Nuclear batteries: Current context and near‐term expectations

ML Terranova - International journal of energy research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The batteries fuelled by radio‐isotopes have represented a significant technological solution
for planetary science and exploration missions since the beginning of the space era. Now …

Mn2+ induced significant improvement and robust stability of radioluminescence in Cs3Cu2I5 for high-performance nuclear battery

X Li, J Chen, D Yang, X Chen, D Geng, L Jiang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Fluorescent type nuclear battery consisting of scintillator and photovoltaic device enables
semipermanent power source for devices working under harsh circumstances without …

Micronuclear battery based on a coalescent energy transducer

K Li, C Yan, J Wang, K Zhu, J Guo, Y Zhang, G Shi… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Micronuclear batteries harness energy from the radioactive decay of radioisotopes to
generate electricity on a small scale, typically in the nanowatt or microwatt range,. Contrary …

Conversion of Radiophotoluminescence irradiation into Electricity in Photovoltaic Cells. A review of theoretical considerations and practical solutions

A Iwan, W Pellowski, KA Bogdanowicz - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents the current state of the knowledge regarding the use of radioactive
sources to generate photonic light in scintillators as converters of ionizing radiation to …

CsPbBr3 Quantum Dot Films with High Luminescence Efficiency and Irradiation Stability for Radioluminescent Nuclear Battery Application

Z Xu, X Tang, Y Liu, Z Zhang, W Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Highly luminescent CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots (QDs) are very attractive for
applications in power-generating devices. The CsPbBr3 QD solution and its corresponding …

Study of the structure and optical properties of Cu and Mn in situ doped ZnS films by chemical bath deposition

EG Alvarez-Coronado, LA González… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The in situ doping of ZnS films with Cu and Mn ions was obtained by the chemical bath
deposition method. The resulting films, with cubic crystalline structure, were specular …

Optimization of beta radioluminescent batteries with different radioisotopes: a theoretical study

H Moayedi, S Hajibaba, H Afarideh… - Nuclear Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, a beta radioluminescent battery with different radioisotopes is studied, and
different parameters of the proposed structure are optimized. These parameters include the …

High-performance alpha-voltaic cell based on a 4H-SiC PIN junction diode

R Gao, L Liu, Y Li, L Shen, P Wan, X Ouyang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alpha-voltaic cells have great potential in military, biomedical, and infrastructure
applications due to their characteristics of long operating life, small volume, and superior …

High Efficiency Formamidinium‐Cesium Perovskite‐Based Radio‐Photovoltaic Cells

R Gao, R Chen, P Wan, X Ouyang, Q Lei… - Energy & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Radio‐photovoltaic cell is a micro nuclear battery for devices operating in extreme
environments, which converts the decay energy of a radioisotope into electric energy by …

Ultra 40% optical and electrical performance enhancement of silver nanosphere array-structured radioluminescent nuclear batteries

D Liang, Z Xu, Z Yang, Z Xu, X Tang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2024 - Elsevier
Weak performance output is currently the major factor limiting the further development of
radioluminescent nuclear batteries for sustainable and stable applications. This work …