Review Article

Review and Evaluation of Power Devices and Semiconductor Materials Based on Si, SiC, and Ga-N

Table 1

Comparative performance for the Si, SiC, and Ga-N materials.

ParametersSiCSiGa-N

Electron mobility650 cm2/V1200 cm2/V2000 cm2/V
Thermal conductivity5 W/cmK1.5 W/cmK1.3 W/cmK
Breakdown field3.5 mV/cm0.3 mV/cm3.3 mV/cm