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275oC 600oC
Minimum
Sensing
Temperatures
600oC
374oC 300oC
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Hydrothermal Vents
“Smart” Hot
Structure with
Embedded
Sensors
Clean
Emissions
GaN Harsh
Environment
Sensors
GaN Integrated
Circuits & RF
Goal: Clean and
Components efficient industrial
GaN Energy
gas turbines
Harvesting
Power Sources
6 MOCVD Workshop 2016
Current Technology
Interval-based maintenance
Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (oC ×10-6 ) 3.7 4.5 4.0 0.8 2.6
Spontaneous polarization
Ga
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Piezoelectric polarization
AlGaN
GaN
H. Koeck, C.A. Chapin & D.G. Senesky, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing (2014).
12 MOCVD Workshop 2016
AlGaN/GaN Under Strain
(a) (b)
B D
A C
Ohmic contact
A B C D <111>
2DEG
2DEG
<100>
<111>
GaN
AlGaN
AlN
<110>
AlN/AlGaN/GaN (b) 1.
(a)
1.
GaN <111>
Al0.2Ga0.8N
Al0.5Ga0.5N
Al0.8Ga0.2N
AlN
3. 2.
(111) Si 4. (100) Si
1 µm 20 µm 10 µm
2. 3. 4.
AlN/AlGaN/GaN
GaN
Al0.2Ga0.8N
Al0.5Ga0.5N
Al0.8Ga0.2N
AlN
2 µm 1 µm 1 µm
200°C
5 min
150°C
100°C
RT
V-grooved
Flat
GaN High
GaN Sensor
Electron
(e.g. acceleration,
Mobility
pressure)
Transistor
(HEMT) Circuit
GaN GaN
Piezoelectric Piezoelectric
Energy RF Resonator
Harvester
275oC 600oC
Minimum
Sensing
Temperatures
600oC
374oC 300oC