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Wide-Bandgap Electronics for Energy Conversion

Czech Technical University in Prague · Department of Microelectronics · Czech

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Pictus PhD Fellowship Programme

Czech Technical University in Prague – International PhD Programme (PICTUS) will recruit 8 students (see Eligibility criteria below) for a full 48-month employment contract and enroll them in a specific PhD course. Candidates should prepare their own research proposal from the List of topics for the 2nd Call .

Application form should be filled and all required documents uploaded using the dedicated electronic form.

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Wide-Bandgap Electronics for Energy Conversion

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Semiconductor devices are at the heart of electrical energy conversion, playing a key role for environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions. Among all WBG semiconductors, diamond is deemed the ultimate material due to its extremely high breakdown electric field, high thermal conductivity, and high carrier mobility. However, the production of diamond devices suitable for power conversion applications is still hindered by technological limitations in material growth and engineering.

The aim of the project is the basic research of diamond power devices (both passive and active) produced by the homoepitaxial growth. The investigation will be focused on the understanding and improvement of the basic components like pseudo-vertical/vertical Schottky diodes, pseudo-vertical/vertical PiN diodes, MESFETs or MOSFETs.

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Co-supervisor: Prof. Jan Vobecký, Senior Principle R&D Engineer

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