Polycrystalline diamond growth on β-Ga2O3 for thermal management

Abstract

We report polycrystalline diamond epitaxial growth on β-Ga2O3 for device-level thermal management. We focused on establishing diamond growth conditions on β-Ga2O3 accompanying the study of various nucleation strategies. A growth window was identified, yielding uniform-coalesced films while maintaining interface smoothness. In this first demonstration of diamond growth on β-Ga2O3, a diamond thermal conductivity of 110 ± 33 W m−1 K−1 and a diamond/β-Ga2O3 thermal boundary resistance of 30.2 ± 1.8 m2K G−1 W−1 were measured. The film stress was managed by growth optimization techniques preventing delamination of the diamond film. This work marks the first significant step towards device-level thermal management of β-Ga2O3 electronic devices.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2021
Source ID
10.35848/1882-0786/abf4f1

Entities

People

  • Chao Yuan
  • Chenhao Ren
  • David W. Snyder
  • James Spencer Lundh
  • Joseph E. Brown
  • Mohamadali Malakoutian
  • Robert M. Lavelle
  • Samuel Graham
  • Srabanti Chowdhury
  • Sukwon Choi
  • Yiwen Song

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene