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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Applicant:
Mark A. Prelas, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Prelas, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21H 1/06 (2006.01); G21H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micro-scale power source and method includes a semiconductor structure having an n-type semiconductor region, a p-type semiconductor region and a p-n junction. A radioisotope provides energy to the p-n junction resulting in electron-hole pairs being formed in the n-type semiconductor region and p-type semiconductor region, which causes electrical current to pass through p-n junction and produce electrical power.