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From: stu@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Stuart Harvey on ndcheg)
Newsgroups: sci.misc,sci.electronics
Subject: diamond seminconductors
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Date: 14 Feb 89 01:08:40 GMT
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I read an article in "Compressed Air" (a magazine of applied technology
and industrial management published by Ingersoll-Rand  Co.) about on  
going work at MIT that is looking at using diamond and a semiconductor
material.  The advantages of diamond semiconductors are that they can
withstand harsh environments and are capable of much higher speeds and
power levels that GaAs. As an example of being able to withstand a 
harsh environment a Schottky diode performed acceptably and  700 C
(the highest recorded temperature for a semiconductor).

My question is does anyone know the level of developement of these 
devices and where I might find more information about the current
technology?



Stuart Harvey
stu@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu