Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 060701(2023)

Design optimization and electrical performance improvement of tritium-based nuclear batteries

Hong YING1,2、*, Haining SHI1,2, Dongdong LIANG3, Zhiheng XU3, Pin GONG3, and Xiaobin TANG3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Suzhou Nuclear Power Research Institute Co., Ltd, Suzhou 215004, China
  • 2National Engineering Research Center for Nuclear Power Plant Safety & Reliability, Suzhou 215004, China
  • 3Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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    Ti3H2 model (a) and the differential energy spectrum (b) of tritium used in this simulation work
    Trend of surface emission power density and total power emission rate (a), surface emission activity density and total activity emission rate (b), and self-absorption rate of Ti3H2 source with source thickness (c)
    Simulation model of irradiated voltaic effect nuclear battery based on Ti3H2
    Distribution of deposition energy and cumulative deposition energy in Si (a), SiC (b), and GaAs (c)
    Variation trend of maximum output power and maximum output power density of nuclear battery based on Ti3H2 with Si (a), SiC (b), and GaAs (c) thickness
    Distribution of deposition energy and cumulative deposition energy (a), and radioluminescence calculation model in ZnS:Cu fluorescent layer (b)
    Fluorescence transport process in ZnS:Cu fluorescent layer
    Variation trend of fluorescence irradiance emitted from the outer surface of ZnS:Cu fluorescent layer with thickness
    Variation trend of the maximum output power of irradiated photovoltaic effect nuclear battery based on Si and Ti3H2 with ZnS:Cu fluorescence layer thickness
    Physical diagrams of tritium lamp (a) and GaAs (b), and GaAs external quantum efficiency curve (c)
    I-V and P-V curves of single-layer tritium-based nuclear battery
    Structural model (a) and physical diagram (b) of stacked tritium-based nuclear battery
    I-V(a) and P-V (b) curves of series, parallel stacked and upper, lower single-layer tritium-based nuclear battery
    • Table 1. Various properties of energy conversion materials[8-9]

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      Table 1. Various properties of energy conversion materials[8-9]

      换能材料

      Energy conversion materials

      禁带宽度Eg / eV

      Energy gap

      密度ρ / (g‧cm-3)

      Density

      物质的量M / (g‧mol-1)

      Molar mass

      Si1.122.32914
      SiC2.903.21020
      GaAs1.425.31764
      ZnS3.804.10246
    • Table 2. Values of semiconductor thickness L in irradiated voltaic effect nuclear battery based on Ti3H2

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      Table 2. Values of semiconductor thickness L in irradiated voltaic effect nuclear battery based on Ti3H2

      半导体材料类型

      Types of semiconductor materials

      厚度区间L / μm

      Thickness range

      Si2~4
      SiC1.5~2.5
      GaAs1~2
    • Table 3. Electrical parameters of irradiated voltaic effect nuclear battery based on Ti3H2 at optimal semiconductor thickness

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      Table 3. Electrical parameters of irradiated voltaic effect nuclear battery based on Ti3H2 at optimal semiconductor thickness

      半导体光伏组件厚度

      / μm

      Semiconductor photovoltaic modules (thickness)

      短路电流Isc

      / nA

      Short circuit

      current

      开路电压Voc

      / V

      Open circuit

      voltage

      填充因子FF

      Fill factor

      装置能量转换效率η

      / %

      Device energy conversion efficiency

      总能量转换效率ηtotal

      / %

      Total energy conversion

      efficiency

      Si (3.8)24.9280.3590.7530.4140.034
      SiC (2.2)10.8272.1180.9351.3150.108
      GaAs (1.8)17.5140.6500.8370.5850.048
    • Table 4. Electrical performance parameters of single-layer tritium-based nuclear battery

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      Table 4. Electrical performance parameters of single-layer tritium-based nuclear battery

      半导体光伏组件

      Semiconductor photovoltaic modules

      氚灯数

      Number of tritium lamps

      短路电流Isc / nA

      Short circuit current

      开路电压Voc / V

      Open circuit voltage

      填充因子FF

      Fill factor

      最大输出功率Pmax / nW

      Maximum output power

      GaAs2129.0440.4050.54428.428
      3198.8310.4450.56449.928
      4245.2280.4650.57165.149
    • Table 5. Electrical performance parameters of series, parallel stacked and upper, lower single-layer tritium-based nuclear battery

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      Table 5. Electrical performance parameters of series, parallel stacked and upper, lower single-layer tritium-based nuclear battery

      电池结构方案

      Battery Structure Solutions

      短路电流Isc / nA

      Short circuit current

      开路电压Voc / V

      Open circuit voltage

      填充因子FF

      Fill factor

      最大输出功率Pmax / nW

      Maximum output power

      上单层Upper single layer83.4041.0250.79364.491
      下单层Lower single layer139.7960.8950.51264.048
      串联叠层Tandem Stacking79.0201.5500.72488.735
      并联叠层Parallel Stacking221.7870.7750.617106.138
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    Hong YING, Haining SHI, Dongdong LIANG, Zhiheng XU, Pin GONG, Xiaobin TANG. Design optimization and electrical performance improvement of tritium-based nuclear batteries[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2023, 41(6): 060701

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 17, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 27, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2024

    The Author Email: Hong YING (应红), Xiaobin TANG (汤晓斌)

    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2023-0047

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