In the long term, and water-borne nuclear battery that has been developed

Nuclear University of Missouri, which is said to researchers working in (MU), more durable than that claims to produce a prototype of the battery to water the basis of both, is more efficient than the current technology of the battery, can eventually be used as a reliable, spacecraft, and life, reliability, and efficiency is the force of other important applications.

"Betavoltaics and battery technology to generate energy from the radiation, and since 1950, has been designed to be a source of energy," said Jae Kwon Engineering Associate Professor W. MU was University. "Nuclear technology is not controlled by dangerous in itself. We would like to have fire detectors of emergency exits signs bedrooms and construction, in our lives we have a number of commercial applications of nuclear technology."

Strontium 90, in order to improve the electrochemical energy produced in a solution made of water, using radioactive isotopes and researchers include nanostructured titanium oxide electrode which acts as a catalyst for the decomposition of water for you. In other words, the catalyst to help the decomposition of water in combination with radiation applied to a variety of compounds is oxygen.

Β high-energy rays, platinum and as a result of passing through the nanoporous titanium dioxide, and electrons - pairs of holes to generate a flow of electrons, the current will be generated in the resulting titanium dioxide.

"Found functions of water as a buffer zone and the surface plasmon generated in the device can be very useful in improving efficiency," said Kwon. "Ion and easily, and very low temperatures that are not in the freezing solution or car battery, if properly packaged, and perhaps can operate in a wide range of applications such as spacecraft."

Labs NanoTritium remote towns, there is an outstanding example recently - - this decay radiation to produce electricity in the first place to benefit from the inherent advantages (radiation watershed) The first of these means nuclear battery Ikoto nuclear battery, a higher level of energy, in a lesser degree than temperature before , and current. He said in revenues is much higher than other water decomposition technology of energy production.

Unlike other forms of motivational process for splitting water to produce energy, kinetic energy to allow a hostile unit radiation β- high-ray Energy-MU or trapped in water molecules, free in the water and there will be effective for the generation of radicals, in order to achieve water separation at a temperature the room - it is converted into electricity - electric dioxide gas platinum / titanium used above.

Solar cells, the hole - by a pair of electrons, while using a similar mechanism for the transfer of energy, photon energy, especially in the visible spectrum with low levels of energy, and then, as a result, A small is created a number of free radicals so much.

While having the ability to enhance the energy levels of electrons key chemical reactions that are involved in the free radicals produced by beta radiation source of strontium which is away for the production of high energy and reliable with very long time is an effective way. As a lot of water on the nuclear battery fully sustainable basis, you can provide viable alternatives to the solar cell as a low-pollution energy sources.

The study was published MU team in the journal Nature.