Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 28633
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wide bandgap semiconductor; silicon carbide devices; diode; transistor; thyristor; device design and fabrication; device characterization and modeling, realiability
Interests: wide bandgap semiconductor; silicon carbide semiconductor devices; galium nitride semiconductor devices; silicon devices; power integrated circuits; power electronics application
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wide bandgap (WBG) devices, e.g., silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)-based diodes, metal-oxide field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), junction gate field-effect transistors (JFETs), bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), gate turn-off thyristors (GTOs), high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs), etc., are poised to change the landscape of power electronics industry. Ideally, these devices are expected to have better efficiency, higher temperature tolerance, and higher voltage blocking capability than their silicon (Si) counterparts. Emerging applications of WBG devices include ultrahigh power density switching power supplies, high-temperature converters and inverters for automobiles, ships, and airplanes, medium-voltage and high-speed motor drives, voltage source converter-based high-voltage dc systems, high-frequency power supplies for medical devices and wireless charging, etc. But to achieve the expected superior system performance with WBG devices, innovations are needed in materials and devices. Therefore, this Special Issue of Materials is aimed at providing a collection of papers focusing on wide bandgap semiconductor material and device technologies.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Heteroepitaxial and bulk materials growth
- Semiconductor defect inspection and analysis
- Gate dielectrics and surface passivation
- Device structures and fabrication techniques
- Device characterization and modeling
- SOAs including short-circuit, spike, and transient tolerance
- Harsh environment (e.g. high temperature) operation and reliability
- Packaging, power modules, and Ics
Dr. Na Ren
Prof. Dr. Kuang Sheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wide bandgap semiconductor
- silicon carbide
- galium nitride
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