SILICON CARBIDE (SiC) materials are currently metamorphosing from research and development into a market driven manufacturing product. SiC substrates are currently used as the base for a large fraction of the world production of green, blue, and ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Emerging markets for [...]
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5-5-4 Patterned Etching of SiC for Device Fabrication
At room temperature, there are no known conventional wet chemicals that etch single-crystal SiC. Most
patterned etching of SiC for electronic devices and circuits is accomplished using dry etching techniques.
The reader should consult References 122–124 which contain summaries [...]
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5-6-4-2 SiC High-Power Switching Transistors
Three terminal power switches that use small drive signals to control large voltages and currents (i.e., power transistors) are also critical building blocks of high-power conversion circuits. However, as of this writing, SiC high-power switching transistors are not yet commercially [...]
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In optics the refractive index (or index of refraction) n of a substance (optical medium) is a number that describes how light, or any other radiation, propagates through that medium.
Refractive index is the basic property of optical crystals, and it is an important parameter [...]
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1-3.Mohs Hardness
Rough measure of the resistance of a smooth surface to scratching or abrasion, expressed in terms of a scale devised(1812)by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs. The Mohs hardness of a mineral is determined by observing whether its surface is scratched by a substance [...]
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3-2. Scratches
Grooves or cuts below the surface plane of the wafer having a length-to-width ratio of greater than 5 to 1. Scratches are speci ed by the number of discrete scratches times the total length in fractional diameter.
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