Demonstration of a 4H SiC betavoltaic nuclear battery based on schottky barrier diode

Da Yong Qiao; Wei Zheng Yuan; Peng Gao; Xian Wang Yao; Bo Zang; Lin Zhang; Hui Guo; Hong Jian Zhang

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/25/10/076

Demonstration of a 4H SiC betavoltaic nuclear battery based on schottky barrier diode

Da Yong Qiao
, Wei Zheng Yuan
, Peng Gao
, Xian Wang Yao
, Bo Zang
, Lin Zhang
, Hui Guo
, Hong Jian Zhang

School of Mechanical Engineering

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A 4H SiC betavoltaic nuclear battery is demonstrated. A Schottky barrier diode is utilized for carrier separation. Under illumination of Ni-63 source with an apparent activity of 4 mCi/cm² an open circuit voltage of 0.49 V and a short circuit current density of 29.44 nA/cm² are measured. A power conversion efficiency of 1.2% is obtained. The performance of the device is limited by low shunt resistance, backscattering and attenuation of electron energy in air and Schottky electrode. It is expected to be significantly improved by optimizing the design and processing technology of the device.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3798-3800
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chinese Physics Letters
Volume	25
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/25/10/076
State	Published - 1 Oct 2008

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