PETE Testing (IMAGE)

Stanford University

PETE Testing

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A small PETE device made with cesium-coated gallium nitride glows while being tested inside an ultra-high vacuum chamber. The tests proved that the process simultaneously converted light and heat energy into electrical current.

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Photo courtesy of Nick Melosh, Stanford University

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