In the 1950s Shockley predicted that SiC would quickly replace Si as a result of its superior material properties. In many ways he was right and today there is an active industry based on SiC, with new achievements being reported every year. This book reviews the progress achieved in SiC research an...

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Other Authors:	Feng, Zhe Chuan (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Series:	Springer Series in Materials Science 73
Subjects:	Materials Science Optical and Electronic Materials Engineering, general Condensed Matter Physics Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Energy Technology Materials science Condensed matter Electric power production Engineering Optical materials Electronic materials
Online Access:	UBT01 Volltext
Summary:	In the 1950s Shockley predicted that SiC would quickly replace Si as a result of its superior material properties. In many ways he was right and today there is an active industry based on SiC, with new achievements being reported every year. This book reviews the progress achieved in SiC research and development, particularly over the past 10 years. It presents the essential properties of 3C-, 6H- and 4H-SiC polytypes including structural, electrical, optical, surface and interface properties; describes existing key SiC devices and also the challenges in materials growth and device fabrication of the 21st century. Overall it provides an up-to-date reference book suitable for a broad audience of newcomers, graduate students and engineers in industrial R&D.
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (XX, 452 p)
ISBN:	9783662098776
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-662-09877-6