Study of a Betavoltaic Battery Using Electroplated Nickel-63 on Nickel Foil as a Power Source |
Uhm, Young Rang
(Radioisotope Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI))
Choi, Byoung Gun (Human Interface SoC Research Section, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)) Kim, Jong Bum (Radioisotope Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)) Jeong, Dong-Hyuk (Dongnam Institute of Radiological and Medical Science) Son, Kwang Jae (Radioisotope Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)) |
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