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 …

Prediction of betavoltaic battery parameters

EB Yakimov - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The approaches for predicting output parameters of betavoltaic batteries are reviewed. The
need to develop a strategy for predicting these parameters with sufficient accuracy for the …

Physical viability for nuclear batteries

OAP Tavares, ML Terranova - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2023 - Springer
Nuclear batteries are devices that provide electrical power by converting the energy of
radioactive decays. Their full operational potential depends on the actual limits set by the …

A diamond gammavoltaic cell utilizing surface conductivity and its response to different photon interaction mechanisms

GR Mackenzie, S Kaluvan, PG Martin, C Hutson… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a diamond gammavoltaic cell—a solid-state device that converts
gamma radiation into electricity—with a novel design and promising capabilities …

Designing performance enhanced nuclear battery based on the Cd‐109 radioactive source

Z Xu, Z Jin, X Tang, Y Liu, X Guo… - … Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A dual‐effect nuclear battery based on the radio‐voltaic and radioluminescence effect was
developed, which has the ability to convert nuclear energy into electrical energy with two …

[HTML][HTML] Design and simulation of high conversion efficiency betavoltaic battery based on a stacked multilayer structure

M Wu, J Zhang - AIP Advances, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents the design and simulation of a high conversion efficiency betavoltaic
battery composed of multiple, alternately stacked layers of silicon pn junction converters and …

Planar and textured surface optimization for a tritium‐based betavoltaic nuclear battery

J Russo, MS Litz, II William Ray, H Berk… - … Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Remote, terrestrial, and space sensors require sources that have high enough power and
energy densities for continuous operation for multiple decades. Conventional chemical …

Evaluation of lithium as a tritium storage medium for betavoltaics

D Cheu, T Adams, S Revankar, V Pol - Journal of Applied Physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Lithium foils were demonstrated to absorb surrogate protium for tritium-powered
betavoltaics. 20 μ m thick lithium foils were hole-punched from a ribbon of electrodeposited …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization design of 4H–SiC-based betavoltaic battery using 3H source

X Zhang, R Zheng, Y Wang, J Lu, Y Zhang, Z Chen… - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This paper describes the theoretical calculation and optimization design of the PN junction
betavoltaic batteries with 4H–SiC-based energy converter and titanium tritide source. The …

氚基同位素电池设计优化及其电学性能的提升

应红, 施海宁, 梁冬冬, 许志恒, 龚频… - 辐射研究与辐射工艺 …, 2023 - fs.sinap.ac.cn
采用蒙特卡罗方法开展了氚基同位素电池在辐致伏特效应和辐致光伏效应两种不同能量转换
模式下的性能研究. 探讨了换能材料的几何物理参数对电池电学输出性能的影响 …