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| author | Aller, Henry T. Pfeifer, Thomas W. Mamun, Abdullah Huynh, Kenny Tadjer, Marko Feygelson, Tatyana Hobart, Karl Anderson, Travis Pate, Bradford Jacobs, Alan Lundh, James Spencer Goorsky, Mark Khan, Asif Hopkins, Patrick Graham, Samuel |
| author_facet | Aller, Henry T. Pfeifer, Thomas W. Mamun, Abdullah Huynh, Kenny Tadjer, Marko Feygelson, Tatyana Hobart, Karl Anderson, Travis Pate, Bradford Jacobs, Alan Lundh, James Spencer Goorsky, Mark Khan, Asif Hopkins, Patrick Graham, Samuel |
| contents | This study investigates thermal transport across nanocrystalline diamond/AlGaN interfaces, crucial for enhancing thermal management in AlGaN/AlGaN-based devices. Chemical vapor deposition growth of diamond directly on AlGaN resulted in a disordered interface with a high thermal boundary resistance (TBR) of 20.6 m^2-K/GW. We employed sputtered carbide interlayers (e.g., $B_4C$, $SiC$, $B_4C/SiC$) to reduce thermal boundary resistance in diamond/AlGaN interfaces. The carbide interlayers resulted in record-low thermal boundary resistance values of 3.4 and 3.7 m^2-K/GW for Al$_{0.65}$Ga$_{0.35}$N samples with $B_4C$ and $SiC$ interlayers, respectively. STEM imaging of the interface reveals interlayer thicknesses between 1.7-2.5 nm, with an amorphous structure. Additionally, Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT) characterization of sections of the STEM images displayed sharp crystalline fringes in the AlGaN layer, confirming it was properly protected from damage from hydrogen plasma during the diamond growth. In order to accurately measure the thermal boundary resistance we develop a hybrid technique, combining time-domain thermoreflectance and steady-state thermoreflectance fitting, offering superior sensitivity to buried thermal resistances. Our findings underscore the efficacy of interlayer engineering in enhancing thermal transport and demonstrate the importance of innovative measurement techniques in accurately characterizing complex thermal interfaces. This study provides a foundation for future research in improving thermal properties of semiconductor devices through interface engineering and advanced measurement methodologies. |
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| spellingShingle | Low Thermal Resistance of Diamond-AlGaN Interfaces Achieved Using Carbide Interlayers Aller, Henry T. Pfeifer, Thomas W. Mamun, Abdullah Huynh, Kenny Tadjer, Marko Feygelson, Tatyana Hobart, Karl Anderson, Travis Pate, Bradford Jacobs, Alan Lundh, James Spencer Goorsky, Mark Khan, Asif Hopkins, Patrick Graham, Samuel Materials Science Atomic Physics This study investigates thermal transport across nanocrystalline diamond/AlGaN interfaces, crucial for enhancing thermal management in AlGaN/AlGaN-based devices. Chemical vapor deposition growth of diamond directly on AlGaN resulted in a disordered interface with a high thermal boundary resistance (TBR) of 20.6 m^2-K/GW. We employed sputtered carbide interlayers (e.g., $B_4C$, $SiC$, $B_4C/SiC$) to reduce thermal boundary resistance in diamond/AlGaN interfaces. The carbide interlayers resulted in record-low thermal boundary resistance values of 3.4 and 3.7 m^2-K/GW for Al$_{0.65}$Ga$_{0.35}$N samples with $B_4C$ and $SiC$ interlayers, respectively. STEM imaging of the interface reveals interlayer thicknesses between 1.7-2.5 nm, with an amorphous structure. Additionally, Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT) characterization of sections of the STEM images displayed sharp crystalline fringes in the AlGaN layer, confirming it was properly protected from damage from hydrogen plasma during the diamond growth. In order to accurately measure the thermal boundary resistance we develop a hybrid technique, combining time-domain thermoreflectance and steady-state thermoreflectance fitting, offering superior sensitivity to buried thermal resistances. Our findings underscore the efficacy of interlayer engineering in enhancing thermal transport and demonstrate the importance of innovative measurement techniques in accurately characterizing complex thermal interfaces. This study provides a foundation for future research in improving thermal properties of semiconductor devices through interface engineering and advanced measurement methodologies. |
| title | Low Thermal Resistance of Diamond-AlGaN Interfaces Achieved Using Carbide Interlayers |
| topic | Materials Science Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08076 |