Promethium: to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield
V Elkina, M Kurushkin - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Promethium (Pm), element# 61, got its name from the Greek Titan Prometheus, who stole
fire from Zeus and passed it to people. The only element in the lanthanide series of the …
fire from Zeus and passed it to people. The only element in the lanthanide series of the …
Monte Carlo simulation for evaluating the attenuation effects of a protective layer for a Ni-63 nuclear battery
CD de Souza, JB Kim, JJ Kim, J Kim, W Ji… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Interest in the use of betavoltaic nuclear batteries has grown substantially in recent years for
its potential use in new generation of microelectromechanical systems. Ni 63 is the …
its potential use in new generation of microelectromechanical systems. Ni 63 is the …
[HTML][HTML] Theoretical study of a high-efficiency GaP–Si heterojunction betavoltaic cell compared with metal–Si Schottky barrier betavoltaic cell
Y Wang, J Lu, R Zheng, X Li, Y Liu, X Zhang, Y Zhang… - AIP Advances, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, energy converters, which contain a GaP–Si heterojunction and Si-based
Schottky barrier diodes with Al, Ti, Ag, and W, are used to convert 2 μm-thick 63 Ni …
Schottky barrier diodes with Al, Ti, Ag, and W, are used to convert 2 μm-thick 63 Ni …
High-performance alpha-voltaic cell based on a 4H-SiC PIN junction diode
R Gao, L Liu, Y Li, L Shen, P Wan, X Ouyang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alpha-voltaic cells have great potential in military, biomedical, and infrastructure
applications due to their characteristics of long operating life, small volume, and superior …
applications due to their characteristics of long operating life, small volume, and superior …
Beta radiation hardness of GYGAG (Ce) transparent ceramic scintillators
JT Jarrell, NJ Cherepy, ZM Seeley… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
GYGAG (Ce) transparent ceramic garnet scintillators were irradiated with electrons from 0.5
to 2 MeV with fluences from/cm 2 to/cm 2, corresponding to doses from 0.3 to 310 Gigarad …
to 2 MeV with fluences from/cm 2 to/cm 2, corresponding to doses from 0.3 to 310 Gigarad …
Betavoltaic battery based on reduced-Graphene-Oxide/Si heterojunction
M Amirmazlaghani, A Rajabi… - Superlattices and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new beta converter cell based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/Si
heterojunction suitable for betavoltaic batteries. The potential barrier created in the rGO/Si …
heterojunction suitable for betavoltaic batteries. The potential barrier created in the rGO/Si …
Enhanced radioluminescence and improved radioluminescent nuclear battery output performance more than 50% with SiO2 nanosphere coating
Radioluminescent nuclear battery as a typical representative of small power device based
on the generation and utilization of radioluminescence, which can stable energy supply for …
on the generation and utilization of radioluminescence, which can stable energy supply for …
Preparation and Thermal Characterization of Hollow Graphite Fibers/Paraffin Composite Phase Change Material
L Wang, Z Liu, Q Guo, H Wang, X Wang, X Dong… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Paraffin is one of the most common and promising phase change materials to store and
release thermal energy. The inadequacy of paraffin lies in its low thermal conductivity, which …
release thermal energy. The inadequacy of paraffin lies in its low thermal conductivity, which …
Molecular plating of Am-241 on a Schottky metal contact
MK Hoffman, HB Spitz, PH Bissmeyer, S Mangu… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2022 - Springer
This paper describes a molecular plating method in which americium-241 (Am-241) was
directly deposited onto a 4.8 mm x 4.8 mm Schottky electrode of 4 H-SiC devices. The …
directly deposited onto a 4.8 mm x 4.8 mm Schottky electrode of 4 H-SiC devices. The …
Novel nuclear batteries based on radioluminescence
A new type of nuclear battery, based on the sandwich structure of solar cells and tritium gas‐
filled radioluminescent glass tubes (RLGTs), is developed and used successfully as a low …
filled radioluminescent glass tubes (RLGTs), is developed and used successfully as a low …