How can gamma radiation by used to generate electricity?
I found a similar question asked on the Internet. Here is the answer provided by an experienced person. –quote– Given the initiative, time, and money we can convert most forms of nonelectrical energy into electricity. This includes gamma rays. A direct conversion, though inefficient, is possible through interaction of the gamma rays with an appropriate material that will suffer a loss of electrons through the gamma interactions with it; the electrons can be collected in an electric field and represent a current flow. In fact, most radiation detectors operate on this principle. Gases and solids have been used in this regard. Various semiconductors undergo electron ejection in response to ionizing radiation and have had many applications in radiation detection and measurement. Photovoltaic cells, commonly used in the visible and ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, can also convert gamma ray energy to electron current, but the process is very inefficient in terms of the
