CSP - Conference Support for the 2nd International Workshop on Ga2O3 and Related Materials
Abstract
Semiconducting oxides have become an exciting area of semiconductor physics and technology. The possibility of growing ~electronic g"rade~ materials, both as bulk and epitaxial films, has opened the way to fabrication of novel devices with new functionality.This W""orkshop follows the first successful Intern. Workshop on Gallium Oxide and Related Materials (IWGO), held in Kyoto in 2015. The work""shop aims at bringing together scientists and engineers working on different aspects of materials and device technology, and will ta""ke place in the Campus of Science and Technology of Parma University during September 13-15, 2017. The information about the worksho"p will be continuously update at the website http://www.iwgo2017.unipr.it/The development of crystal growth technology recently all"owed to obtain high quality bulk Ga2O3 single crystals, as well as homo- and hetero-epitaxial layers. This technological progress, c""ombined with the possibility of controlled n-type doping in a wide range, paved the way to the field of semiconductor industry, with"" some applications already proven: substrates for GaN heteroepitaxy, UV optoelectronic devices and power transistors.A major featur""e of Ga2O3 is given by its extremely high critical breakdown field, whose value is strictly related to the material bandgap and esti"mated to be about 8 MV/cm. Critical field in turn determines a Baliga Figure of Merit (BFOM) at least four times larger of that calc"ulated for the main competitors SiC an GaN, which makes gallium oxide one of the most promising materials for high power electronics". Transferring electric power with limited losses is one of major challenges in today~s research. Indeed the number of publications" on gallium oxide exponentially increased during the last decade, closely following the advancements of the related technology.The"" scientific interest and the first real technological applications also triggered the birth of the IWGO series, as a platform for ex"change of information and brain storming aiming at accelerating the development of the sesquioxide-based technology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 05, 2017
- Source ID
- N629091712072
Entities
People
- Roberto Fornari
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Parma