Diamond as the heat spreader for the thermal dissipation of GaN-based electronic devices

L Sang - Functional Diamond, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With the increasing power density and reduced size of the GaN-based electronic power
converters, the heat dissipation in the devices becomes the key issue toward the real …

GaN integration technology, an ideal candidate for high-temperature applications: A review

A Hassan, Y Savaria, M Sawan - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In many leading industrial applications such as aerospace, military, automotive, and deep-
well drilling, extreme temperature environment is the fundamental hindrance to the use of …

Record-low thermal boundary resistance between diamond and GaN-on-SiC for enabling radiofrequency device cooling

M Malakoutian, DE Field, NJ Hines… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The implementation of 5G-and-beyond networks requires faster, high-performance, and
power-efficient semiconductor devices, which are only possible with materials that can …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal characterization of polycrystalline diamond thin film heat spreaders grown on GaN HEMTs

Y Zhou, R Ramaneti, J Anaya, S Korneychuk… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) was grown onto high-k dielectric passivated AlGaN/GaN-on-
Si high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structures, with film thicknesses ranging from 155 …

Control of the in-plane thermal conductivity of ultra-thin nanocrystalline diamond films through the grain and grain boundary properties

J Anaya, S Rossi, M Alomari, E Kohn, L Tóth, B Pécz… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
The in-plane thermal conductivity of polycrystalline diamond near its nucleation site, which is
a key parameter to an efficient integration of diamond in modern high power AlGaN/GaN …

Reduced self-heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs using nanocrystalline diamond heat-spreading films

MJ Tadjer, TJ Anderson, KD Hobart… - IEEE electron device …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin films are deposited as a heat-spreading cap** layer
on AlGaN/GaN HEMT devices. Compared to a control sample, the NCD-capped HEMTs …

InAlN/GaN HEMTs for Operation in the 1000 Regime: A First Experiment

D Maier, M Alomari, N Grandjean… - IEEE Electron …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
GaN-based heterostructures, and here, particularly, the lattice matched InAlN/GaN
configuration, possess high chemical and thermal stability. Concentrating on refractory metal …

Diamond/GaN HEMTs: where from and where to?

JC Mendes, M Liehr, C Li - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gallium nitride is a wide bandgap semiconductor material with high electric field strength
and electron mobility that translate in a tremendous potential for radio-frequency …

Development of polycrystalline diamond compatible with the latest N-polar GaN mm-wave technology

M Malakoutian, C Ren, K Woo, H Li… - Crystal Growth & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Integration of diamond on GaN can ease the challenges associated with thermal
management of GaN-based power amplifiers which need to base on highly scaled …

Synthesis of nano-diamond film on GaN surface with low thermal boundary resistance and high thermal conductivity

Z Hao, K Huang, K Deng, F Sun, J Liu, L Chen… - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Joule self-heating is the main obstacle limiting the performance of GaN power devices. A
nano-diamond (NCD) film for near-junction heat transfer has been approved as an effective …