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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, 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 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21H 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid-state nuclear energy conversion system includes a crystalline insulator bombarded with radiation to create electron-hole pairs. A voltage source provides a potential bias across the crystalline insulator, causing electrons and holes to collect at opposing ends. A diode is incorporated in a circuit including the crystalline insulator, voltage source, and a load, inhibiting current flow from the voltage source to the load. Thus, a radiation-driven current flows to the load.