Radiation powered devices comprising diamond material and electrical power sources for radiation powered devices
US11798703B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21H1/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A radiation powered device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a semiconductor disposed between the first and second electrodes, and a radioactive source configured to generate a flow of electrons through the semiconductor between the first and second electrodes, wherein the semiconductor comprises diamond material, wherein the radioactive source is embedded within the diamond material, wherein the radioactive source comprises a beta-emitting radioisotope, and atoms of the radioisotope are either substitutionally or interstitially integrated into the diamond material, wherein the diamond material comprises a plurality of regions in the form of layers within a continuous crystal lattice of the diamond material, and wherein at least one layer of the diamond material comprises the radioactive source and at least one layer of the diamond material does not comprise the radioactive source.
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