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公开(公告)号:US11783956B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17549724
申请日:2021-12-13
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: G21H1/00 , G21H1/06 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/0216 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/02161 , H01L31/02327 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/03046 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/184 , H01L31/1844 , H01L31/1892
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A radioisotope source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material. The devices can be connected in series or parallel.
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公开(公告)号:US20200279666A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-03
申请号:US16835219
申请日:2020-03-30
申请人: CITY LABS, INC.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/18 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/0216
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A radioisotope source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material. The devices can be connected in series or parallel.
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公开(公告)号:US10186339B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-22
申请号:US15790713
申请日:2017-10-23
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/18 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/0216
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture the beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A beta particle source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material.
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公开(公告)号:US11462337B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US17227756
申请日:2021-04-12
申请人: CITY LABS, INC.
发明人: Peter Cabauy , Larry Olsen , Bret J. Elkind , Jesse Grant
IPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/0304
摘要: A device for producing electricity. The device includes a substrate having spaced apart first and second surfaces and doped a first dopant type, first semiconductor material layers disposed atop the first substrate surface and doped the first dopant type, and second semiconductor material layers disposed atop the first semiconductor material layers and doped a second dopant type. A first contact is in electrical contact with the second substrate surface or in electrical contact with one of the first semiconductor material layers. A beta particle source emits beta particles that penetrate into the semiconductor material layers; the beta particle source is proximate the uppermost layer of the second plurality of semiconductor material layers. A second contact is in electrical contact with one of the second plurality of semiconductor material layers. In one embodiment, bi-polar contacts (the first and second contacts) are co-located on each major face of the device.
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公开(公告)号:US10607744B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-31
申请号:US16252698
申请日:2019-01-20
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: G21H1/00 , G21H1/06 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/18 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/0216
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture the beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A beta particle source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material.
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公开(公告)号:US20190228872A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-25
申请号:US16252698
申请日:2019-01-20
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/0216 , H01L31/18 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/115
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture the beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A beta particle source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material.
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公开(公告)号:US09799419B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-24
申请号:US14623861
申请日:2015-02-17
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy , Larry C Olsen , Noren Pan
CPC分类号: G21H1/06
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment the device comprises a germanium substrate doped a first dopant type and a plurality of stacked material layers above the substrate. These stacked material layers further comprise an InGaP base layer doped the first dopant type, an InGaP emitter layer doped the second dopant type, a window layer having a lattice structure matched to the lattice structure of the emitter layer and doped the second dopant type and a beta particle source for generating beta particles.
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公开(公告)号:US12094620B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US18369761
申请日:2023-09-18
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: H01L31/02 , G21H1/06 , H01L31/0216 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/02161 , H01L31/02327 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/03046 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/184 , H01L31/1844 , H01L31/1892
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A radioisotope source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material. The devices can be connected in series or parallel.
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公开(公告)号:US20240087767A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-14
申请号:US18369761
申请日:2023-09-18
申请人: City Labs, Inc.
发明人: Peter Cabauy
IPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/0216 , H01L31/0232 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/18
CPC分类号: G21H1/06 , H01L31/02161 , H01L31/02327 , H01L31/0304 , H01L31/03046 , H01L31/115 , H01L31/184 , H01L31/1844 , H01L31/1892
摘要: A device for producing electricity. In one embodiment, the device comprises a doped germanium or a doped GaAs substrate and a plurality of stacked material layers (some of which are doped) above the substrate. These stacked material layers, which capture beta particles and generate electrical current, may include, in various embodiments, GaAs, InAlP, InGaP, InAlGaP, AlGaAs, and other semiconductor materials. A radioisotope source generates beta particles that impinge the stack, create electron-hole pairs, and thereby generate electrical current. In another embodiment the device comprises a plurality of epi-liftoff layers and a backing support material. The devices can be connected in series or parallel.
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公开(公告)号:US10431345B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-01
申请号:US15589665
申请日:2017-05-08
申请人: CITY LABS, INC.
发明人: Peter Cabauy , Bret J. Elkind , Jesse Grant
IPC分类号: G21H1/02 , A61N1/378 , H01M10/46 , G21H1/06 , H01M10/052 , H01M10/0562
摘要: A betavoltaic power source. The power source comprises a source of beta particles and a plurality of regions each for collecting the beta particles and for generating electron hole pairs responsive to the beta particle flux. A first set of the plurality of regions is disposed proximate a first surface of the source and a second set of the plurality of regions is disposed proximate a second surface. The first and second surface in opposing relation. A secondary power source is charged by a current developed by the electron hole pairs.
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