GaN betavoltaic energy converters

Christiana Honsberg; William A. Doolittle; Mark Allen; Chris Wang

GaN betavoltaic energy converters

Christiana Honsberg, William A. Doolittle, Mark Allen, Chris Wang

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Abstract

Semiconductor betavoltaic converters use energy from radioisotope sources to generate electricity for remote applications requiring power for 5-50 years. To be to competitive with thermoelectric devices, they must achieve an efficiency above 20% [1].This paper presents the design rules and efficiency calculations for such high efficiency GaN betavoltaic converters, and experimentally demonstrates the radiation tolerance of GaN.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Pages	102-105
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	31st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 2005 - Lake Buena Vista, FL, United States Duration: Jan 3 2005 → Jan 7 2005

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Other	31st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 2005
Country/Territory	United States
City	Lake Buena Vista, FL
Period	1/3/05 → 1/7/05

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Condensed Matter Physics
Control and Systems Engineering

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