SiC based Miniaturized Devices

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering and technology; 3C-SiC; 4H-SiC; 4H-SiC, epitaxial layer; 6H-SiC; aluminum nitride; amorphous SiC; Berkovich indenter; bulge test; bulk micromachining; circular membrane; cleavage strength; critical depth of cut; critical load; deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS); deformation; doped SiC; electrochemical characterization; electrochemical etching; electron beam induced current spectroscopy (EBIC); epitaxial growth; FEM; grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD); high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS); high-temperature converters; indentation; material removal mechanisms; MEA; mechanical properties; MEMS devices; MESFET; microelectrode array; microstrip detector; n-type; n/a; nanoscratching; negative gate-source voltage spike; neural implant; neural interface; neural probe; p-type; PAE; point defects; power electronics; power module; pulse height spectroscopy (PHS); radiation detector; Raman spectroscopy; residual stress; Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS); Schottky barrier; semiconductor radiation detector; SiC; SiC power electronic devices; silicon carbide; simulation; thermally stimulated current spectroscopy (TSC); thin film; vibrometry; Young's modulus
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication

 MEMS devices are found in many of today's electronic devices and systems, from air-bag sensors in cars to smart phones, embedded systems, etc. Increasingly, the reduction in dimensions has led to nanometer-scale devices, called NEMS. The plethora of applications on the commercial market speaks for itself, and especially for the highly precise manufacturing of silicon-based MEMS and NEMS. While this is a tremendous achievement, silicon as a material has some drawbacks, mainly in the area of mechanical fatigue and thermal properties. Silicon carbide (SiC), a well-known wide-bandgap semiconductor whose adoption in commercial products is experiening exponential growth, especially in the power electronics arena. While SiC MEMS have been around for decades, in this Special Issue we seek to capture both an overview of the devices that have been demonstrated to date, as well as bring new technologies and progress in the MEMS processing area to the forefront. Thus, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on: (1) novel designs, fabrication, control, and modeling of SiC MEMS and NEMS based on all kinds of actuation mechanisms; and (2) new developments in applying SiC MEMS and NEMS in consumer electronics, optical communications, industry, medicine, agriculture, space, and defense.