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Betavoltaic batteries are a type of nuclear battery that generate electrical energy through the emission of beta particles (electrons) from radioactive isotopes. These devices produce electric current by separating electron-hole pairs created when beta particles strike a p-n junction within a semiconductor material. This process is analogous to how photovoltaic cells convert light energy into electrical energy, except that the energy source here is radioactive decay instead of sunlight. History

Betavoltaic batteries are a type of nuclear battery that generates electrical energy through the emission of beta particles (electrons) from radioactive isotopes. These devices produce electric current by separating electron-hole pairs created when beta particles strike a p-n junction within a semiconductor material. This process is similar to how photovoltaic cells convert light energy into electrical energy, but here the energy source is radioactive decay instead of sunlight. History The found