Production of S for a liquid semiconductor betavoltaic

The specific energy density from radioactive decay is five to six orders of magnitude greater than the specific energy density in conventional chemical battery and fuel cell technologies. We are currently investigating the use of liquid semiconductor based betavoltaics as a way to directly convert t...

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Published inJournal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 282; no. 1; pp. 271 - 274
Main Authors Meier, D E, Garnov, A Y, Robertson, J D, Kwon, J W, Wacharasindhu, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2009
Subjects
Battery
Direct power generation
Energy density
Energy use
Liquids
Nuclear chemistry
Radioactive decay
Semiconductors
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Summary:The specific energy density from radioactive decay is five to six orders of magnitude greater than the specific energy density in conventional chemical battery and fuel cell technologies. We are currently investigating the use of liquid semiconductor based betavoltaics as a way to directly convert the energy of radioactive decay into electrical power and potentially avoid the radiation damage that occurs in solid state semiconductor devices due to non-ionizing energy loss. Sulfur-35 was selected as the isotope for the liquid semiconductor demonstrations because it can be produced in high specific activity and is chemically compatible with known liquid semiconductor media.
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ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-009-0157-9