Search Results - "HOBART, Karl D"
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Experimental observation of localized interfacial phonon modes
Published in Nature communications (25-11-2021)“…Interfaces impede heat flow in micro/nanostructured systems. Conventional theories for interfacial thermal transport were derived based on bulk phonon…”
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Vertical GaN Junction Barrier Schottky Rectifiers by Selective Ion Implantation
Published in IEEE electron device letters (01-08-2017)“…This letter demonstrates vertical GaN junction barrier Schottky (JBS) rectifiers fabricated with novel ion implantation techniques. We used two different…”
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Control of the in-plane thermal conductivity of ultra-thin nanocrystalline diamond films through the grain and grain boundary properties
Published in Acta materialia (15-01-2016)“…The in-plane thermal conductivity of polycrystalline diamond near its nucleation site, which is a key parameter to an efficient integration of diamond in…”
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Tunable Thermal Energy Transport across Diamond Membranes and Diamond–Si Interfaces by Nanoscale Graphoepitaxy
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (22-05-2019)“…The development of electronic devices, especially those that involve heterogeneous integration of materials, has led to increased challenges in addressing…”
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Detecting defects that reduce breakdown voltage using machine learning and optical profilometry
Published in Scientific reports (28-03-2024)“…Semiconductor wafer manufacturing relies on the precise control of various performance metrics to ensure the quality and reliability of integrated circuits. In…”
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Valence band offsets for CuI on (-201) bulk Ga2O3 and epitaxial (010) (Al0.14Ga0.86)2O3
Published in Applied physics letters (29-10-2018)“…Thin films of copper iodide (CuI) were grown on (-201) bulk Ga2O3 and (010) epitaxial (Al0.14Ga0.86)2O3 using a copper film iodination reaction method. The…”
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Optimizing performance and yield of vertical GaN diodes using wafer scale optical techniques
Published in Scientific reports (13-01-2022)“…To improve the manufacturing of vertical GaN devices for power electronics applications, the effects of defects in GaN substrates need to be better understood…”
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Substrate-Dependent Effects on the Response of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs to 2-MeV Proton Irradiation
Published in IEEE electron device letters (01-08-2014)“…AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors grown on Si, SiC, and sapphire substrates were exposed to 2-MeV proton irradiation in incremental fluences up to 6…”
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Using machine learning with optical profilometry for GaN wafer screening
Published in Scientific reports (27-02-2023)“…To improve the manufacturing process of GaN wafers, inexpensive wafer screening techniques are required to both provide feedback to the manufacturing process…”
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Technique for the Dry Transfer of Epitaxial Graphene onto Arbitrary Substrates
Published in ACS nano (23-02-2010)“…To make graphene technologically viable, the transfer of graphene films to substrates appropriate for specific applications is required. We demonstrate the dry…”
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Reduced Self-Heating in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs Using Nanocrystalline Diamond Heat-Spreading Films
Published in IEEE electron device letters (01-01-2012)“…Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin films are deposited as a heat-spreading capping layer on AlGaN/GaN HEMT devices. Compared to a control sample, the…”
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Atomic Layer Epitaxy AlN for Enhanced AlGaN/GaN HEMT Passivation
Published in IEEE electron device letters (01-09-2013)“…Enhancements in AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) performance have been realized through ultrathin (4 nm) AlN passivation layers, formed by…”
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Efficient Activation and High Mobility of Ion-Implanted Silicon for Next-Generation GaN Devices
Published in Crystals (Basel) (27-04-2023)“…Selective area doping via ion implantation is crucial to the implementation of most modern devices and the provision of reasonable device design latitude for…”
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Improvements in the Annealing of Mg Ion Implanted GaN and Related Devices
Published in IEEE transactions on semiconductor manufacturing (01-11-2016)“…The activation of ion implanted p-type dopants in GaN is notoriously difficult as the extremely high temperatures required to activate implanted Mg also damage…”
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Degradation mechanisms of 2 MeV proton irradiated AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
Published in Applied physics letters (24-08-2015)“…Proton-induced damage in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs was investigated using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and…”
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Characterization of an Mg-implanted GaN p-i-n diode
Published in Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science (01-12-2015)“…An Mg‐implanted p–i–n diode was fabricated and characterized. Mg activation was achieved using the multicycle rapid thermal annealing technique with rapid…”
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Nanocrystalline diamond capped AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors via a sacrificial gate process
Published in Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science (01-04-2016)“…Top‐side integration of nanocrystalline diamond films in the fabrication sequence of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors is demonstrated. Reliable…”
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Impact of Anode Thickness on Breakdown Mechanisms in Vertical GaN PiN Diodes with Planar Edge Termination
Published in Crystals (Basel) (01-05-2022)“…GaN vertical PiN diodes with different anode thicknesses were fabricated on three native GaN wafers with the same p-layer doping concentrations, and planar…”
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Electrothermal Evaluation of AlGaN/GaN Membrane High Electron Mobility Transistors by Transient Thermoreflectance
Published in IEEE journal of the Electron Devices Society (2018)“…A novel wet etch process for fabrication of large-area AlGaN/GaN membranes is reported, along with an evaluation of membrane-high electron mobility transistor…”
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Integration of polycrystalline Ga2O3 on diamond for thermal management
Published in Applied physics letters (10-02-2020)“…Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) has attracted great attention for electronic device applications due to its ultra-wide bandgap, high breakdown electric field, and…”
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