| Preface | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Ideal Power Switching Waveforms | p. 2 |
| Ideal and Typical Power Rectifier Characteristics | p. 3 |
| Unipolar Power Rectifiers | p. 4 |
| Bipolar Power Rectifiers | p. 8 |
| Typical Power Rectifier Applications | p. 10 |
| DC-DC Buck Converter | p. 10 |
| Variable-Frequency Motor Drive | p. 11 |
| Summary | p. 13 |
| References | p. 13 |
| Schottky Rectifiers | p. 15 |
| Power Schottky Rectifier Structure | p. 16 |
| Forward Conduction | p. 17 |
| Reverse Blocking | p. 22 |
| Schottky Barrier Lowering | p. 23 |
| Pre-Breakdown Avalanche Multiplication | p. 25 |
| Silicon Carbide Schottky Rectifiers | p. 26 |
| Summary | p. 27 |
| References | p. 28 |
| Junction Barrier Controlled Schottky Rectifiers | p. 29 |
| Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) Rectifier Structure | p. 30 |
| Forward Conduction Models | p. 32 |
| Silicon JBS Rectifier: Forward Conduction Model A | p. 33 |
| Silicon JBS Rectifier: Forward Conduction Model B | p. 35 |
| Silicon JBS Rectifier: Forward Conduction Model C | p. 37 |
| Silicon JBS Rectifier: Example | p. 39 |
| Silicon Carbide JBS Rectifier: Forward Conduction Model | p. 45 |
| JBS Rectifier Structure: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 50 |
| Silicon JBS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 50 |
| Silicon Carbide JBS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 59 |
| Trade-Off Curve | p. 71 |
| Summary | p. 73 |
| References | p. 74 |
| Trench Schottky Barrier Controlled Schottky Rectifiers | p. 75 |
| Trench Schottky Barrier controlled Schottky (TSBS) Rectifier Structure | p. 76 |
| Forward Conduction Model | p. 78 |
| Silicon TSBS Rectifier: Example | p. 81 |
| Silicon Carbide TSBS Rectifier: Example | p. 88 |
| TSBS Rectifier Structure: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 93 |
| Silicon TSBS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 93 |
| Silicon Carbide TSBS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 103 |
| Trade-Off Curve | p. 112 |
| Summary | p. 114 |
| References | p. 115 |
| Trench MOS Barrier Controlled Schottky Rectifiers | p. 117 |
| Trench MOS Barrier controlled Schottky (TMBS) Rectifier Structure | p. 118 |
| Forward Conduction Model | p. 122 |
| Silicon TMBS Rectifier: Example | p. 124 |
| Silicon Carbide TMBS Rectifier: Example | p. 129 |
| TMBS Rectifier Structure: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 133 |
| Silicon TMBS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 133 |
| Silicon Carbide TMBS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 145 |
| Trade-Off Curve | p. 148 |
| Summary | p. 150 |
| References | p. 150 |
| P-i-N Rectifiers | p. 151 |
| One-Dimensional Structure | p. 152 |
| High Level Injection Current | p. 152 |
| Injection into the End-Regions | p. 161 |
| Forward Conduction Characteristics | p. 163 |
| Silicon Carbide P-i-N Rectifiers | p. 168 |
| Reverse Blocking | p. 170 |
| Switching Performance | p. 172 |
| P-i-N Rectifier Trade-Off Curves | p. 190 |
| Summary | p. 192 |
| References | p. 193 |
| MPS Rectifiers | p. 195 |
| Device Physics | p. 197 |
| Low Forward Bias Conditions | p. 198 |
| High Level Injection Conditions | p. 201 |
| On-State Voltage Drop | p. 206 |
| Forward Conduction Characteristics | p. 211 |
| Injection into the N+ End-Region | p. 213 |
| Silicon Carbide MPS Rectifiers | p. 229 |
| Reverse Blocking | p. 245 |
| Silicon MPS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 246 |
| Silicon Carbide MPS Rectifier: Reverse Leakage Model | p. 252 |
| Switching Performance | p. 260 |
| Stored Charge | p. 260 |
| Reverse Recovery | p. 261 |
| Silicon Carbide MPS Rectifier: Reverse Recovery | p. 276 |
| MPS Rectifier Trade-Off Curves | p. 283 |
| Summary | p. 285 |
| References | p. 285 |
| SSD Rectifiers | p. 287 |
| Device Physics | p. 288 |
| High Level Injection Conditions | p. 289 |
| On-State Voltage Drop | p. 294 |
| Forward Conduction Characteristics | p. 298 |
| Injection into the N+ End-Region | p. 299 |
| Reverse Blocking | p. 309 |
| Switching Performance | p. 318 |
| Stored Charge | p. 318 |
| Reverse Recovery | p. 320 |
| SSD Rectifier Trade-Off Curves | p. 324 |
| Silicon Carbide SSD Rectifiers | p. 325 |
| Summary | p. 327 |
| References | p. 328 |
| Synopsis | p. 329 |
| DC-to-DC Buck Converter Application | p. 331 |
| Typical Motor Control Application | p. 334 |
| Summary | p. 344 |
| References | p. 344 |
| Author's Biography | p. 345 |
| Index | p. 349 |
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