Semiconductor Power Devices Physics, Characteristics, Reliability
Semiconductor power devices are the heart of power electronics. They determine the performance of power converters and allow topologies with high efficiency. Semiconductor properties, pn-junctions and the physical phenomena for understanding power devices
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Josef Lutz · Heinrich Schlangenotto · Uwe Scheuermann · Rik De Doncker
Semiconductor Power Devices Physics, Characteristics, Reliability
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Prof. Dr. -Ing. Prof. h.c. Josef Lutz Chemnitz University of Technology Faculty of ET/IT Chair Power Electronics and Electromagnetic Compatibility Reichenhainer Str. 70 D-09126 Chemnitz Germany [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schlangenotto Stoltzestr. 86 D-63262 Neu-Isenburg Germany [email protected]
Dr. Uwe Scheuermann Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG Sigmundstr. 200 D-90431 Nürnberg Germany [email protected]
Prof. Dr. ir. Rik De Doncker RWTH Aachen University Faculty of ET&IT Chair Power Generation and Storage Systems (PGS) at E.ON ERC Mathieustrasse 6 D-52074 Aachen Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-11124-2 e-ISBN 978-3-642-11125-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-11125-9 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010934110 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L., Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Power electronics is gaining more and more importance in industry and society. It has the potential to substantially increase the efficiency of power systems, a task of great significance. To exploit this potential, not only engineers working in the development of improved and new devices but also application engineers in the field of power electronics need to understand the basic principles of semiconductor power devices. Furthermore, since a semiconductor device can only fulfil its function in a suitable environment, interconnection and packaging technologies with the related material properties have to be considered as well as the problem of cooling, which has to be solved for reliable applications. This book was written for students and for engineers working in the field of power device design and power electronics application. The focus was set on modern semiconductor switches such as power MOSFETs and IGBTs together with the essential freewheeling diodes. The engineer in practice may start his work with the book with the specific powe
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