112results about "Radiation electrical energy" patented technology

The invention provides a tritium radiation volt isotope battery. The tritium radiation volt isotope battery comprises a shell and a stacking structure, the shell is provided with an accommodating cavity; the stacked structure is arranged in the containing cavity and comprises a positive pole piece, a semiconductor transduction layer and a negative pole piece which are arranged in a stacked mode, the semiconductor transduction layer is arranged to be an array formed by columnar nano particles, liquid tritides are distributed on the surfaces of the columnar nano particles, and the liquid tritides comprise all-tritiated N-ethyl carbazole and / or all-tritiated N-ethyl carbazole and / or all-tritiated N-ethyl carbazole and / or all-tritiated N-ethyl carbazole and / or all-tritiated N-ethyl carbazole and / or all-tritiated N-ethyl carbazole. And part of tritiated N-ethyl carbazole. The radiation volt isotope battery has improved energy conversion efficiency.

The invention discloses a super-flexible isotope battery and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the technical field of batteries, the super-flexible isotope battery comprises a plurality of semiconductor modules, the semiconductor modules are distributed in a staggered array along the horizontal direction, and a carbon nanotube bundle is arranged between any two adjacent semiconductor modules. And the semiconductor module is connected with the carbon nanotube bundle to form a PN junction. According to the super-flexible isotope battery and the preparation method thereof disclosed by the invention, the problems of limited use scene and short power supply time of a flexible solar battery in the prior art are solved, and the super-flexible isotope battery which is high in energy density, not limited by scenes and capable of supplying power for a long time is provided.

Provided is an isotope cell, including a plurality of isotope unit cells that includes an electrode including a first electrode and a second electrode, a radioactive source arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an energy conversion layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a connector that is arranged in at least some of gaps each existing between any adjacent isotope unit cells among the plurality of isotope unit cells, and electrically connects each electrode of the adjacent isotope unit cells.

Betavoltaic battery devices and methods of making are presented. In embodiments, an electrically inactive betavoltaic battery device comprises: a p-type semiconductor layer including at least one stable isotope that transforms into a beta emitter upon irradiation with thermal neutrons; and an n-type semiconductor beta-absorber layer configured to absorb beta particles; wherein the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer form a p-n diode, and wherein the electrically inactive betavoltaic battery device is configured to be transformed into an electrically active betavoltaic battery upon irradiation with thermal neutrons. The electrically inactive betavoltaic battery device may be transported to an irradiation facility, where it is irradiated with thermal neutrons to convert the inactive betavoltaic batter device to an active betavoltaic battery device.

Various embodiments of a power source package are disclosed. The power source package includes an enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface, where the enclosure includes a helium impermeable material; a betavoltaic power source disposed within an interior volume of the enclosure; and a pressure vent disposed on or at least partially in the enclosure and in fluid communication with the interior volume of the enclosure. The pressure vent is configured to vent at least a portion of helium generated within the enclosure through the pressure vent to an external environment of the enclosure.

The invention relates to the technical field of isotope batteries and discloses a preparation method of a transducer device and a preparation method of an isotope battery, the preparation method of the transducer device comprises the following steps: S1, preparing a to-be-fragile layer on the surface of a soluble substrate, the to-be-fragile layer comprising solvent atoms; s2, preparing a first solute layer on the surface of the layer to be fragile; s3, heating at least one of the soluble substrate, the to-be-fragile layer and the first solute layer; s4, a, etching is carried out on the surface of the fragile layer; and S5, a transducer device is prepared on the surface, with the preset shape, of the fragile layer. According to the preparation method of the transducer device, the technical problems of how to prepare the transducer device with effective thickness, realizing large-scale three-dimensional structure preparation on the surface of the transducer device and uniformly loading a radioactive source on the surface of the three-dimensional structure can be solved, the transducer device can be prepared on the fragile layer, and the radioactive source can be uniformly loaded on the surface of the three-dimensional structure by utilizing the pulverization property of the fragile layer. Therefore, a substrate-free energy conversion device can be obtained, and the effective radiation receiving area of the energy conversion device can be increased.

Silicon carbide as a radioactive isotope energy source material, containing a single crystalline phase of a silicon carbide semiconductor structure in the form of a film, having n-type or p-type electrical conductivity for separating electron-hole pairs, comprising the elements: carbon isotope C 12 and additionally carbon isotope C 14 for converting its radiation energy into electrical energy, characterized in that the concentration of radioactive isotope C 14 in one of the n-type or p-type conductivity layers is from 5·10 17 to 10 20 cm ‑3 -3 14 , wherein the n-type or p-type conductivity silicon carbide layer is formed on the surface of a monocrystalline silicon substrate, the n-type or p-type conductivity silicon carbide layer with C 14 has a porous surface topography.

The invention relates to the technical field of isotope batteries and discloses a preparation method of a substrate-free radioactive isotope source and a preparation method of an isotope battery, the preparation method of the substrate-free radioactive isotope source comprises the following steps: S1, preparing an intermediate layer on the surface of a substrate, the intermediate layer comprising solvent atoms and solute atoms; s2, preparing a solute layer on the surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the solute layer comprises the solute atoms; s3, the middle layer and / or the substrate are / is heated, the solute atoms migrate to the middle layer, and a mixed layer is obtained; s4, preparing a loading layer on the surface of the mixed layer; and S5, transferring to a radioactive isotope source loading device, powdering the mixed layer, separating the loading layer from the substrate, and obtaining the substrate-free radioactive isotope source after the loading layer absorbs the radioactive elements. According to the preparation method of the substrate isotope source, the substrate and the isotope source can be separated to obtain a substrate-free isotope source.

An integrated battery includes a substrate including a first material. The substrate includes a plurality of holes; a plurality of second material patterns each including a second material, wherein each second material pattern of the plurality of second material patterns is in a respective one of the plurality of holes, and wherein the second material has a polarity opposite to a polarity of the first material; a plurality of radiation sources configured to apply radiation to the substrate and the plurality of second material patterns; a plurality of third material patterns each including a third material; and a plurality of fourth material patterns each including a fourth material. Each third material pattern of the plurality of third material patterns is between a corresponding one of the plurality of radiation sources and a corresponding one of the plurality of fourth material patterns.

Provided is an isotope battery comprising: an isotope electrode sheet; at least one reflective sheet laminated on the isotope electrode sheet; and a waveguide connector provided between the isotope electrode sheet and the reflective sheet. Here, the isotope electrode sheet includes: a substrate; a radiation source provided in the substrate; a first conductive semiconductor layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer provided on a side of the radiation source; and a waveguide coating layer provided on the top and the bottom of the substrate.

An integrated isotope battery comprises: a substrate including a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a plurality of recesses formed in the first surface of the substrate; a layer formed at least in the plurality of recesses of the substrate, wherein the layer is of a conductivity type opposite to a conductivity type of the substrate, so that a first p-n-junction is formed at an interface between the layer and the substrate; a radioactive radiation source layer formed at least in the recesses on the layer, the radioactive radiation source layer being configured to emit radioactive radiation; a first layer formed at least in the recesses on the radioactive radiation source layer; and a second layer formed at least in the recesses on the first layer, wherein the second layer is of a different conductivity type from the first layer, so that a second p-n-junction is formed at an interface between the first layer and the second layer.

The present application provides an atomic battery that is lightweight and thin. The present application solves the above problem by providing an atomic battery that includes a thermoelectric conversion element having a thermoelectric conversion portion exhibiting nonreciprocal conduction based on a broken spatial inversion symmetry and a pair of electrodes disposed apart from each other in the thermoelectric conversion portion and used to extract a nonreciprocal thermoelectric signal, and at least one structural component of the atomic battery contains a radioisotope element.

Provided is a stacked isotope battery comprising: a plurality of stacked isotope electrode sheets; and a first external electrode of a first polarity and a second external electrode of a second polarity, which are electrically connected to the plurality of isotope electrode sheets so as to transfer, to an external load, the electrical energy generated in the plurality of stacked isotope electrode sheets, wherein each of the plurality of isotope electrode sheets comprises a substrate of chemical formula AMO3 (where A is at least one selected from the group consisting of La, Ba, Sr and K, and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, In, Ga, Ti, Sn, Hf, Ta and Zr) and a radiation source extending in the thickness direction of the substrate, and the substrate comprises a first doped layer doped with a first conductivity type dopant and a second doped layer doped with a second conductivity type dopant.

A radiation battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a core layer which includes a central core comprising a radiation source, and central fins; first layers, each including a first semiconductor which is a P-type semiconductor, a first core stacked on the central core in a first direction, and first fins protruding from the first core and stacked on the central fins; and second layers, each including a second semiconductor which is an N-type semiconductor, a second core stacked on the first core in the first direction, and second fins protruding from the second core and stacked on the first fins.

Disclosed herein are charge or electricity generating devices and methods of making and use thereof.

A meson converter, and method, for generating thermal energy from a meson flux includes a plurality of absorber layers, where each absorber layer includes a metal plate of a first type, and a plurality of heat transport layers where each heat transport layer includes a metal plate of a second type, where the plurality of absorber layers and the plurality of heat transport layers are arranged alternately in a stack, where each absorber layer is arranged in contact with at least one heat transport layer, where any two adjacent layers in the stack have dissimilar densities and where the thermal conductivity of the metal plate of the second type is higher than the thermal conductivity of the metal plate of the first type.

The invention relates to the technical field of isotope batteries and discloses a nanopore-containing power generation assembly. The nanopore-containing power generation assembly comprises a transduction layer, the loading layer is arranged on the surface of the transduction layer in advance, and the loading layer is provided with preset nanopores. The technical problem that in the preparation process of the radioactive source in the isotope battery, due to the fact that the hydrogen absorption temperature of a hydrogen storage material is high, large thermal mismatching exists between a transducer device and the hydrogen storage material, growth stress is generated in the phase change process, and consequently the transducer device may have serious structural damage can be solved; the loading layer arranged on the surface of the transduction layer in advance is adopted, and the loading layer is provided with the nanopore structure, so that when the loading layer serves as a basic structure for preparing the isotope power generation assembly, for example, nanopores are filled with radioactive gas such as tritium, the loading layer structure is stable, and the isotope power generation assembly is prepared. The probability that the energy conversion layer structure is damaged due to growth stress generated in the phase change process can be reduced, and then it is guaranteed that the structure of the prepared isotope power generation assembly is stable.

An isotope battery may include a plurality of isotope battery sheets that are stacked in a first direction, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. Each isotope battery sheet of the plurality of isotope battery sheets includes: a substrate including a semiconductor material; and a radiation source. The radiation source may extend through at least a portion of the substrate in the first direction. The substrate includes a first region having a first conductive type and a second region having a second conductive type. The first region may be between the radiation source and the second region. The first external electrode and the second external electrode are configured to transfer electrical energy generated by the plurality of stacked isotope battery sheets to an external load. The isotope battery has the effect of generating electrical energy with a high energy density.

This invention provides a perovskite radiative photovoltaic cell, which sequentially comprises a first electrode, a first charge transport layer, a perovskite layer, a second charge transport layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is a transparent electrode, the first charge transport layer is an electron transport layer and the second charge transport layer is a hole transport layer, or the first charge transport layer is a hole transport layer and the second charge transport layer is an electron transport layer, and the second electrode is a radiative electrode formed by combining a conductive material with a radiation source.

A technique facilitates reliable operation of a blowout preventer (BOP) system in a wide range of challenging environments. The BOP system is an electrical system comprising electrically powered components. The electrically powered components are connected with a primary energy storage device which provides electric power for operating those components. Additionally, a secondary energy storage device may be connected to the primary energy storage device in a manner so as to maintain a desired level of charge on the primary energy storage device. The secondary energy storage device has a longer lifespan and a lower discharge rate compared to the primary energy storage device. By way of example, the secondary energy storage device may be in the form of a secondary battery which is nuclear powered.

Provided is a multilayer capacitor comprising: a plurality of layered isotope electrode sheets; and a first external electrode of a first polarity and a second external electrode of a second polarity, which are electrically connected to the plurality of isotope electrode sheets so as to transmit, to an external load, the electrical energy generated in the plurality of layered isotope electrode sheets, wherein each of the plurality of isotope electrode sheets comprises: a first material layer including an insulator or a semiconductor; a second material layer which has an electrical conductivity higher than the electrical conductivity of the first material layer, and which forms an interface with the first material layer; and a radiation source disposed in the first material layer so as to be spaced apart from the interface.

An electrical generator system including a radionuclide material; and a sandwich structure, the sandwich structure including: a layer of an n-type semiconductor material; a layer of intrinsic n-type semiconductor material; a layer of p-type semiconductor material; and metal electrodes, one of the electrodes being in direct contact with said n-type semiconductor material and another electrode being in contact with the p-type semiconductor material, forming metal-semiconductor junctions therebetween; wherein radiation emissions received from said radionuclide material are converted into electrical energy at said metal-semiconductor junctions; and electrical contacts connected to said electrodes which facilitate the flow of said electrical energy when connected to a load.

This invention provides a nuclear battery with a safety metal container device that utilizes radioactive waste generated from nuclear power plants or nuclear fusion reactors, and features a tandem CVD diamond cell module structure. [Solution] The nuclear battery of this invention is a safety metal container device in which radioactive waste is sealed on a plane reinforced by a 45-degree angle folded perforated metal plate 20 on a safety metal container device that dissipates the heat generated by a tandem type CVD diamond cell module structure 10 using fluid circulation. This device utilizes power from a perpetual conversion power generation system that connects in series the DC electromotive force obtained by converting charged particle beams (alpha rays and beta rays) and electromagnetic waves (gamma rays and X-rays) emitted from radioactive materials.

An electric generator can include: a radionuclide to emit gamma radiation (GR); an emitter having an emitter atom to receive the emitted GR so that, the GR causes an electron of an emitter atom to be liberated, and thereby be emitted from an emitter surface; a collector spaced from the emitter surface forming a gap between the emitter surface and a collector surface; and a gas having a gas atom and a gas pressure, in the gap, to receive, GR passed through the emitter so that, the received GR causes an electron of the gas atom to be liberated; wherein electrons liberated from the emitter atom and the gas atom are received by the collector, thereby causing an electrical potential difference between the emitter and the collector, and so that an electric current corresponding to a flow of electrons between the emitter and the collector is producible from the collector.

Provided is an electrode assembly for a nuclear battery, which is a jelly roll type electrode assembly wound around a central axis in one direction. The electrode assembly (10) comprises: - a first electrode (111), a second electrode (112), an energy conversion layer (130) provided between the first electrode (111) and the second electrode (112), and - a radioactive source (120) provided in a space between the first electrode (111) and the energy conversion layer (130), and / or - a space between the second electrode (112) and the energy conversion layer (130), wherein - the electrode assembly (10) is a jelly roll type electrode assembly in which the first electrode (111), the second electrode (112), the energy conversion layer (130) and the radioactive source (120) are laminated and wound in one direction around a central axis (C) of the electrode assembly.

This invention provides a diamond thin-film battery and a method for preparing a diamond thin film. The method involves providing a single-crystal diamond substrate, which includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. The single-crystal diamond substrate is divided into an intrinsic layer and a highly doped P-type epitaxial layer, with the boundary between the intrinsic layer and the highly doped P-type epitaxial layer located within the first region. Carbon ion implantation is performed on the second region to form an amorphous carbon layer. After forming the amorphous carbon layer, it is annealed under vacuum conditions to modify the amorphous carbon layer into a graphite layer. After forming the graphite layer, a first diamond layer is deposited on the surface of the third region. A second diamond layer is deposited on the surface of the first diamond layer. After forming the second diamond layer, the graphite layer is electrochemically etched until it is removed, thereby peeling off the single-crystal diamond substrate of the first region to form a diamond thin film, resulting in a large-size and ultrathin diamond thin film.

The invention relates to a stack of cells (100) for a betavoltaic battery, the stack of cells (100) comprising at least two cells (10, 20) joined together via an interface (40), each cell (10, 20) being based on a rectifying junction and comprising: - a support layer (11, 21); - a first contact layer (12, 22), made of p- or n-doped semiconductor material, the first contact layer (12, 22) being arranged on the support layer (11, 21); - an interlayer (13, 23), made of lightly doped semiconductor material, the interlayer (13, 23) being arranged on the first contact layer (12, 22); - a second contact layer (14, 24), composed of one or more semiconductor and / or conductor materials, the second contact layer (14, 24) being arranged on the interlayer (13, 23); - optionally, a reservoir layer arranged on the second contact layer (14, 24). In the stack (100), an intermediate layer (30) is positioned between the two cells (10, 20) and exhibits open porosity. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the stack.

The application discloses an energy conversion device and a preparation method thereof and a long-time energy supply device. The energy conversion device comprises a first electrode, a passivation layer, an electron transport layer, a perovskite absorption layer, a hole transport layer and a second electrode which are arranged in a stack. The passivation layer is covered on the surface of the electron transport layer. The passivation layer prevents water and oxygen in the external environment from invading the perovskite absorption layer, reduces material degradation and performance attenuation caused thereby, and thus improves the long-term stability of the nuclear battery. In the use process of the beta nuclear battery, the energy of the excess beta rays can be deposited in the passivation layer. The passivation layer reduces the damage of high-energy electrons to the electron transport layer, and thus further improves the long-term stability of the nuclear battery. The first electrode, the passivation layer, the electron transport layer, the perovskite absorption layer, the hole transport layer and the second electrode are synergistically used, so that the long-term stability and service life of the energy conversion device are improved.