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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Jae Wan Kwon, Columbia, MO (US);
Tongtawee Wacharasindhu, Columbia, MO (US);
John David Robertson, Columbia, MO (US);
Jae Wan Kwon, Columbia, MO (US);
Tongtawee Wacharasindhu, Columbia, MO (US);
John David Robertson, Columbia, MO (US);
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Abstract
A method of constructing a solid-state energy-density micro radioisotope power source device. In such embodiments, the method comprises depositing the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition, comprising a semiconductor material and a radioisotope material, into a micro chamber formed within a power source device body. The method additionally includes heating the body to a temperature at which the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition will liquefy within the micro chamber to provide a liquid state composite mixture. Furthermore, the method includes cooling the body and liquid state composite mixture such that liquid state composite mixture solidifies to provide a solid-state composite voltaic semiconductor, thereby providing a solid-state high energy-density micro radioisotope power source device.