A Theoretical Model of a Sr-90 nuclear battery

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  • Chad Davis McMaster University

Abstract

An investigation was performed on a GaN Schottky nuclear battery using a Strontium-90 isotope as the source.

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2017-08-22

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): The McMaster Journal of Engineering Physics

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