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.
| ISBN: | 9783642058455 |
| Publication date: | 9th December 2010 |
| Author: | Zhe Chuan Feng |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 452 pages |
| Series: | Springer Series in Materials Science |
| Genres: |
Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic, optical materials Testing of materials Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Engineering: general Electrical engineering Energy technology and engineering |