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Claim · claim:alpha-drives-alphavoltaic

Alpha particles —drives→ Alphavoltaic effect

The atlas records this claim as established: alpha particles drive the alphavoltaic effect under the conditions below.

establishedK5 · energy harvestedledger nuclear → electronic-excitation · loss to thermalno record-level review date

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2cited sources1enumerated routes using it0routes with composition evidence0recorded pathways

Conditions

  • alpha particles stopped within tens of micrometres of a semiconductor junction; displacement damage degrades output far faster than for beta sources
regime: solid · semiconductor required · radioisotope required

Evidence · 2

  1. [1]
    M. G. Spencer, T. Alam. High power direct energy conversion by nuclear batteries (2019)
    Applied Physics Reviews 6, 031305 · doi:10.1063/1.5123163 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-20 · record
  2. [2]
    M. A. Prelas, et al.. A review of nuclear batteries (2014)
    Progress in Nuclear Energy 75, 117–148 · doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.04.007 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Related matrix context

This claim does not itself create a matrix cell. The context below belongs to Alphavoltaic effect, the phenomenon it is about.

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

family: Radiovoltaic (C.26)

Uses of this claim

other enumerated routes · 1

Cite this claim

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:alpha-drives-alphavoltaic: Alpha particles —drives→ Alphavoltaic effect. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/alpha-drives-alphavoltaic

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