Carrier · carrier:beta-particles
Beta particles
Electrons (or positrons) emitted by beta decay with keV–MeV kinetic energy; ranges of millimetres in solids.
Atlas record: 4 claims reference this carrier — 4 established.
Explorerelations · routes · sources · cite
4claims22enumerated routes2routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched3cited sources
Relations
drives · 3
- a beta source (tritium, Ni-63, Pm-147) on or in a semiconductor junction; particle energy below the lattice-damage threshold
- beta particles stopped within the source and its cladding; in practice RTG heat comes from alpha emitters (see the alpha claim)
- 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
produces · 1
- beta emitters such as tritium, Ni-63, Pm-147, Sr-90
Enumerated routes through this · 22
- Betavoltaic battery5/5 est · demonstrated
- Radioluminescent (beta-photovoltaic) nuclear battery7/7 est · demonstrated
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioluminescence → Light4/4 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Light6/6 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work5/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermochemical redox cycle → Chemical fuel (H₂, CO, syngas) → Chemical fuel7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermopolarization effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work5/7 est · weakly supported
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermopolarization effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work5/7 est · weakly supported
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Seebeck effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Heat conduction → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermionic emission → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work5/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Anomalous Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Working-fluid expansion (heat-engine cycle) → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Ocean thermal energy conversion → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Advective heat transport → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioluminescence → Photons → Photothermal absorption → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 est · extends a recorded pathway
Cited sources · 3
- [1]P. Rappaport. The electron-voltaic effect in p-n junctions induced by beta-particle bombardment (1954)
- [2]M. A. Prelas, et al.. A review of nuclear batteries (2014)
- [3]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)
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