Abstract:
Two kinds of GaN PiN diodes were prepared to be the energy converters of betavoltaic batteries, and irradiated by
63Ni and
3H radioactive sources. The
Isc was 5.4 nA and
Voc was 771 mV for
63Ni source; the
Isc was 10.8 nA and
Voc was 839 mV for
3H source. These results show that their
Voc are far better than silicon diodes’, but their
Isc are poor. And there are some differences between the theory values and experiment results. There would be greatly improving space in electrical performance of betavoltaic isotope batteries with GaN diodes as the energy converters, if the dislocation could be reduced in GaN material producing process, the Ohmic contact could be prepared very well and the diodes configuration could be designed more optimizedly in the future.