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Title: Ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors: An overview

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Research

Ultrawide-bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor technology is presently going through a renaissance exemplified by advances in material-level understanding, extensions of known concepts to new materials, novel device concepts, and new applications. as such, this focus issue presents a timely selection of papers spanning the current state of the art in UWBG materials and applications, including both experimental results and theoretical developments. It covers broad research subtopics on UWBG bulk crystals and substrate technologies, UWBG defect science and doping, UWBG epitaxy, UWBG electronic and optoelectronic properties, and UWBG power devices and emitters. In this overview article, we consolidate the fundamentals and background of key UWBG semiconductors including aluminum gallium nitride alloys (AlxGa1–xN), boron nitride (BN), diamond, β-phase gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3), and a number of other UWBG binary and ternary oxides.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1883171
Report Number(s):
SAND2021-15989J; 702312
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 36; ISSN 0884-2914
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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