A common current gain of 70 has been achieved in 4H-SiC bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) at room temperature, which is the highest among those reported. BJTs having an active area of 4 mm × 4 mm exhibit a specific on-resistance of 6.3 mΩ cm2 at 25°C, which increases to 17.4 mΩ cm2 at 250°C. BVCEO (the breakdown voltage from collector to emitter with open base) and BVCBO (the breakdown voltage from collector to base with open emitter) of 1200 V were observed at <5 μA leakage currents at all temperatures up to 250°C. Dynamic characteristics were measured using the IXYS RF/Directed Energy IXDD415 gate driver evaluation board to drive the BJT. A collector current (I C) rise time at turn-on of 32 ns was measured with a 1.6 A gate current provided to support the collector current of 63 A. An I C fall time at turn-off of 16 ns was achieved.
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This research was funded through the Cooperative Agreement W911NF-04-2-0022 program supported by the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Md.
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Jonas, C., Capell, C., Burk, A. et al. 1200 V 4H-SiC Bipolar Junction Transistors with A Record β of 70. J. Electron. Mater. 37, 662–665 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-007-0331-1
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