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This paper presents a design and implementation of a high-power Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based multilevel Hbridge inverter to excite wireless charging coils for the wireless power transfer of electric vehicles (EVs). Compared to the…

The carrier emission efficiency of light emitting diodes is of fundamental importance for many technological applications, including the performance of GaN and other semiconductor photocathodes. We have measured the evolution of the emitted…

Gallium nitride (GaN) as a wide-band gap material has been widely used in solid-state lighting. Thanks to its high nonlinearity and high refractive index contrast, GaN-on-insulator (GaNOI) is also a promising platform for nonlinear optical…

High-efficient heat dissipation plays critical role for high-power-density electronics. Experimental synthesis of ultrahigh thermal conductivity boron arsenide (BAs, 1300 W m-1K-1) cooling substrates into the wide-bandgap semiconductor of…

Using recently available GaN FETs, a 600 Volt three-stage, multi-FET switch has been developed having 2 nanosecond rise time driving a 200 Ohm load with the potential of approaching 30 MHz average switching rates. Possible applications…

The aim of this work is to design and implement an embedded system capable to characterize some relevant figures of merit of Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide transistors in a wide range of frequencies. In particular, the designed system…

Outstanding wide-bandgap semiconductor material such as gallium nitride (GaN) has been extensively utilized in power electronics, radiofrequency amplifiers, and harsh environment devices. Due to its quantum confinement effect in enabling…

A broadband travelling wave kicker operating with 80 MHz repetition rates is required for the new PIP-II accelerator at Fermilab. We present a technique to drive simultaneously four series-connected enhancement mode GaN-on-silicon power…

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a typical wide-bandgap semiconductor with a critical role in a wide range of electronic applications. Ballistic thermal transport at nanoscale hotspots will greatly reduce the performance of a device when its…

We demonstrate second order optical nonlinearity in a silicon architecture through heterogeneous integration of single-crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon (100) substrates. By engineering GaN microrings for dual resonance around…

Nonlinear interactions between ultrashort optical waveforms and solids can be used to induce and steer electric current on a femtosecond (fs) timescale, holding promise for electronic signal processing at PHz frequencies [Nature 493, 70…

This paper presents the design of an 800 V 11 kVA three-level three-phase active neutral point clamped inverter, utilizing 650 V gallium nitride enhancement-mode high-electron-mobility transistors, to evaluate its feasibility in electric…

We measure top-gated graphene field effect transistors (GFETs) with nanosecond-range pulsed gate and drain voltages. Due to high-k dielectric or graphene imperfections, the drain current decreases ~10% over time scales of ~10 us, consistent…

In this work, we present a detailed photophysical analysis of recently-discovered optically stable, single photon emitters (SPEs) in Gallium Nitride (GaN). Temperature-resolved photoluminescence measurements reveal that the emission lines…

Achieving monolithic integration of passive acoustic wave devices, in particular RF filters, with active devices such as RF amplifiers and switches, is the optimal solution to meet the challenging communication requirements of mobile…

Owing to its wide (3.4 eV) and direct-tunable band gap, gallium nitride (GaN) is an excellent material platform for UV photodetectors. GaN is also stable in radiation-rich and high-temperature environments, which makes photodetectors…

Photoresponse of Au nanoparticle functionalized semiconducting GaN (Au-GaN) nanowires is reported for an optical switching using 532 excitation. Wide band gap GaN nanowires are grown by catalyst assisted chemical vapour deposition technique…

We present a systematic study of the current-voltage characteristics and electroluminescence of gallium nitride (GaN) nanowire on silicon (Si) substrate heterostructures where both semiconductors are n-type. A novel feature of this device…

Device based on GaN have great potential for high power switching applications due to its high breakdown field and high electron mobility. In this work, we present the device design of a vertical GaN-on-GaN PN power diode using high…

Advances in power electronics have made it possible to achieve high power levels, e.g., reaching GW in grids, or alternatively high output bandwidths, e.g., beyond MHz in communication. Achieving both simultaneously, however, remains…