November 27, 2016, University of Bristol: 'Diamond-age' of power generation as nuclear batteries developed Citat: "...the man-made diamond is able to produce a charge simply by being placed in close proximity to a radioactive source...Tom Scott, Professor in Materials in the University's Interface Analysis Centre and a member of the Cabot Institute, said: "There are no moving parts involved, no emissions generated and no maintenance required, just direct electricity generation. By encapsulating radioactive material inside diamonds, we turn a long-term problem of nuclear waste into a nuclear-powered battery and a long-term supply of clean energy."...", backup
2005 by David Prutchi, Ph.D. Prutchi.com: Nuclear Pacemakers Citat: "...Nuclear batteries were introduced in the pacing industry around 1973 to prolong the longevity of the implanted device...However, by the mid-1970s, nuclear pacemakers were displaced by devices powered by lithium cells...The implant of nuclear-powered pacemakers stopped in the mid-1980s [Parsonnet et al., 1990]...", backup
2013, epubs.surrey.ac.uk: Direct observation of long-lived isomers in 212-Bi Citat: "...While the excitation energy of the first isomer of 212-Bi was confirmed, the second isomer was observed at 1478(30) keV...Both the energy and half-life differences can be understood as being due a substantial, though previously unrecognised, internal decay branch for neutral atoms. Earlier shell-model calculations are now found to give good agreement with the isomer excitation energy. Furthermore, these and new calculations predict the existence of states at slightly higher energy that could facilitate isomer de-excitation studies...", backup
2005 by David Prutchi, Ph.D. Prutchi.com: Nuclear Pacemakers Citat: "...Nuclear batteries were introduced in the pacing industry around 1973 to prolong the longevity of the implanted device...However, by the mid-1970s, nuclear pacemakers were displaced by devices powered by lithium cells...The implant of nuclear-powered pacemakers stopped in the mid-1980s [Parsonnet et al., 1990]...", backup
2013, epubs.surrey.ac.uk: Direct observation of long-lived isomers in 212-Bi Citat: "...While the excitation energy of the first isomer of 212-Bi was confirmed, the second isomer was observed at 1478(30) keV...Both the energy and half-life differences can be understood as being due a substantial, though previously unrecognised, internal decay branch for neutral atoms. Earlier shell-model calculations are now found to give good agreement with the isomer excitation energy. Furthermore, these and new calculations predict the existence of states at slightly higher energy that could facilitate isomer de-excitation studies...", backup
November 27, 2016, University of Bristol: 'Diamond-age' of power generation as nuclear batteries developed Citat: "...the man-made diamond is able to produce a charge simply by being placed in close proximity to a radioactive source...Tom Scott, Professor in Materials in the University's Interface Analysis Centre and a member of the Cabot Institute, said: "There are no moving parts involved, no emissions generated and no maintenance required, just direct electricity generation. By encapsulating radioactive material inside diamonds, we turn a long-term problem of nuclear waste into a nuclear-powered battery and a long-term supply of clean energy."...", backup
