Synthesis
- Improving energy consumption of PVT process
- Establish a Digital Twin for SiC Furnaces
- Correlating precursor and reaction zone purity with SiC crystal purity: toward “ultra-pure” bulk SiC
- Elucidating the impact of N-doping of SiC on electronic and mechanical properties
Processing
- Developing novel routes for boule conversion
- Improving grinding/polishing methods and chemistries for lower cost processing
Metrology
- in situ growth monitoring techniques
- Defect quantification in Boule, prior to processing
- Rapid optical techniques for defect quantification in wafers
Education
- Establish a semiconductor metrology educational platform with Penn State MCL
- “Semiconductor Materials Science and Technology” Graduate Minor through the Interdisciplinary Departmental Graduate Program (IDGP) at Penn State
- Establish apprenticeships with Penn College and Penn State CNEU