device. A polarization dependent voltage output which is well above the noise level confirms the successful rectenna operation.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	355-358
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781538650677
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2018.8439447
State	Published - Aug 17 2018
Event	2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018 - Philadelphia, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

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Name	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Volume	2018-June
ISSN (Print)	0149-645X

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Conference	2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia
Period	06/10/18 → 06/15/18

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Keywords

Metal/Insulator/Metal (MIM) diode
Nano rectenna
Rectenna
THz energy harvesting

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Condensed Matter Physics
Radiation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Jayaswal, G., Belkadi, A., Meredov, A., Pelz, B., Moddel, G., & Shamim, A. (2018). A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat). In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018 (pp. 355-358). Article 8439447 (IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest; Vol. 2018-June). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2018.8439447

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Jayaswal, G, Belkadi, A, Meredov, A, Pelz, B, Moddel, G & Shamim, A 2018, A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat). in Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018., 8439447, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, vol. 2018-June, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 355-358, 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018, Philadelphia, United States, 06/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2018.8439447

A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat). / Jayaswal, G.; Belkadi, A.; Meredov, A. et al.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 355-358 8439447 (IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest; Vol. 2018-June).

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Jayaswal G, Belkadi A, Meredov A, Pelz B, Moddel G, Shamim A. A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat). In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 355-358. 8439447. (IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest). doi: 10.1109/MWSYM.2018.8439447

A Zero-Bias, Completely Passive 28 THz Rectenna for Energy Harvesting from Infrared (Waste Heat)

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