A high-current and high-temperature 6H-SiC thyristor

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Xie, K [1 ]
Zhao, JH [1 ]
Flemish, JR [1 ]
Burke, T [1 ]
Buchwald, WR [1 ]
Lorenzo, G [1 ]
Singh, H [1 ]
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[1] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
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10.1109/55.485194
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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A 6H-SiC thyristor has been fabricated and characterized, A forward breakover voltage close to 100 V and a pulse switched current density of 5200 A/cm(2) have been demonstrated, The thyristor is shown to operate under pulse gate triggering for turn-on and turn-off, with a rise time of 43 ns and a fall time of less than 100 ns. The forward breakover voltage is found to decrease by only 4% when the operating temperature is increased from room temperature to 300 degrees C. It is found that anode ohmic contact resistance dominates the device forward drop at high current densities.
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