Beta particles —drives→ Radioluminescence

Conditions

• a phosphor or scintillator (ZnS:Cu, plastic scintillator) excited by beta particles; tritium and Ni-63 sources are the usual choice for lifetime and shielding

Evidence · 2

1. [1]
   A. Iwan, W. Pellowski, K. A. Bogdanowicz. Conversion of Radiophotoluminescence Irradiation into Electricity in Photovoltaic Cells. A Review of Theoretical Considerations and Practical Solutions (2021)

   Energies 14, 6186 · doi:10.3390/en14196186 · 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 Radioluminescence, the phenomenon it is about.

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

Uses of this claim

• Radioluminescent (beta-photovoltaic) nuclear batterydemonstrated · 7 steps

• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioluminescence → Light4/4 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioluminescence → Photons → Photothermal absorption → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway

Cite this claim

Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:beta-drives-radioluminescence: Beta particles —drives→ Radioluminescence. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/beta-drives-radioluminescence

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