IP Library Granted Patent US 12,354,761
Granted Patent B2
US 12,354,761 · App. 18/447,310 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery

Inventors: Changsong Chen (Ningde, CN); Weifeng Liang (Ningde, CN); Ling Xiang (Ningde, CN); Bao Tu (Ningde, CN); Yongsheng Guo (Ningde, CN); Guodong Chen (Ningde, CN); Chuying Ouyang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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Patent No.
US 12,354,761
App. No.
18/447,310
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery. The battery includes a first electrode, a first charge transport layer, a perovskite layer, a second charge transport layer, and a second electrode in sequence. The first electrode is a transparent electrode. The first charge transport layer is an electron transport layer and the second charge transport layer is a hole transport layer, or, the first charge transport layer is a hole transport layer and the second charge transport layer is an electron transport layer. The perovskite layer is doped with a fluorescent substance. At least one of the first electrode, the first charge transport layer, the second charge transport layer, or the second electrode is radioactive. When the first electrode and/or the second electrode is radioactive, the first electrode and/or the second electrode is an irradiated electrode formed by compounding a radioactive source and a conductor material.

Claims (48)

1. A perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery, characterized in that

the battery comprises a first electrode, a first charge transport layer, a perovskite layer, a second charge transport layer, and a second electrode in sequence, wherein

the first electrode is a transparent electrode;

the first charge transport layer is an electron transport layer and the second charge transport layer is a hole transport layer, or, the first charge transport layer is a hole transport layer and the second charge transport layer is an electron transport layer;

the perovskite layer is doped with a fluorescent substance;

at least one of the first electrode, the first charge transport layer, the second charge transport layer, or the second electrode is radioactive; and

when the first electrode and/or the second electrode is radioactive, the first electrode and/or the second electrode is an irradiated electrode formed by compounding a radioactive source and a conductor material; and, when the first charge transport layer and/or the second charge transport layer is radioactive, the first charge transport layer and/or the second charge transport layer is an irradiated semiconductor formed by compounding a radioactive source and a semiconductor material.

2. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

a mass percent of the fluorescent substance contained in the perovskite layer is 1 wt % to 30 wt %, and optionally 10 wt % to 15 wt %, of a total mass of the perovskite layer.

3. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

the fluorescent substance in the perovskite layer is at least one selected from riboflavin, fluorescein isothiocyanate, tetraethyl rhodamine, tetramethyl isothiocyanate rhodamine, phycoerythrin, an iridium complex, a rare earth element complex, a polyfluorene compound, a coumarin compound, a naphthalimide compound, a triacene compound or a higher-acene compound, a rhodamine compound, a fluorescein compound, a fluoroborodipyrrole compound, a resorufin compound, a pyrazoline compound, a triphenylamine compound, a carbazole compound, green fluorescent protein, a bimane fluorescent compound, a perovskite luminescent nanomaterial, a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) compound, a chelate of trivalent rare earth lanthanides, and any derivative or copolymer thereof, and is optionally tetraethylrhodamine or a chelate of trivalent rare earth lanthanides, wherein the chelate of trivalent rare earth lanthanides is optionally LaF3:Eu3+.

4. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

perovskite in the perovskite layer satisfies a chemical formula ABX 3 , wherein A is at least one selected from methylamine cation MA + , formamidinium cation FA + , and cesium cation Cs + ; B is at least one selected from lead cation Pb 2+ and tin cation Sn 2+ ; and X is at least one selected from halogen anion and COO − .

5. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

the radioactive source is at least one selected from an α-type radioactive source, a β-type radioactive source, an X-ray radioactive source, and a γ-ray radioactive source.

6. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 5 , characterized in that

the α-type radioactive source is at least one selected from 210 Po or a compound thereof, 228 Th or a compound thereof, 235 U or a compound thereof, 238 Pu or a compound thereof, 238 PuO 2 microspheres, 241 Am or a compound thereof, 242 Cm or a compound thereof, and 244 Cm or a compound thereof; and

the β-type radioactive source is at least one selected from (C 4 H 3 3 H 5- ) n , 3 H 2 , Ti 3 H 4 , 14 C or a compound thereof, 35 S or a compound thereof, 63 Ni or a compound thereof, 90 Sr or a compound thereof, 90 Sr/ 90 Y, 99 Tc or a compound thereof, 106 Ru or a compound thereof, 137 Cs or a compound thereof, 144 Ce or a compound thereof, 147 Pm or a compound thereof, 151 Sm or a compound thereof, and 226 Ra or a compound thereof.

7. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

the radioactive source is at least one selected from Ti 3 H 4 , 63 Ni or a compound thereof, and 90 Sr/ 90 Y.

8. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

a mass percent of the radioactive source in the irradiated electrode and/or the irradiated semiconductor is 90 wt % or less, and optionally 5 wt % to 30 wt %.

9. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

the semiconductor material of the first charge transport layer and the second charge transport layer is at least one of the following materials or a derivative thereof: an imide compound; a quinone compound; fullerene or a derivative thereof; 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-p-methoxyanilino)-9,9′-spirobifluorene; methoxytriphenylamine-fluoroformamidine; poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene sulfonic acid; poly-3-hexylthiophene; triptycene-cored triphenylamine; 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene-methoxytriphenylamine; N-(4-aniline) carbazole-spirobifluorene; polythiophene; metal oxide of a metal element selected from Mg, Ni, Cd, Zn, In, Pb, Mo, W, Sb, Bi, Cu, Hg, Ti, Ag, Mn, Fe, V, Sn, Zr, Sr, Ga, and Cr; silicon oxide; strontium titanium oxide; calcium titanium oxide; lithium fluoride; calcium fluoride; and cuprous thiocyanate.

10. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

the conductor material of the first electrode and the second electrode is an organic conductive material, an inorganic conductive material, or a conductive material compounded of an organic conductive material and an inorganic conductive material;

the organic conductive material is at least one selected from: a polymer of (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene monomer); polythiophene; polyacetylene; polypyrrole; polyphenylene; polyphenylacetylene; polyaniline; epoxy resin; phenol-formaldehyde resin, and polypropylene; and

the inorganic conductive material is at least one selected from a transparent conductive oxide, a metal, and a carbon derivative.

11. The perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery according to claim 1 , characterized in that

a thickness of the first electrode is 50 nm to 1000 nm; and/or

a thickness of the first charge transport layer is 10 nm to 1000 nm; and/or

a thickness of the perovskite layer is 50 nm to 2000 nm; and/or

a thickness of the second charge transport layer is 10 nm to 1000 nm; and/or

a thickness of the second electrode is 10 nm to 500 nm.

12. A method for manufacturing a perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery, wherein the perovskite betavoltaic-photovoltaic battery comprises a first electrode, a first charge transport layer, a perovskite layer, a second charge transport layer, and a second electrode in sequence, and the manufacturing method comprises:

a step of forming the first charge transport layer on the first electrode;

a step of forming the perovskite layer on the first charge transport layer;

a step of forming the second charge transport layer on the perovskite layer; and

a step of forming the second electrode on the second charge transport layer, wherein

the first electrode is a transparent electrode;

the first charge transport layer is an electron transport layer and the second charge transport layer is a hole transport layer, or, the first charge transport layer is a hole transport layer and the second charge transport layer is an electron transport layer;

the perovskite layer is doped with a fluorescent substance;

at least one of the first electrode, the first charge transport layer, the second charge transport layer, or the second electrode is radioactive;

when the first electrode and/or the second electrode is radioactive, the first electrode and/or the second electrode is an irradiated electrode formed by compounding a radioactive source and a conductor material; and, when the first charge transport layer and/or the second charge transport layer is radioactive, the first charge transport layer and/or the second charge transport layer is an irradiated semiconductor formed by compounding a radioactive source and a semiconductor material;

when the first electrode and/or the second electrode is an irradiated electrode, the irradiated electrode is compounded of the radioactive source and the conductor material by at least one method selected from: a chemical bath deposition method, an electrochemical deposition method, a chemical vapor deposition method, a physical epitaxial growth method, a thermal co-evaporation method, an atomic layer deposition method, a magnetron sputtering method, a precursor solution spin-coating method, a precursor solution slot-die coating method, a precursor solution scrape coating method, and a mechanical pressing method; and

when the first charge transport layer and/or the second charge transport layer is an irradiated semiconductor, the irradiated semiconductor is compounded of the radioactive source and the semiconductor material by at least one method selected from: a chemical bath deposition method, an electrochemical deposition method, a chemical vapor deposition method, a physical epitaxial growth method, a thermal co-evaporation method, an atomic layer deposition method, a magnetron sputtering method, a precursor solution spin-coating method, a precursor solution slot-die coating method, a precursor solution scrape coating method, and a mechanical pressing method.

13. The manufacturing method according to claim 12 , characterized in that

the irradiated electrode or the irradiated semiconductor is compounded by at least one of the thermal co-evaporation method, the magnetron sputtering method, or the precursor solution spin-coating method.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2023
From: CHEN, CHANGSONG; LIANG, WEIFENG; XIANG, LING; TU, BAO; GUO, YONGSHENG; CHEN, GUODONG; OUYANG, CHUYING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064543/0712 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021143764 · Dec 31, 2021
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