Nuclear magnetic resonance electric generator

Abstract

Methods, compositions, and apparatus for generating electricity are provided. Electricity is generated through the mechanisms nuclear magnetic spin and remnant polarization electric generation. The apparatus may include a material with high nuclear magnetic spin or high remnant polarization coupled with a poled ferroelectric material. The apparatus may also include a pair of electrical contacts disposed on opposite sides of the poled ferroelectric material and the high nuclear magnetic spin or high remnant polarization material. Further, a magnetic field may be applied to the high nuclear magnetic spin material.

1 . An electric generator comprising:
 a material with high nuclear magnetic spin;   a poled piezoelectric material closely associated with the high nuclear magnetic spin material;   a pair of electrical contacts disposed on opposite sides of the poled piezoelectric material and the high nuclear magnetic spin material; and   a magnetic field applied to the high nuclear magnetic spin material.   
     
     
         2 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the poled ferroelectric material and the high nuclear magnetic spin material are adjacent layered materials. 
     
     
         3 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the poled ferroelectric material and the high nuclear magnetic spin material are mixed materials. 
     
     
         4 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the electrical contacts are metallic materials. 
     
     
         5 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein one electrical contact is a high work function material and the other electrical contact is a low work function material. 
     
     
         6 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is in the range of from about 0.01 Tesla to about 10 Tesla. 
     
     
         7 . The electric generator according to  claim 5 , wherein the high work function material is selected from tantalum, gold, platinum, silver and aluminum. 
     
     
         8 . The electric generator according to  claim 5 , wherein the low work function material is selected from alkali metals and rare earth metals. 
     
     
         9 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is applied by mixing a magnetic material with the high nuclear magnetic spin material. 
     
     
         10 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is applied as an external magnet. 
     
     
         11 . The electric generator according to  claim 2 , wherein the external magnetic field is applied by placing a layer of magnetic material adjacent to a least one of the layers of poled piezoelectric material or high nuclear magnetic spin material. 
     
     
         12 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field has a strength tuned to optimize electric energy generation. 
     
     
         13 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , further comprising an inductor circuit electrically connected to the generator. 
     
     
         14 . The electric generator according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of layers of material with high nuclear magnetic spin material, each layer of high nuclear magnetic spin material spaced between a pair of layer of poled piezoelectric material. 
     
     
         15 . The electric generator according to  claim 1  wherein the high nuclear magnetic spin material has a spin of +½ or greater. 
     
     
         16 . The electric generator according to  claim 1  wherein the high nuclear magnetic spin material has a spin of −½ or less. 
     
     
         17 . The electric generator according to  claim 1  wherein the high nuclear magnetic spin material is radioactive. 
     
     
         18 . An electric generator comprising:
 a pair of electrical contacts in contact with a combination of at least two different materials, at least one of said materials being a high nuclear magnetic spin material which combination of materials independently generates electricity through a mechanism of nuclear magnetic spin.   
     
     
         19 . An electric generator according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the materials in the combination of materials is selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, manganese, barium titanate, and lead zirconium titanate. 
     
     
         20 . A method of manufacturing an electric generation device comprising:
 obtaining a first material which is a high nuclear magnetic spin material;   obtaining a poled piezoelectric material and placing it in close association with the first material;   disposing a pair of electrical contacts on opposite sides of the poled piezoelectric material and the first material; and   applying a magnetic field to the first material.