Vertical III-nitride thin-film power diode

Title: Vertical III-nitride thin-film power diode

A vertical III-nitride thin-film power diode can hold off high voltages (kV's) when operated under reverse bias. The III-nitride device layers can be grown on a wider bandgap template layer and growth substrate, which can be removed by laser lift-off of the epitaxial device layers grown thereon.

Inventors:: Wierer, Jr., Jonathan; Fischer, Arthur J.; Allerman, Andrew A.

Issue Date:: 2017-03-14

OSTI Identifier:: 1346948

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation SNL-A

Patent Number(s):: 9,595,616

Application Number:: 14/957,012

Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Dec 02

Research Org:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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