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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Alexander Kavetsky, Champaign, IL (US);
Galena Yakubova, Champaign, IL (US);
Shahid Yousaf, Charleston, IL (US);
Gabriel Walter, Urbana, IL (US);
Doris Chan, Champaign, IL (US);
Maxim Sychov, St. Petersburg, RU;
Qian Lin, Charleston, IL (US);
Ken Bower, Charleston, IL (US);
Alexander Kavetsky, Champaign, IL (US);
Galena Yakubova, Champaign, IL (US);
Shahid Yousaf, Charleston, IL (US);
Gabriel Walter, Urbana, IL (US);
Doris Chan, Champaign, IL (US);
Maxim Sychov, St. Petersburg, RU;
Qian Lin, Charleston, IL (US);
Ken Bower, Charleston, IL (US);
Trace Photonics, Inc., Charleston, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an encapsulated βparticle emitter that comprises a sol-gel derived core that comprises a β-emitting radioisotope and an encapsulant enclosing the core through which at least some of the βemissions from the β-emitting radioisotope pass, wherein the encapsulant comprises a substrate and a cover and at least a portion of the encapsulant is electrically conductive, and a method for making the same. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a capacitor comprising such an encapsulated βparticle emitter and a method of performing work with such a capacitor.