High-voltage fast diode with "soft" recovery

作者:Grekhov I V*; Rozhkov A V; Kostina L S; Konovalov A V; Fomenko Yu L
来源:Technical Physics, 2011, 56(10): 1429-1433.
DOI:10.1134/S1063784211100082

摘要

High-voltage fast silicon p (+) Nn (+) diodes used in almost all modern electrical energy converters must have a low residual voltage in the conducting state, but can simultaneously be rapidly switched to the off state with low commutation losses without producing a surge overvoltage. Such a combination of parameters is usually ensured by producing the profile concentration distribution for recombination centers in the N base with a peak of the p (+) N junctions. Such a distribution is produced by irradiating the p (+) Nn (+) diode in vacuum by protons or alpha particles on the side of the p (+) N junctions. We report on the results of testing of diodes in which profile distribution for the centers is obtained using a simpler and more productive method by electron bombardment in a certain energy range in air. It is shown using the specially designed devices with a blocked voltage up to 5 kV that all dynamic characteristics of the diodes correspond to the world standard, and the residual voltage in the conducting state for the working current density is approximately 30% lower.

  • 出版日期2011-10