University of Colorado Boulder - High Voltage Schottky and p-n Diodes
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- This course is primarily aimed at first year graduate students interested in engineering or science, along with professionals with an interest in power electronics and semiconductor devices
- It is the second course in the "Semiconductor Power Device" specialization that focusses on diodes, MOSFETs, IGBT but also covers legacy devices (BJTs, Thyristors and TRIACS) as well as state-of-the-art devices such as silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes and MOSFETs as well as Gallium Nitride (GaN) HEMTs
- The specialization provides an overview of devices, the physics background needed to understand the device operation, the construction of a device circuit model from a physical device model and a description of the device fabrication technology including packaging
- This second course provides a more detailed description of high-voltage Schottky and p-n diodes, starting with the semiconductor physics background needed to analyze both types of diodes
- The main properties of crystalline semiconductors are presented that lead to the calculation of carrier densities and carrier currents, resulting in the drift-diffusion model for the semiconductors of interest
- Next are a close look at Schottky diodes followed by p-n diodes, with a focus on the key figures of merit including the on-resistance, breakdown voltage and diode capacitance. For each diode, the analysis is then linked to the corresponding SPICE model
- Finally, the power diode losses - both on-state losses and switching losses - are examined in a convertor circuit, including a comparison of silicon p-n diodes and 4H-SiC Schottky diodes
High Voltage Schottky and p-n Diodes at Coursera Curriculum
Semiconductor physics background
1.1 Semiconductor crystals
1.2 Energy bands
1.3 Electron and hole densities
1.4 Carrier transport
1.5 Continuity equation
1.6 Drift-diffusion model
Course syllabus
1.1 Semiconductor Crystals
1.1 Lecture slides
1.2 Energy bands
1.2 Lecture slides
1.3 Electron and hole densities
1.3 Lecture slides
1.3 Examples
1.4 Carrier transport
1.4 Lecture slides
1.4 Examples
1.5 Carrier recombination and generation/Continuity equation
1.5 Lecture slides
1.6 Continuity equation
1.6 Lecture slides
1.1 Semiconductor crystals
1.2 Energy bands in semiconductors
1.3 Electron and hole densities
1.4 Carrier transport
1.5 Continuity equation
1.6 Drift-diffusion model
Schottky diodes
2.1 Metal-semiconductor junctions
2.2 Electrostatic analysis
2.3 Schottky diode current
2.4 Schottky diode breakdown
2.5 Spice model of a Schottky diode
2.1 Structure and principle of operation
2.1 Lecture slides
2.1 Example
2.2 Electrostatic analysis
2.2 Lecture slides
2.2 Example
2.3 Schottky diode current
2.3 Lecture slides
2.3 Examples
2.4 Schottky diode breakdown
2.4 Lecture slides
2.4 Example
2.5 Lecture slides
2.5 Example
2.1 Metal-semiconductor junctions
2.2 Electrostatic analysis
2.3 Schottky diode current
2.4 Schottky diode breakdown
2.5 Schottky diode SPICE model
p-n Diodes
3.1 p-n Diode structure
3.2 Electrostatic analysis
3.3 p-n Diode current
3.4 Minority carrier storage - diffusion capacitance
3.5 SPICE model of a p-n diode
3.1 p-n diode structure
3.1 Lecture slides
3.1 Example
3.2 Electrostatic analysis
3.2 Lecture slides
3.2 Examples
3.3 p-n Diode current
3.3 Lecture slides
3.3 Example
3.4 Diffusion capacitance
3.4 Lecture slides
3.4 Example
3.5 Lecture slides
3.5 Example
3.1 p-n diode structure
3.2 Electrostatic analysis
3.3 p-n diode current
3.4 Diffusion capacitance
3.5 SPICE model
Power diode losses
4.1 Diode resistance versus breakdown voltage
4.2 Switching losses
4.3 Comparison of Schottky and p-n diodes
4.1 Diode resistance versus breakdown voltage
4.1 Lecture slides
4.1 Example
Boost convertor tutorial
4.2 Lecture slides
4.3 Comparison of Schottky and p-n diodes
4.3 Lecture slides
4.1 Resistance versus breakdown voltage
4.2 Power diode losses
4.3 4H-SiC Schottky vs silicon p-n diodes
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