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SiC power components - Technology

Author: Dominique TOURNIER

Publication date: February 10, 2007

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2. General aspects of SiC

2.1 Material evolution

A little history

Silicon carbide was discovered in 1824 by accident, during an experiment by Berzellius , who was trying to produce diamond. Although silicon carbide does not occur naturally on earth, Moissan discovered crystals of it in a meteorite...

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