Actually, the output voltage is the voltage of the semiconductor junction. The beta particle stimulates multiple hole-electron pairs across this junction. This type of beta voltaic battery is extremely inefficient in converting the energy in the beta particles into output electrical energy.
On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:13 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > Much depends upon the terminal voltage that you must convert into a > useful value. My suspicion is that the open circuited voltage is very high, > making it difficult to use in simple applications. > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Tue, Nov 29, 2016 10:37 am > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Article: Diamonds turn nuclear waste into nuclear > batteries > > <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > The maximum power output of such a battery would be about 4 mW / gm of C14. >> (That's milli-watt, not Megawatt, which means you would be looking at a >> very low >> acceleration rate. >> > > A hearing aid battery produces less than 1 mW. A pacemaker produces about > 10 mW. So ~4 mW power levels would be useful. You could use 3 g of diamonds > in a pacemaker. > > - Jed > >
