Publications de Catherine Erine

Intrinsic Polarization Super Junctions: Design of Single and Multichannel GaN Structures

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela, Amirmohammad Miran Zadeh

Super junctions (SJs) have enabled unprecedented performance in Silicon power devices, which could be further improved by applying this concept to wide bandgap semiconductors like gallium nitride (GaN). Currently, polarization super junctions (PSJs) are th ...

2022

Performance of GaN Power Devices for Cryogenic Applications Down to 4.2 K

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are employed in an increasing number of applications thanks to their excellent performance. Nevertheless, their potential for cryogenic applications, such as space, aviation, and superconducting systems, has not yet been ...

2021

Multi-channel nanowire devices for efficient power conversion

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Vasiliki Tileli, Taifang Wang, Tzu-Hsien Shen, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

Nanowire-based devices can potentially be of use in a variety of electronic applications, from ultrascaled digital circuits to 5G communication networks. However, the devices are typically restricted to low-power applications due to the relatively low elec ...

2021

Heterostructure design and field management in III-N high-electron mobility electronic devices

Catherine Erine

III-N family of materials has offered multiple groundbreaking technologies in the field of optoelectronics and high-power radio-frequency (RF) devices. Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have revolutionized low-energy lighting. Gallium nitride (GaN) RF mark ...

EPFL2021

P-GaN Tri-Gate MOS Structure for Normally-Off GaN Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Minghua Zhu, Pirouz Sohi, Catherine Erine, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Luca Nela

In this letter, we present a new concept for normally-off AlGaN/GaN-on-Si MOS-HEMTs based on the combination of p-GaN, tri-gate and MOS structures to achieve high threshold voltage (V-TH) and low on-resistance (R-ON). The p-GaN is used to engineer the band ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

High-Performance Enhancement-Mode AlGaN/GaN Multi-Channel Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Halil Kerim Yildirim

AlGaN/GaN devices have shown outstanding potential for power conversion applications. However, despite the recent progress, their performance is still far from what the material can offer in terms of on-resistance and breakdown voltage. To address this cha ...

IEEE2021

p-GaN field plate for low leakage current in lateral GaN Schottky barrier diodes

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

High-voltage gallium nitride Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) suffer from large off-state leakage current, which further degrades during operation at high temperatures and limits the device blocking capabilities. The key to achieving low off-state leakage is ...

AIP American Institute of Physics2021

p-NiO Junction Termination Extensions for High Voltage Vertical GaN Devices

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Riyaz Mohammed Abdul Khadar, Pirouz Sohi, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Taifang Wang, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Alessandro Floriduz

In this paper, we illustrate the use of RF-sputtered p-NiO to fabricate Junction Termination Extensions (JTEs) for high-performance vertical GaN-on-Si Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs). The GaN epitaxial structures were grown on 6-inch Si wafers by MOCVD. The ...

IEEE2021

Figures-of-Merit of Lateral GaN Power Devices: modeling and comparison of HEMTs and PSJs

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela, Maria Vittoria Oropallo

In this work, we propose a simple and yet accurate physical model to describe the figures-of-merit (FOMs) of lateral GaN power devices. While the performance limit of vertical devices is well understood, the FOMs of lateral devices are not properly describ ...

2021

Impact of Embedded Liquid Cooling on the Electrical Characteristics of GaN-on-Si Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela

Wide-Band-Gap semiconductors have enabled considerable miniaturization of power devices, which requires, however, new thermal management solutions to handle the resulting high heat fluxes. Recently, embedded liquid cooling in GaN-on-Si devices was demonstr ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

Multi-Channel AlGaN/GaN In-Plane-Gate Field-Effect Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Giovanni Santoruvo, Catherine Erine

In this letter, we present a multi-channel in-plane-gate field effect transistor (MC-IPGFET). In the proposed device, multiple vertically stacked two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) are simultaneously controlled by lateral in-plane gates formed with the ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2020

Conformal Passivation of Multi-Channel GaN Power Transistors for Reduced Current Collapse

Kai Cheng, Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Catherine Erine, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Luca Nela, Halil Kerim Yildirim

Multi-channel power devices, in which several AlGaN/GaN layers are stacked to achieve multiple two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs), have recently led to a significant increase in the device conductivity while maintaining high breakdown voltage, resultin ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2020

High-Voltage Normally-off Recessed Tri-Gate GaN Power MOSFETs With Low on-Resistance

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Minghua Zhu, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

In this letter, we present normally-off GaN-on-Si MOSFETs based on the combination of tri-gate with a short barrier recess to yield a large positive threshold voltage (VTH) while maintaining a low specific on resistance (R ON,SP ) and high current density ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2019

On the Dynamic Performance of Laterally Gated Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Giovanni Santoruvo, Armin Jafari, Catherine Erine, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani

Laterally gated transistors have been proposed as an innovative device architecture in which a semiconducting channel is controlled by side gates. In this sense, the gate can either be in contact with the sidewalls or be separated by a gap. In the latter c ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2019

1200 V Multi-Channel Power Devices with 2.8 Ω•mm ON-Resistance

Kai Cheng, Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Minghua Zhu, Catherine Erine, Luca Nela

Here we report novel multi-channel AlGaN/GaN MOSHEMTs with high breakdown voltage (V BR ) and low ON-resistance (R ON ). The multi-channel structure was judiciously designed to yield a small sheet resistance (R s ) of 80 Ω/sq using only four 2DEG channels, ...

IEEE2019

Multi-channel tri-gate normally-on/off AlGaN/GaN MOSHEMTs on Si substrate with high breakdown voltage and low ON-resistance

Kai Cheng, Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Catherine Erine

AIP American Institute of Physics2018