Nuclear voltaic cell

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8073097
APP PUB NO 20060034415A1
SERIAL NO

11214280

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The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy. Direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in close proximity to a liquid semiconductor. Nuclear energy emitted from the nuclear material, in the form of fission fragments or radiation, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs. By using an appropriate electrical circuit an electrical load is applied and electrical energy generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs.

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GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INCIDAHO IDAHO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harker, Yale Deon Idaho Falls, US 3 19
Juergens, Tristan Dieter Telluride, US 3 19
Kwok, Kwan Sze Brooklyn, US 3 19
Newman, Nathan Scottsdale, US 24 537
Ploger, Scott Arden Idaho Falls, US 3 19
Tsang, Francis Yu-Hei Idaho Falls, US 8 46

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