Amorphous Silicon Carbide Platform for Next Generation Penetrating Neural Interface Designs

Amorphous Silicon Carbide for Photovoltaic Applications

Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktor der Naturwissenschaften Introduction Figure 1.1: One possible amorphous silicon (white) and carbon (black) network with incorporated hydrogen (small black dots) a-SiC:H. 20 Figure 1.2: Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) absorption spectra for a typical stoichiometric SiC layer as deposited at 350°C. 21 Figure 1.3: Auger electron spectro...

Observation of Shear Wave Generation at Bonded Silicon- Carbide Interface

The drive toward higher efficiencies and performance in energy production and transportation equipment has posed a continual challenge for the materials scientists and engineers involved in design and construction of such equipment. The laws of thermodynamics specify that increased efficiency can best be achieved by the use of the highest possible temperatures. As the desired operating temperat...

Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Silicon Carbide

Excellent physical and chemical properties make silicon carbide (SiC) a prominent candidate for a variety of applications, including high-temperature, high-power, and high-frequency and optoelectronic devices, structural component in fusion reactors, cladding material for gas-cooled fission reactors, and an inert matrix for the transmutation of Pu(Katoh, Y. et al., 2007; Snead, L. L. et al., 20...

PECVD Amorphous Silicon Carbide (α-SiC) Layers for MEMS Applications

In vivo Characterization of Amorphous Silicon Carbide As a Biomaterial for Chronic Neural Interfaces

Implantable microelectrode arrays (MEAs) offer clinical promise for prosthetic devices by enabling restoration of communication and control of artificial limbs. While proof-of-concept recordings from MEAs have been promising, work in animal models demonstrates that the obtained signals degrade over time. Both material robustness and tissue response are acknowledged to have a role in device life...