Butera, S., Lioliou, G., Krysa, A.B. orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-7354 et al. (1 more author) (2016) Al<inf>0.52</inf>In<inf>0.48</inf>P <sup>55</sup>Fe x-ray-photovoltaic battery. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49. 355601. ISSN 0022-3727
Abstract
An Al0.52In0.48P 55Fe radioisotope microbattery is demonstrated over the temperature range -20 °C to 160 °C. Al0.52In0.48P p+-i-n+ mesa structures were used to collect the photons from a 238 MBq 55Fe radioisotope x-ray source. The effects of temperature on the key microbattery parameters were studied. Increasing the temperature, the saturation current increased; whilst the open circuit voltage, the maximum power and the conversion efficiency decreased. An open circuit voltage of 0.97 V and a conversion efficiency of 22% were measured in a single p+-i-n+ mesa structure at -20 °C. The highest total microbattery maximum output power using two mesa structures was 1.2 pW at -20 °C.
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2016 13:01 |
Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2016 13:01 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/35/355601 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/0022-3727/49/35/355601 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104794 |