Defect engineering in SiC technology for high-voltage power devices

T Kimoto, H Watanabe - Applied Physics Express, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Major features of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices include high blocking voltage, low on-
state loss, and fast switching, compared with those of the Si counterparts. Through recent …

Material science and device physics in SiC technology for high-voltage power devices

T Kimoto - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Power semiconductor devices are key components in power conversion systems. Silicon
carbide (SiC) has received increasing attention as a wide-bandgap semiconductor suitable …

Wide-bandgap semiconductor materials: For their full bloom

S Fujita - Japanese journal of applied physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Wide-bandgap semiconductors are expected to be applied to solid-state lighting and power
devices, supporting a future energy-saving society. While GaN-based white LEDs have …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon carbide: A unique platform for metal-oxide-semiconductor physics

G Liu, BR Tuttle, S Dhar - Applied Physics Reviews, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
A sustainable energy future requires power electronics that can enable significantly higher
efficiencies in the generation, distribution, and usage of electrical energy. Silicon carbide …

High-voltage SiC power devices for improved energy efficiency

T Kimoto - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices significantly outperform the well-established silicon (Si)
devices in terms of high breakdown voltage, low power loss, and fast switching. This review …

Present status and future prospect of widegap semiconductor high-power devices

H Okumura - Japanese journal of applied physics, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
High-power device technology is a key technological factor for wireless communication,
which is one of the information network infrastructures in the 21st century, as well as power …

Fundamental research on semiconductor SiC and its applications to power electronics

H Matsunami - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Today, the silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor is becoming the front runner in advanced
power electronic devices. This material has been considered to be useful for abrasive …

Silica on silicon carbide

V Presser, KG Nickel - Critical reviews in solid state and materials …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Silicon carbide (SiC) as both the most important non-oxide ceramic and promising
semiconductor material grows stoichiometric SiO 2 as its native oxide. During passive …

Interface properties of metal–oxide–semiconductor structures on 4H-SiC {0001} and (1120) formed by N2O oxidation

T Kimoto, Y Kanzaki, M Noborio… - Japanese journal of …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract 4H-SiC (0001),(0001), and (1120) have been directly oxidized by N 2 O at 1300 C,
and metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) interfaces have been characterized. The interface …

Technological breakthroughs in growth control of silicon carbide for high power electronic devices

H Matsunami - Japanese journal of applied physics, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Technological breakthroughs in growth control of SiC are reviewed. Step-controlled epitaxy
by using off-axis SiC {0001} substrates to grow high-quality epitaxial layer is explained in …