Development of high-voltage SiC Power Electronic Devices

Abstract

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a widely used wide bandgap semiconductor which has the advantages of high voltage, high current capacity, low loss, fast heat dissipation and so on. In this paper, we review recent progress in the high-voltage SiC power electronic devices, including schottky barrier diode (SBD), PiN diode, junction barrier schottky diode (JBS), metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), gate turn-off thyristor (GTO), and SiC power module. Moreover futher applications and perspectives of high voltage SiC devices is discussed.