A critical review of thermal boundary conductance across wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconductor interfaces

T Feng, H Zhou, Z Cheng, LS Larkin… - ACS applied materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconductors has revolutionized the
advancement of next-generation power, radio frequency, and opto-electronics, paving the …

High thermal conductivity of submicrometer aluminum nitride thin films sputter-deposited at low temperature

C Perez, AJ McLeod, ME Chen, S Yi, S Vaziri, R Hood… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aluminum nitride (AlN) is one of the few electrically insulating materials with excellent
thermal conductivity, but high-quality films typically require exceedingly hot deposition …

N-polar GaN/AlGaN/AlN high electron mobility transistors on single-crystal bulk AlN substrates

E Kim, Z Zhang, J Encomendero, J Singhal… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Recent observation of high density polarization-induced two-dimensional electron gases in
ultra-thin N-polar GaN layers grown on single-crystal AlN has enabled the development of N …

Thermal conductivity enhancement of aluminum scandium nitride grown by molecular beam epitaxy

GA Alvarez, J Casamento, L van Deurzen… - Materials Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aluminum scandium nitride (AlScN) has been receiving increasing interest for radio
frequency microelectromechanical systems because of their higher achievable bandwidths …

Quantum genetic algorithm assisted high speed and precision pump-probe thermoreflectance characterization of micro-/nano-structures

Y Xu, Y He, J Yang, Y Zhou, A Wu, C Yu, Y Zhai… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid and precise extraction of thermophysical properties remains an enormous
challenge in pump-probe thermoreflectance, and quantum algorithms present significant …

Non‐Linear Optics at Twist Interfaces in h‐BN/SiC Heterostructures

A Biswas, R Xu, GA Alvarez, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the emergent electronic structure in twisted atomically thin layers has led to
the exciting field of twistronics. However, practical applications of such systems are …

Cross-plane thermal conductivity of h-BN thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

GA Alvarez, J Christiansen-Salameh, A Biswas… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The distinguished properties of hexagonal boron nitride (⁠ h-BN), specifically its atomically
smooth surface, large critical electric field, and large electronic bandgap, make it ideal for …

Robust Thermal Transport across the Surface-Active Bonding SiC-on-SiC

G Ma, X Xiao, B Meng, Y Ma, X Xing… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Surface-active bonding (SAB) is a promising technique for semiconductors directly bonding.
However, the interlayer of the bonding interface and the reduced layer thickness may affect …

Heat Transport at Silicon Grain Boundaries

E Isotta, S Jiang, R Bueno‐Villoro… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering microstructural defects, like grain boundaries, offers superior control over
transport properties in energy materials. However, technological advancement requires …

Atomic layer deposited high quality AlN thin films for efficient thermal management

W Zhang, J Li, J Fang, L Hui, L Qin, T Gong… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of high-power devices, thermal management has become extremely
important for modern electronics. Due to the tiny sizes of components, heat transfer from hot …