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Nuclear radiation particle power converter

US11881325B2 · filed 2020-10-19 · granted 2024-01-23 · Medtronic, Inc. major

Abstract T1 · from the patent

Various embodiments of a nuclear radiation particle power converter are disclosed. The power converter can include first and second electrodes, a three-dimensional current collector disposed between the electrodes and electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a charge carrier separator disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the current collector. The converter can also include a hole conductor layer disposed on the charge carrier separator and coupled to the second electrode, and nuclear radiation-emitting material disposed such that at least one emitted particle is incident upon the charge carrier separator.

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Inventors

Andreas Fenner, David A. Ruben, Anna J. Malin, Paul F. Gerrish, Bruce C. Fleischhauer, Larry E. Tyler

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