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Laser Testing Of Silicon Wafers, Zakirjan T. Azamatov, Ilya A. Kulagin, Kakhkhor P. Abdurakhmanov, Nigora A. N.A. Akbarova 2019 Institute of Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronics at NUUz, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Laser Testing Of Silicon Wafers, Zakirjan T. Azamatov, Ilya A. Kulagin, Kakhkhor P. Abdurakhmanov, Nigora A. N.A. Akbarova

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

The possibility of detection of defects in silicon wafers by Fourier analysis of digital images obtained by laser introscopy is shown.


Dc-Dc Converter For Electric Vehicle, Jason Y. Zhou, Nicholas James Mah 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Dc-Dc Converter For Electric Vehicle, Jason Y. Zhou, Nicholas James Mah

Electrical Engineering

In this work, a DC-DC converter is designed for an electric vehicle. The DC-DC converter is designed to provide 500W with a 200-400V input and a 12-15V adjustable output. Electric vehicle sales are beginning to increase in popularity and the need for DC-DC converters to siphon power from the tractive system is not yet fully satisfied, especially for single-seater class vehicles. Additionally, improving performance in efficiency without sacrificing wide input voltage range can benefit future DC-DC converter designs. In the end, a forward active clamp DC-DC converter is designed and tested. Additionally, spreadsheet calculators, LTSpice simulations, and Matlab scripts were …


Symmetry And Dopant Diffusion In Inverted Nanopyramid Arrays For Thin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Seok Jun Han 2019 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Symmetry And Dopant Diffusion In Inverted Nanopyramid Arrays For Thin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Seok Jun Han

Chemical and Biological Engineering ETDs

In this dissertation, we enhance the efficiency of thin flexible monocrystalline silicon solar cells by breaking symmetry in light trapping nanostructures and improving homogeneity in dopant concentration profile. These thin cells are potentially less expensive than conventional thick silicon cells by using less silicon material and making the cells more convenient to be handled when supported on polymer films. Moreover, these cells are widely applicable due to their flexibility and lightweight. However, for high efficiencies, these cells require effective light trapping and charge collection. We achieve these in cells based on 14-mm-thick free-standing silicon films with light-trapping arrays of nanopyramidal …


Algorithmic Multi-Color Cmos Avalanche Photodiodes For Smart-Lighting Applications, Md Mottaleb Hossain 2019 Doctoral Student, Optical Science and Engineering

Algorithmic Multi-Color Cmos Avalanche Photodiodes For Smart-Lighting Applications, Md Mottaleb Hossain

Optical Science and Engineering ETDs

Future smart-lighting systems are expected to deliver adaptively color-tunable and high-quality lighting that is energy efficient while also offering integrated visible-light wireless communication services. To enable these systems at a commercial level, inexpensive and fast sensors with spectral-sensing capability are required. CMOS-compatible silicon avalanche photodiodes (APDs) can be an excellent fit to this problem due to their excellent sensitivity, high speeds and cost effectiveness; however, color sensing is a challenge without resorting to expensive spectral filters, as done in commercially. To address this challenge, we have recently designed and modeled a novel CMOS-compatible dual-junction APD. The device outputs two photocurrents …


Characterization Of High Temperature Optocoupler For Power Electronic Systems, David Gonzalez 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Characterization Of High Temperature Optocoupler For Power Electronic Systems, David Gonzalez

Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

High-temperature devices have been rapidly increas due to the implementation of new technologies like silicon carbide, high-temperature ceramic, and others. Functionality under elevated temperatures can reduce signal integrity reducing the reliability of power electronic systems. This study presents an ongoing research effort to develop a high-temperature package for optocouplers to operate at higher temperature compared with commercial devices. Low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) was used as the substrate. Bare die commercial LED and photodetectors were attached to the substrate and tested for functionality. Preliminary results show enhanced performance at elevated temperatures compared to a commercial optocoupler device.


Prototyping A Capacitive Sensing Device For Gesture Recognition, Chenglong Lin 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Prototyping A Capacitive Sensing Device For Gesture Recognition, Chenglong Lin

Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

Capacitive sensing is a technology that can detect proximity and touch. It can also be utilized to measure position and acceleration of gesture motions. This technology has many applications, such as replacing mechanical buttons in a gaming device interface, detecting respiration rate without direct contact with the skin, and providing gesture sensing capability for rehabilitation devices. In this thesis, an approach to prototype a capacitive gesture sensing device using the Eagle PCB design software is demonstrated. In addition, this paper tested and evaluated the resulting prototype device, validating the effectiveness of the approach.


Bgaas Alloy Semiconductors For Lasers On Silicon, Joshua McArthur 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Bgaas Alloy Semiconductors For Lasers On Silicon, Joshua Mcarthur

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

In the world of semiconductors today, there is a large dissonance between optical devices and electrical application. Due to the limitations of electron transport, photonic integrated circuits are soon-to-be vital in fields like telecommunications and sensing. Right now, these PIC’s are mostly made from indium phosphide. Due to its ubiquitous nature, however, there is a huge push to integrate efficient optics with silicon. It’s cheap, abundant, dope-able, and our electronic infrastructure is based on it. The reason why silicon photonics aren’t already commercialized is because of silicon’s indirect bandgap—it is inefficient with optical applications. The problem with combining direct gap …


A Silicon Germanium Cmos Linear Voltage Regulator For Wireless Agricultural Applications, Aminta Naidili Castillo Robles 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A Silicon Germanium Cmos Linear Voltage Regulator For Wireless Agricultural Applications, Aminta Naidili Castillo Robles

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents the design, simulation and test results of a silicon germanium (SiGe) complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) linear regulator. The objective of the circuit is to power other analog devices regardless of the load current and input voltage changes. The application of this regulator is to be part of a project developing a miniaturized semiconductor platform that can be inserted into stems of crops in order to measure data inside the plant and then send it wirelessly to the user. The linear regulator was designed on a BiCMOS SiGe 0.13µm which is a GlobalFoundries process. It has been tested at …


Investigation Of Critical Technologies Of Chemical Vapor Deposition For Advanced (Si)Gesn Materials, Joshua Matthew Grant 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Investigation Of Critical Technologies Of Chemical Vapor Deposition For Advanced (Si)Gesn Materials, Joshua Matthew Grant

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The development of new materials for efficient optoelectronic devices from Group IV elements is the heart of Group IV photonics. This has direct ties to modern technology as the foundation for the electronics industry is silicon. This has driven the development of silicon-based optoelectronics using these other Group IV materials as silicon is a poor optical material due to its indirect band gap when compared to the III-V semiconductors that are used by most of the optoelectronics industry. While efforts have been made to integrate III-V materials onto silicon substrates, the incompatibility with the complementary metal oxide semiconductor process has …


Model Development And Assessment Of The Gate Network In A High-Performance Sic Power Module, William Austin Curbow 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Model Development And Assessment Of The Gate Network In A High-Performance Sic Power Module, William Austin Curbow

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The main objective of this effort is to determine points of weakness in the gate network of a high-performance SiC power module and to offer remedies to these issues to increase the overall performance, robustness, and reliability of the technology. In order to accomplish this goal, a highly accurate model of the gate network is developed through three methods of parameter extraction: calculation, simulation, and measurement. A SPICE model of the gate network is developed to analyze four electrical issues in a high-speed, SiC-based power module including the necessary internal gate resistance for damping under-voltage and over-voltage transients, the disparity …


Synchrophasor-Based Fault Location Detection And Classification, In Power Systems, Using Artificial Intelligence, Hemal Falak 2019 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Synchrophasor-Based Fault Location Detection And Classification, In Power Systems, Using Artificial Intelligence, Hemal Falak

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

With the introduction of sophisticated electronic gadgets which cannot sustain interruption in the provision of electricity, the need to supply uninterrupted and reliable power supply, to the consumers, has become a crucial factor in the present-day world. Therefore, it is customary to correctly identify fault locations in an electrical power network, in order to rectify faults and restore power supply in the minimum possible time. Many automated fault location detection algorithms have been proposed, however, prior art requires topological and physical information of the electrical power network. This thesis presents a new method of detecting fault locations, in transmission as …


Electrophysical Properties Of Multilayered Photo-Sensitive Structures With Barriers Of Metal-Semiconductor, Abdulaziz V. Karimov, Dilbara M. Yodgorova, Feruza A. Giyasova, Oybek A. Abdulkhaev 2019 Physical-Technical Institute NGO “Physics-Sun” of ASUz

Electrophysical Properties Of Multilayered Photo-Sensitive Structures With Barriers Of Metal-Semiconductor, Abdulaziz V. Karimov, Dilbara M. Yodgorova, Feruza A. Giyasova, Oybek A. Abdulkhaev

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

The results of studies aimed at creating photodiode structures with a spectral range of 0.85÷0.9 µm and 1.31÷1.55 µm with an area of 3x4 mm2, which are obtained by successive vacuum deposition of cadmium sulfide and indium phosphide layers on a doped gallium arsenide substrate doped with oxygen with a specific resistance of 1∙107 Ohm∙sm. A distinctive feature of the obtained Au-vGaAs photodiode: O-nCdS-nInP-Au structures is the two-sided sensitivity and the presence of the amplification effect of the primary photocurrent (especially in the impurity region of the spectrum) and low dark current values (of the order of 10 nA) at …


Stabilizing Action Of Sodium Citrate When Receiving Silver Nanoparticles By The Method Of Chemical Restoration, Komil M. Mukimov, Shamil M. Sharipov, Tal’at S. Asilov, Asliddin Kh. Bakhriddinov 2019 Center of Nanotechnology Development of NUUz, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Stabilizing Action Of Sodium Citrate When Receiving Silver Nanoparticles By The Method Of Chemical Restoration, Komil M. Mukimov, Shamil M. Sharipov, Tal’At S. Asilov, Asliddin Kh. Bakhriddinov

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

The results of the synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles by the method of chemical reduction by ascorbic acid in the presence of sodium citrate are presented. The use of ascorbic acid as a reducing agent allows the synthesis of nanoparticles at room temperature. This makes it possible to study the mechanisms of the stabilizing effect of sodium citrate in the process of obtaining nanoparticles.


Influence Of Ultrasonic Waves On The Photoelectric And Spectral Characteristics Of Si-Photodetectors, Abdumalik G. Gaibov, Kutbiddin I. Vakhobov 2019 Tashkent State Technical University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Influence Of Ultrasonic Waves On The Photoelectric And Spectral Characteristics Of Si-Photodetectors, Abdumalik G. Gaibov, Kutbiddin I. Vakhobov

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

The paper considers the influence of ultrasonic fields on the photoelectric and spectral characteristics of diffusion Si-receivers of electromagnetic radiation. It was found that ultrasonic irradiation increases the lifetime, diffusion length of carriers and, as a consequence, increases the efficiency of collecting carriers on the electrical contacts of Si-receivers. As a result of these processes, an increase in the value of the short-circuit current is observed, which causes an increase in the open circuit voltage and the efficiency of such a diffusion Si-structure operating in the photo reformation mode.


Cascode Injection-Voltaic Transistor Fiber/Polymer Composite, Ziyoda Kh. Aripova, Shunkorjon T. Toshmatov 2019 Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Cascode Injection-Voltaic Transistor Fiber/Polymer Composite, Ziyoda Kh. Aripova, Shunkorjon T. Toshmatov

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

This paper developed injection-voltaic transistor presents. The results research of the V-I characteristic of cascode injection-voltaic transistor. It is shown that the proposed transistor operates stably at values of the reverse voltage collector-base 2-3 times higher than single transistors.


Features Of Diffusion In Epitaxial Cosi2 Films Grown On The Surface Of Fluorete Of Deep Levels In Silicon Doped By Tungsten, Bakhrom E. Egamberdiev, Shokhruh A. Sayfulloev 2019 Tashkent State Technical University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Features Of Diffusion In Epitaxial Cosi2 Films Grown On The Surface Of Fluorete Of Deep Levels In Silicon Doped By Tungsten, Bakhrom E. Egamberdiev, Shokhruh A. Sayfulloev

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

The paper presents the results of the analysis of the epitaxial film CoSi2/Si/CaF2(100) grown by molecular beam epitaxy. It is proved that under certain conditions of heat treatment, so-called epitaxial silicides are formed on the crystal structure, which can play the role of conductive layers or metal coatings. The data obtained allow us to draw conclusions about the morphology of the film and the nature of diffusion in the CoSi2 layer.


Upgrading Photo - Thermal Battery For Increasing Efficiency In Use Hot Climate, Ramizulla A. Muminov, Mukhammad N. Tursunov, Khabibullo X. Sabirov, Sanjar K. Shokuchkorov 2019 Physical-Technical Institute NGO “Physics-Sun” of ASUz, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Upgrading Photo - Thermal Battery For Increasing Efficiency In Use Hot Climate, Ramizulla A. Muminov, Mukhammad N. Tursunov, Khabibullo X. Sabirov, Sanjar K. Shokuchkorov

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

The experimental results of the modernization of photo – thermal battery of the new design of increased efficiency with thermal contact of the collector with the back surface of the photovoltaic battery (PhB) are presented. It is shown that the use of materials with a large reflection coefficient in the lateral plane of reflection, increasing accuracy of the operational guidance node on the Sun reducing the capacity of the heat collector provides an increase in power and uniformity of the temperature of the real surface of the PhB, which allows to increase the efficiency of the device.


The Method Of Sealing Of Temperature Sensors With Nickel Nanoclusters, Saifillo S. Nasriddinov, Shoira P. Usmanova, Shukhrat A. Ismoilov 2019 Institute of Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronics at NUUz., Tashkent, Uzbekistan

The Method Of Sealing Of Temperature Sensors With Nickel Nanoclusters, Saifillo S. Nasriddinov, Shoira P. Usmanova, Shukhrat A. Ismoilov

Euroasian Journal of Semiconductors Science and Engineering

A method of sealing of temperature sensors to protect them from external factors is presented. The properties of the compound are also considered: high mechanical strength, water resistance, low moisture permeability, heat resistance, ozone resistance, high electrical strength.


High-Resolution Dynamic Strain Sensor Using A Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Bragg Grating, Dipen Barot, Gang Wang, Lingze Duan 2019 University of Alabama in Huntsville

High-Resolution Dynamic Strain Sensor Using A Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Bragg Grating, Dipen Barot, Gang Wang, Lingze Duan

PRC-Affiliated Research

Dynamic strain sensing based on fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) has found a wide range of applications in structural health monitoring and industrial process control. Conventional approaches to enhance strain resolution upon the standard configuration have shown challenges in scaling up due to much increased system complexity. In this report, we demonstrate a new scheme based on an FBG sensor fabricated in a polarization-maintaining fiber. By using balanced detection to suppress laser intensity noise and enhance strain signal, we have demonstrated an improvement of 28 dB in signal level, 18 dB in signal-to-noise ratio, and 20× in strain resolution when compared …


High-Resolution Dynamic Strain Sensor Using A Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Bragg Grating, Dipen Barot, Gang Wang, Lingze Duan 2019 University of Alabama in Huntsville

High-Resolution Dynamic Strain Sensor Using A Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Bragg Grating, Dipen Barot, Gang Wang, Lingze Duan

PRC-Affiliated Research

Dynamic strain sensing based on fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) has found a wide range of applications in structural health monitoring and industrial process control. Conventional approaches to enhance strain resolution upon the standard configuration have shown challenges in scaling up due to much increased system complexity. In this report, we demonstrate a new scheme based on an FBG sensor fabricated in a polarization-maintaining fiber. By using balanced detection to suppress laser intensity noise and enhance strain signal, we have demonstrated an improvement of 28 dB in signal level, 18 dB in signal-to-noise ratio, and 20× in strain resolution when compared …


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