A fair split would look like 2.5% to the buyerâs agent and 2.5% to the sellerâs agent. But with discount brokers, the split is not always as fair as it should be. With a discount broker, the seller is told that he or she will have to pay a lower fee or commission because the discount broker is offering a great deal.
Thermionic emission Thermionic emission is the heat-induced flow of charge carriers from a surface or over a potential-energy barrier. This occurs because the thermal energy given to the carrier overcomes the binding potential, also known as work function of the metal.
The device is about four times more efficient than previous generators and the new technology could find use in a range of applications including solar power and the harvesting of waste heat. Thermionic generators convert heat or light into an electric current by using the temperature difference between two metallic plates that are separated by a vacuum. The hot plate is heated either by incident light or thermal conduction and this causes electrons to evaporate from its surface.