DocumentCode
823088
Title
Schottky Barrier Betavoltaic Battery
Author
Manasse, F.K. ; Pinajian, J.J. ; Tse, A.N.
Author_Institution
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
1976
Firstpage
860
Lastpage
870
Abstract
A new nuclear betavotaic battety is described. It uses a Schottky barrier in place of the more standard p-n junction diode, along with 147Pm metal film rather than Pm2O3 oxide as in the commercially available Betacel. Design details of the battery including measurement of absorption, conversion efficiency, thickness etc. as functions of & resistivity and other cell parameters are described. A prototype design is discussed and its performance assessed.
Keywords
Batteries; Chemicals; Fuels; Isotopes; Laboratories; P-n junctions; Pacemakers; Radioactive materials; Schottky barriers; Space exploration;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1976.4328356
Filename
4328356
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