Diamonds create a nuclear battery: half a year after using 5,000 years of electricity

The abstract "Diamonds forever" is a classic ad word that shows the strength of a diamond that makes it last forever. However, the battery made by diamonds has the same long-lasting power-renewing capability, and it will be half lost in 5,000 years. University of Bristol, UK (Univ...
"Diamonds forever" is a classic ad word that shows the intensity of a diamond that makes it last forever. However, the battery made by diamonds has the same long-lasting power-renewing capability, and it will lose half of the electricity in 5000 years.
The research team at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom tried to use radioactive ectopic elements to make a battery energy source. It was covered with a layer of synthetic diamonds and became a current loop. It also used the strength of diamonds to block radiation. .

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This type of battery does not use chemical energy to generate electricity, nor does it function as a generator. Instead, it uses the principle of a radiant battery (Betavoltaic device). When the beta ray (β-ray) released by the nuclear material is absorbed by the synthetic diamond, a small current is formed. The current research team uses nickel 63 as a source of radiation, because nickel 63 is a typical beta radiation source, but its output is small and not suitable for a large number of applications. So the research team hopes to use carbon 14 as the core. Research team host Tom Scott said: "We plan to use nuclear waste materials as the core of the battery, both to deal with nuclear waste and to convert to better use, and carbon 14 is our goal. ."
In the field of science, carbon 14 is a common term. It is rare in nature and has a fixed amount of carbon in the body. Therefore, it is often used as a historical dating tool for fossils and relics dating from 100,000 years to 100,000 years. .
However, carbon 14 will also be produced from the process of refining nuclear weapons, mainly as a by-product of the graphite reactor. During the Cold War, during the period of mass production of nuclear weapons, the United Kingdom produced 95,000 graphite blocks. Graphite is a carbon with a different lattice shape, so a large amount of carbon 14 is produced in these graphite blocks. If you can refine the pure carbon 14 and wrap it in the diamond, you can form a diamond-shaped nuclear battery.
Dr. Neil Fox said: "Beta rays (β-ray) do produce slow radiation damage if they come into contact with bare skin, but diamonds are the hardest substance known to man, so it's High density can block all beta rays."
However, because the power of the battery made of carbon 14 is not high, it is estimated that one gram of carbon 14 diamond nuclear battery can only provide 15 joules in one day, less than the amount of a third battery. But its use time is extremely long, it will take 5730 years to make the power decline by half, and this time has exceeded the existence of many human civilizations. Professor Scott added: "We believe that diamond batteries are used in low-power and long-term use of electronic devices, such as artificial organs, space satellites, high-altitude unmanned aircraft, and even planetary exploration vessels."
Of course, even if it is technically feasible, it is still a difficult problem in practical application. Whether it is the refining of carbon 14 or the synthesis of artificial diamonds, it is still very expensive at present. Therefore, if you want to see the diamond battery that can supply power for a long time, you need a paragraph. time.

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