Self-powered nano-scintillators for energy: miniaturized nuclear batteries

DESCRIPTION

This project aims at the development of a new-generation nuclear battery, based on the scintillation properties of colloidal perovskite nanocrystals, which exploits the scintillation mechanism for the conversion of the nuclear energy produced by a radioisotope to electricity, by coupling a scintillating material with a photovoltaic cell.

This approach allows to produce a stable, persistent, and long-lived green energy source, and to develop an efficient battery with a flexible design, which can be easily integrated in more structured devices. The scintillating nuclear battery can be coupled to low-powered sensors to obtain experimental data and to monitor and control in real-time high-impact infrastructures installed in remote and harsh environments, like submarine cable systems for the transport of energy, deep subsoil, deep space exploration and areas with high radioactivity risk.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Prototype of scintillating nuclear battery based on lead halide perovskite nanocrystals

TEAM

Francesca Cova, Matteo Zaffalon, Francesco Carulli, Sergio Brovelli, and Anna Vedda

CONTACTS

info@u4i.it

STATUS

In progress

UPDATE

PROJECT DURATION

18 months

GRANTS

45.000 €

YEAR OF ACTIVITY (IPF)

2021

VOLTAPLANT SRL

PRESENTATION

VoltaPlant srl is an innovative spin off of experienced researchers in different areas, botanicals and engineers, that discovered some amazing electric properties of plants. It developed a versatile technology with many fields of application.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Green energy solutions in different and extendable application fields.

  • Stand-alone and wireless technologies (Monitoring services, LED-lighting systems, Power supply spots, Internet connections, Internet of Things, Microsensors Network)
  • City, Living e Gardening (Home automation, Environmental quality control, Parking meter and people counters, Green management, Enlighted streets and paths)

TEAM

Silvia Paola Assini, Founder & CSO; Marco Grassi, Co – CTO;

Giuseppe Consoli, CEO & CFO; Piero Malcovati, Founder & CTO; Luca De Paoli,

Gioele Tommaso Giannese, Andrea Paolo Assini.

CONTACTS

Cristina Maccario

Phone: +39 3516563490

E-mail: info@voltaplant.com

Website: https://www.voltaplant.com

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