摘要 |
<p>A radioluminescent source is provided by a radioactive element entrapped in an amorphous semiconductor. A preferred light source comprises a beta-emitting radioactive element, such as tritium, occluded within a matrix of amorphous semiconductor material (10), such as amorphous silicon, with or without dopants. The matrix may serve as an intrinsic radioluminescent light source, or as an electron source to irradiate a separate phosphor (16). <IMAGE></p> |