Published 1976 | Version v1
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A thin film module for thermoelectric conversion in a plutonium-238 battery

Creators

  • 1. Societa Ricerche Impianti Nucleari, Vercelli (Italy). Societa Ricerche Biomediche

Description

A thermoelectric converter based on thin film technology, in which thermocouples are deposited by vacuum evaporation of Bi-Te-Sb-Se doped alloys onto a thin polyimide film, is presented for application in a plutonium battery as power supply in a biomedical device. High figure of merit and good reproducibility of characteristics of the films are attained by means of an appropriate technique of evaporation and subsequent annealing, the fundamentals of which are described in detail. (author)

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/0013-7480(76)90016-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Energy Conversion
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
1-2
Series
Energy Convers.
Journal Page Range
55-65
ISSN
0013-7480

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
8287128
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Descriptors DEI
ANNEALING; CAPSULES; CARDIAC PACEMAKERS; EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; FILMS; PLUTONIUM 238; POLYMERS; RADIOISOTOPE BATTERIES; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTAINERS; CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAT TREATMENTS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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