NUCLEAR BATTERY

ABSTRACT

Based on the betavoltaic and alphavoltaic effects, a 4H-SiC micronuclear battery

was demonstrated. A Schottky barrier diode, in place of the previously used p-n
junction diode, was utilized for carrier separation. A theoretical model was derived
to predict the output electrical power. Using beta radioisotope 63Ni and alpha
radioisotope 241Am as the radiation sources, the micro nuclear battery was tested
and proved to be effective to transfer decay energy into electrical power. The
experimental results show that the theoretical model can basically predict the
performance of the micronuclear battery. Although the energy conversion
efficiencies under illumination of 63Ni and 241Am are only 0.5% and 0.1% at
current status, an improvement by an order of magnitude can be expected if the
doping concentration of the epilayer can be decreased to the optimal value.

Published in: Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems ( Volume: 20, Issue: 3,

June 2011 )
Page(s): 685 - 690
Date of Publication: 15 April 2011
ISSN Information:
INSPEC Accession Number: 12032663
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2011.2127448
Publisher: IEEE
 Microwave power transmission by
electromagnetic surface wave propagation for
wireless power distribution

ABSTARCT

The concept of wireless power transmission at microwave frequencies has recently

generated much excitement for the development of new battery charging
techniques, stations for wireless power distribution, and other consumer products
that operate by means of remote energy transfer. Not only has this excitement
generated a new paradigm of research and development for engineers and
scientists, but more importantly, improved the general awareness of the public
regarding the practicality and feasibility of green energy technologies. One popular
example includes the charging of mobile devices, laptops, and other portable
electronic equipment by the recycling of parasitic electromagnetic energy from the
local environment. Additional applications of this approach to green technologies
can include the control and system operation of low-power medical devices,
environmental monitors for security and surveillance, and other sensors for home
automation. Concepts can also be applied to more directive and high-power
systems for space applications and the related telecommunications, as well as the
powering and control of remote robots for disaster control and electric cars for
terrestrial transportation.
Published in: Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC), 2015 1st URSI
Atlantic
Date of Conference: 16-24 May 2015
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 26 October 2015
Electronic ISBN: 978-9-0900-8628-6
DOI: 10.1109/URSI-AT-RASC.2015.7303004
Publisher: IEEE
Conference Location: Las Palmas, Spain
 Nanorobots for biomedical applications

ABSTARCT
Nanorobotics is an emerging field that deals with the controlled manipulation of
objects with nanometer-scale dimensions. Typically, an atom has a diameter of a few
ngstroms (1 = 0.1 nm = 10-10 m), a molecule's size is a few nm, and clusters or
nanoparticles formed by hundreds or thousands of atoms have sizes of tens of nm.
Therefore, Nanorobotics is concerned with interactions with atomic- and molecular-
sized objects-and is sometimes called Molecular Robotics. Nanotechnology is being
pursued along two converging directions. From the top down, semiconductor
fabrication techniques are producing smaller and smaller structures-see e.g. [Colton
& Marrian 1995] for recent work. For example, the line width of the original Pentium
chip is 350 nm. Current optical lithography techniques have obvious resolution
limitations because of the wavelength of visible light, which is in the order of 500
nm. X-ray and electron-beam lithography will push sizes further down, but with a
great increase in complexity and cost of fabrication. These top-down techniques do
not seem promising for building nanomachines that require precise positioning of
atoms or molecules.
Published in: Laser Optics (LO), 2016 International Conference
Date of Conference: 27 June-1 July 2016
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 25 August 2016
ISBN Information:
INSPEC Accession Number: 16263339
DOI: 10.1109/LO.2016.7549994
Publisher: IEEE
Conference Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
 Ultrasonic motors
Abstract
This paper proposed structural design methods for the development of high-
efficiency linear ultrasonic motors (LUMs) that can be applied in robotic fields. A
continuous variable cross-section Langevin vibrator was adopted for higher
vibration efficiency of the stator. To improve the structural stability of the motor,
the clamping component of the stator and the applying method of pre-pressure
were modified as well. The clamping component was designed as a structure with
flexible hinge. Furthermore, three types of LUMs were designed based on the
proposed design methods. Experimental results showed that their feature size,
maximum thrust, maximum speed and displacement resolution are 35-60 mm, 37
N, 1 mm/s and 50 nm, respectively, which indicated the designed LUMs had good
output performance and precision. Finally, several applications of these designed
LUMs including micromanipulator, absolute gravimeter and car top window were
introduced.
Published in: Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2016 13th
International Conference on
Date of Conference: 19-22 Aug. 2016
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 07 November 2016
ISBN Information:
INSPEC Accession Number: 16424311
DOI: 10.1109/URAI.2016.7734117
Publisher: IEEE
Conference Location: Xi'an, China