@phdthesis{Atzl2020, type = {Master Thesis}, author = {Beatrice Atzl}, title = {Synthesis of doped polycrystalline silicon carbide films for light-emitting diodes}, doi = {10.25924/opus-3652}, pages = {xi, 62, VI}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Graphite substrates underwent two methods of creating doped silicon carbide films via carbothermal reduction; the first method being liquid-phase processing, or dip-coating, and the second gas-phase processing, otherwise referred to as the solid-vapour reaction. The dip-coating procedure resulted in flaky coatings, while the solid-vapour reaction resulted in polycrystalline films with columnar growth that displayed promising morphological and electrical properties. The films were tested on their performance as semiconductor diodes, and proved that carbothermal reduction in the gas phase is a promising technique for creating polycrystalline silicon carbide films for the application of light-emitting diodes.}, language = {en} }