University of Waterloo

$141,350.00 CAD

≈ 22 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2025-2026
Agreement period
March 13, 2026 – March 31, 2028
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2025-2026-Q4-1040497

Published purpose

As a wide-bandgap compound semiconductor with high-bond strength, Gallium Nitride (GaN) exhibits the ability to operate in extreme environments. The highbond strength makes it inherently radiation hard, while the wide bandgap allows for operation at high temperature (or room temperature with reduced carrier concentration). In the Project,GaN material properties subject to heavy irradiation will beexplored, along with two-types of sensors. Both sensors leverage the same quantum mechanical phenomena of the 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) which forms at a GaN/AlGaN heterojunction.

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