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Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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Nitrides

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Implementation Of Strategies To Improve The Reliability Of Iii-Nitride Photodetectors Towards The Realization Of Visible And Solar-Blind Imaging Arrays, John Bulmer Jan 2015

Implementation Of Strategies To Improve The Reliability Of Iii-Nitride Photodetectors Towards The Realization Of Visible And Solar-Blind Imaging Arrays, John Bulmer

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation detectors are being heavily researched for applications in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communication systems, flame monitoring, biological detection, and astronomical studies. These applications are currently being met by the use of Si-based photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), which are bulky, fragile, expensive and require the use of external filters to achieve true visible-blind and solar-blind operation.


Design And Development Of Stress Engineering Techniques For Iii-Nitride Epitaxy On Si, Jeff Leathersich Jan 2015

Design And Development Of Stress Engineering Techniques For Iii-Nitride Epitaxy On Si, Jeff Leathersich

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

III-Nitrides have been a heavily researched material system for decades. Their material properties are favorable for a number of applications, most commonly in the optoelectronic and power device industry. Currently a majority of commercialized devices are fabricated on sapphire and SiC substrates but these are expensive and limit the widespread commercialization of the technology. There is substantial ongoing research geared toward the development of GaN on Si substrates because of the significant cost saving that would be realized through the inexpensive, large wafer and maturity of Si fabrication. Significant challenges with the deposition of GaN on Si have, thus far, …