Nuclear radiation particle power converter
US10811157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments of a nuclear radiation particle power converter and method of forming such power converter are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the power converter can include first and second electrodes, a three-dimensional current collector disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a charge carrier separator disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the three-dimensional current collector. The power converter can also include a hole conductor layer disposed on at least a portion of the charge carrier separator and electrically coupled to the second electrode, and nuclear radiation-emitting material disposed such that at least one nuclear radiation particle emitted by the nuclear radiation-emitting material is incident upon the charge carrier separator.
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