ZnO/SiC heterojunctions show great potential for various optoelectronic applications (e.g., ultraviolet light emitting diodes, photodetectors, and solar cells). However, the lack of a detailed understanding of the ZnO/SiC interface prevents an efficient and rapid optimization of these devices. Here, intrinsic (but inherently n-type) ZnO were deposited via molecular beam epitaxy on n-type 6H-SiC...

Silicon carbide composites (SiC/SiC) are promising candidate materials for fusion reactors. For the practical application of this class of materials, a design basis for SiC/SiC composites needs to be developed because of inherent brittle-like fracture, i.e., quasi-ductility, which is totally different from ductility of metals. For this purpose, the failure behavior, i.e., matrix cracking behavi...

Silicon carbide (SiC) an industrial-scale product manufactured through the Acheson process, is largely employed in various applications. Its toxicity has been poorly investigated. Our study aims at characterizing the physico-chemical features and the in vitro impact on biological activity of five manufactured SiC powders: two coarse powders (SiC C1/C2), two fine powders (SiC F1/F2) and a powder...

Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) arrays have been directly synthesized from templated Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the C-face of 4H-SiC substrates by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD), and the room-temperature thermal resistances of SiC-MWCNT-Ag interfaces at 69–345 kPa as well as the thermal resistances of SiCMWCNT-Ag interfaces up to 250 C (at 69 kPa) have been measured using a ...

SiC single crystal is usually grown by sublimation (modified Lely method). There is a lotof remaining issues that should be solved. One is the technical problems of SiC single crystal growth process. And the other is the theoretical problem based on SiC physical properties. As the example of technical issues, in this paper, the example of design optimization for SiC sublimation growth is descri...

This paper proposes a new design tool that can be used for the development of proper cooling component high-power three-phase SiC module-packs electric vehicles. Specifically, multidisciplinary approach process is presented based on accurate electrical, thermal and fluid-mechanics modeling as well computational testing module-pack under transient-load conditions, so it effectively meet highly-d...

OBJECTIVES To analyze a sample of pharmaceutical waste drawn from household garbage in Vienna, with the aim to learn whether and which medicines end up unused in normal household waste. METHODS We obtained a pharmaceutical waste sample from the Vienna Municipal Waste Department. This was drawn by their staff in a representative search in October and November 2009. We did a manual investigatio...