An energy converter system for converting high energy photon emissions into electrical energy comprising: a high energy photon energy converter for converting high energy photon emissions into electrical energy comprising a plurality of layers of a first material (12, 212) that is adapted to absorb high energy photons having energies in the range of about 100 eV or greater from a photon flux (242, 342, 442, 542), and to emit electrons ejected from an atom in the first layer of material by a high energy photon having an energy in the range of about 100 eV or greater and absorbed in a layer of the plurality of layers of a first material, each layer of the plurality of layers of a first material having a thickness along the direction of propagation of the ejected electrons that is less than the length of the mean free path of the ejected electrons in the first material, and wherein the plurality of layers of a first material having an aggregate thickness measured along the direction of propagation of a high energy photon that is greater than the length of a mean free path for the high energy photon in the first material, and a plurality of layers of a second material (14, 214) that collects electrons emitted from the plurality of layers of a first material and electrically coupled to the plurality of layers of a first material, each layer of the plurality of layers of a second material having a thickness greater than the length of the mean free path in the second material of the electrons emitted from the first material, wherein each layer of the plurality of layers of a first material interpose adjacent layers of the plurality layers of a second material, and wherein the layers are arranged such, that the direction of propagation of the high energy photons is at a grazing angle to a boundary surface between adjacent layers of the plurality of layers of first and second materials, and a wall (230, 330, 430, 530) surrounding a photon flux source 240, 340, 440, 540) and having a surface that intercepts and is substantially perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the photon flux (242, 342, 442, 542) emitted from the photon flux source, and a plurality of converter tiles (220, 320, 420, 520) covering the surface of the wall, the converter tiles providing the plurality of layers of the first material and the plurality of layers of the second material. a high energy photon energy converter for converting high energy photon emissions into electrical energy comprising a plurality of layers of a first material (12, 212) that is adapted to absorb high energy photons having energies in the range of about 100 eV or greater from a photon flux (242, 342, 442, 542), and to emit electrons ejected from an atom in the first layer of material by a high energy photon having an energy in the range of about 100 eV or greater and absorbed in a layer of the plurality of layers of a first material, each layer of the plurality of layers of a first material having a thickness along the direction of propagation of the ejected electrons that is less than the length of the mean free path of the ejected electrons in the first material, and wherein the plurality of layers of a first material having an aggregate thickness measured along the direction of propagation of a high energy photon that is greater than the length of a mean free path for the high energy photon in the first material, and a plurality of layers of a second material (14, 214) that collects electrons emitted from the plurality of layers of a first material and electrically coupled to the plurality of layers of a first material, each layer of the plurality of layers of a second material having a thickness greater than the length of the mean free path in the second material of the electrons emitted from the first material, wherein each layer of the plurality of layers of a first material interpose adjacent layers of the plurality layers of a second material, and wherein the layers are arranged such, that the direction of propagation of the high energy photons is at a grazing angle to a boundary surface between adjacent layers of the plurality of layers of first and second materials, and a wall (230, 330, 430, 530) surrounding a photon flux source 240, 340, 440, 540) and having a surface that intercepts and is substantially perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the photon flux (242, 342, 442, 542) emitted from the photon flux source, and a plurality of converter tiles (220, 320, 420, 520) covering the surface of the wall, the converter tiles providing the plurality of layers of the first material and the plurality of layers of the second material.