摘要 |
An electric cell comprises layers of moderating material 1 & 8, nuclear fuel 2 & 7, cathode 3, anode 6, and semiconductor junction layers 4 & 5 adjacently stacked one above another. Ionic compounds with high proton numbers (>60) are used to form the semiconductor junction layers 4 & 5. Highly energetic heavy ion daughter nuclides from the nuclear fuel layers 2 & 7 penetrate into the semiconductor junction layers 4 & 5. The collision of heavy ions with the valence band electrons in the semiconductor junction layers 4 & 5 creates electron-hole pairs which provide electricity. If the semiconductor junction layers 4 & 5 are radioactive, then the nuclear fuel layers 2 & 7 can be removed.
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