Development of nuclear micro-battery with solid tritium source.
A micro-battery powered by tritium is being developed to utilize tritium produced from the Wolsong Tritium Removal Facility. The 3D p-n junction device has been designed and fabricated for energy conversion. Titanium tritide is adopted to increase tritium density and safety. Sub micron films or nano-powders of titanium tritide is applied on silicon semiconductor device to reduce the self absorption of beta rays. Until now protium has been used instead of tritium for safety. Hydrogen was absorbed up to atomic ratio of approximately 1.3 and approximately 1.7 in titanium powders and films, respectively.
Lee
Sook-Kyung
SK
Nuclear Power Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute, 65 Munji-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. sklee@kepri.re.kr
Son
Soon-Hwan
SH
Kim
KwangSin
K
Park
Jong-Wan
JW
Lim
Hun
H
Lee
Jae-Min
JM
Chung
Eun-Su
ES