• 专利标题:   Electrode used in e.g. photovoltaic cell, comprises substrate formed of conductive layer having preset thickness, composite layer of radioluminescent phosphor with radioisotope particles homogeneously dispersed and formed on conductive substrate having preset thickness, and semiconductor.
  • 专利号:   US2021327604-A1
  • 发明人:   RAY W B, LITZ M S, RUSSO J A
  • 专利权人:   U S DEVCOM ARMY RES LAB
  • 国际专利分类:   C25D013/02, C25D013/22, G21H003/02, H01L031/0224, H01L031/0304, H01L031/055, H01L031/075, H01L031/18
  • 专利详细信息:   US2021327604-A1 21 Oct 2021 G21H-003/02 202218 English
  • 申请详细信息:   US2021327604-A1 US363886 30 Jun 2021
  • 优先权号:   US366792, US363886

▎ 摘  要

NOVELTY - An electrode comprises a substrate formed of a conductive layer having a thickness of 10 nm-1 micron, a composite layer (14) of radioluminescent phosphor with radioisotope particles homogeneously dispersed and formed on conductive substrate having a thickness of 1-25 microns, and a semiconductor comprising a P-i-N/P-u-N junction (17) or an N-i-P-P junction. USE - Electrode used in beta-photovoltaic cells for radioisotope battery of semiconductor device. Uses include but are not limited to power mobile devices, medical devices, unattended sensors, spacecraft instruments, microelectromechanical systems, explosive monitoring, and microprocessors. ADVANTAGE - The electrode provides semiconductor device having improved coversion efficiency, and efficiently harnesses the energy output from the composite layer. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a shcematic view of hybrid radioisotope battery using beta-photovoltaic and beta-voltaic energy conversion with volumetric configuration. Composite layer (14) Beta particles (15) Photon (16) P-i-N/P-u-N junction (17)