CPC H02J 50/001 (2020.01) [H02J 50/27 (2016.02); H02M 1/4208 (2013.01); H02M 7/04 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A current rectifier comprising:
an antenna to receive an alternating current (AC) electric field;
a noncentrosymmetric material, in electrical communication with the antenna, to generate a direct current (DC) current via a second-order nonlinear response by the noncentrosymmetric material to the AC electric field received by the antenna; and
a pair of electrodes, in electrical communication with the noncentrosymmetric material, to conduct the DC current,
wherein the current rectifier does not include or form a diode.
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