Thermoresistance of p-Type 4H-SiC Integrated MEMS Devices for High-Temperature Sensing

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Toan, Dinh
Tuan-Khoa, Nguyen
Hoang-Phuong, Phan
Quan, Nguyen
Han, Jisheng
Dimitrijev, Sima
Nam-Trung, Nguyen
Dzung, Viet Dao
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2019
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There is an increasing demand for the development and integration of multifunctional sensing modules into power electronic devices that can operate in high temperature environments. Here, the authors demonstrate the tunable thermoresistance of p‐type 4H–SiC for a wide temperature range from the room temperature to above 800 K with integrated flow sensing functionality into a single power electronic chip. The electrical resistance of p‐type 4H–SiC is found to exponentially decrease with increasing temperature to a threshold temperature of 536 K. The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) shows a large and negative value from −2100 to −7600 ppm K−1, corresponding to a thermal index of 625 K. From the threshold temperature of 536–846 K, the electrical resistance shows excellent linearity with a positive TCR value of 900 ppm K−1. The authors successfully demonstrate the integration of p–4H–SiC flow sensing functionality with a high sensitivity of 1.035 μA(m s−1)−0.5 mW−1. These insights in the electrical transport of p–4H–SiC aid to improve the performance of p–4H–SiC integrated temperature and flow sensing systems, as well as the design consideration and integration of thermal sensors into 4H–SiC power electronic systems operating at high temperatures of up to 846 K.

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Advanced Engineering Materials

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Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Materials engineering

Electronic sensors

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Mechanical engineering

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