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Semiconductor materials and devices

Semiconductor materials and devices is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 146k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, particularly in the context of high-k dielectrics, gate oxides, and semiconductor devices. It covers topics such as thin film growth, dielectric breakdown mechanisms, metal gate transistors, interface engineering, and the impact of negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) degradation on device performance.

  • Atomic Layer Deposition
  • High-k Dielectrics
  • Gate Oxides
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Thin Film Growth
  • Dielectric Breakdown
  • Metal Gate Transistors
  • Interface Engineering
  • NBTI Degradation
Research works
146k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
14k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+3%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
35% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Semiconductor materials and devices
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