"Diamond batteries offer a safe, sustainable way to provide continuous microwatt levels of power," said the UKAEA's Sarah Clark. The innovation could change energy solutions for various low-power devices.
The battery is made of the radioactive isotope carbon-14, encased in a thin layer of synthetic diamond. As the carbon-14 decays it emits electrons. The diamond acts like a semiconductor, converting these electrons into electricity.
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