Modeling, design, fabrication and experimentation of a GaN-based, 63Ni betavoltaic battery

• Published in: Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 51; no. 3
• Main Authors: Munson, C E, Gaimard, Q, Merghem, K, Sundaram, S, Rogers, D J, de Sanoit, J, Voss, P L, Ramdane, A, Salvestrini, J P, Ougazzaden, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 24.01.2018
• Subjects: battery; betavoltaic; Computer Science; Electric power; Electronics; Engineering Sciences; GaN; Modeling and Simulation; betavoltaic; {Ni}$63; battery; GaN

GaN is a durable, radiation hard and wide-bandgap semiconductor material, making it ideal for usage with betavoltaic batteries. This paper describes the design, fabrication and experimental testing of 1 cm2 GaN-based betavoltaic batteries (that achieve an output power of 2.23 nW) along with a full m...