A Solid-State Maxwell Demon

[not_a_mib]

The Germano paper states that there are no diffusion forces across the JII (vacuum) gap, but neglects the Van der Waals forces at the JII plate surfaces.  If one tries to move an electron across the gap from the N plate to the P plate, a short range attraction should be seen between the electron and plate, related to the work function of the N material, as well as the expected repulsion due to the electric field.  A similar attraction would be seen as the electron nears the P plate.  What one will probably find is that these additional forces will prevent discharging the capacitor.  Any conductor that bridges the plates will produce additional junctions with their own potentials, all of which inconveniently sum to zero.  Use dielectric materials to carry the charge could be explored, such a tiny glass bead moving back and forth between the P and N surfaces, picking up and carrying a small amount of charge each time.  These might still be limited by the above short-range forces.


The PN junction and plate system is similar to a piston and cylinder isothermally compressing and expanding a gas.  This suggests a classic Carnot-like heat engine cycle.  Consider two PN junctions, one kept at a higher temperature than the other, and the variable capacitor made from the same P and N material plates.  Start with the plates separated, connect them to the hot PN junction, then move the plates closer.  The junction potential should charge the plates, absorbing heat from the junction, and doing mechanical work on the plates.  Now move the plates to the cold junction, then pull them back apart.  Mechanical work is required, and is converted to heat in the cold junction.  Repeat.  The cold junction has a lower potential than the hot, so net mechanical work is done, but some heat is dumped, still Carnot-limited.

[Nonlinear]

not_a_mib, Germano wrote that there is no electric field between the JII plate surfaces, and therefore it makes no sense to worry about any other forces there. The Van der Waals forces are not strong enough to be observed if the interatomic distance of two atoms is greater than 0.6 nm. I think that the gap of JII is much greater than 1 nm, and these forces can be neglected.

The other idea requires a temperature gradient and that is not very practical at micro scale. The whole purpose of this invention is to covert thermal energy without needing a temperature gradient. The anvil and hammer MEMS resonator nicely overcomes all these problems.

[conradelektro]

May be you want to consider this explanation:

https://www.quora.com/Will-Daniel-Sheehans-second-law-violating-device-which-is-a-modified-P-N-junction-diode-save-the-planet-from-global-warming

Sometimes people in mainstream science make errors, some might be frauds, some might be idiots and some might understand less or more than others. But one thing is certain, there is no big conspiracy. The conspiracy would have to be worldwide and it would cost way to much to involve tenthousands in every country.

And another thing is certain: Amongst the people who attack mainstream science there is an overwhelming majority who are stupid, who are frauds and who are delusional.

You might want to take this into consideration.

Greetings, Conrad

[vasik041]

Hi Conrad,
ok, I don't want to argue with you, but just out of curiosity... Let's assume for a moment that there is no "conspiracy" and everything fine. How than you explain bunch of very strange facts e.g. dead inventors of FE devices ?

Regards,-V.

[conradelektro]

Hi Conrad,
ok, I don't want to argue with you, but just out of curiosity... Let's assume for a moment that there is no "conspiracy" and everything fine. How than you explain bunch of very strange facts e.g. dead inventors of FE devices ?

I am not arguing for or against something, I just want you to think. Like you, I know nothing and I have no proof for anything. But I do not want to stop my brain functioning when I read obvious nonsense.

Nothing is fine on this world. But you do not need a conspiracy to explain stupidity, aggression and greed. This is how people are. Usually everything gets messed up, also conspiracies. So, the biggest argument against conspiracies is that they are too good to be true. Nothing works as well as the conspiracy lovers want it to function.

There are conspiracies, but they are not long term, not over decades. No political system or power structure survives long term. Strategic alliances or financial agreements change rather rapidly. Every situation changes over time, also at universities, in enterprises, in clubs and in clandestines institutions. And today everything is more short lived than ever.

Conspiracy lovers expect too much from the people whom they imagine to organise conspiracies. Conspirators fuck up like everybody else therefore elaborate conspiracies would not work even if they were attempted as the steep stories tell. It is wishful thinking in a strange sense.

Conspiracy theories do not explain the world. Fortunately the world is much more complicated and richer than conspiracy theories make you believe. And the people and even you yourself are much less predictable or governable than conspiracy theories allege.

Everybody dies one day, also FE inventors. Whatever I saw from FE inventors was never worth killing for. It just did not work and therefore one needs a conspiracy to hide the fact that it is nonsense.

Greetings, Conrad