{"id":5961,"date":"2026-02-12T12:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leb.tf.fau.de\/?page_id=5961"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:46:42","slug":"power-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leb.tf.fau.de\/en\/research\/power-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research is being conducted into modern device concepts that enable efficient control and conversion of electrical energy. In addition to optimizing device parameters such as minimizing switching speeds, reducing resistance in the conductive state, or increasing voltage resistance and current carrying capacity, systematic investigations are being conducted on the influence of defects on the yield and reliability of the devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current research topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Functionalization of the tunnel effect for power transistors (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leb.tf.fau.de\/faudir\/jan-dick\/\">Jan Dick<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigation of advanced concepts for SiC MOS power transistors with trench structures (Power Trench MOSFETs) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leb.tf.fau.de\/faudir\/stephan-kuehn\/\">Stephan K\u00fchn<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Characterization and evaluation of material defects with regard to yield and reliability of SiC MOS power transistors with trench structures (Power Trench MOSFETs) (<a href=\"http:\/\/xn--klbe-5qa\/\">Nadja K\u00f6lbel<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"faudir\">\r\n         <div class=\"format-compact\">\r\n        \r\n                <section class=\"format-compact-container\" aria-labelledby=\"section-title-6445827-2616\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\r\n                                        <header class=\"profile-header\">\r\n                       <h1 id=\"section-title-6445827-2616\"><span class=\"displayname\" itemprop=\"name\"><abbr title=\"Doctor\" itemprop=\"honorificPrefix\">Dr.-Ing.<\/abbr> <span class=\"namepart\"><span itemprop=\"givenName\">Tobias<\/span> <span itemprop=\"familyName\">Dirnecker<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1><p class=\"jobtitle\">Research associates<\/p>                \r\n                     <\/header>\r\n                     <div class=\"profile-details\">   \r\n                        <div class=\"profile-contact\"><h2 class=\"contact-title\">Contact<\/h2><ul class=\"icon list-icons\"><li class=\"email listcontent\"><span class=\"value\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Email: <\/span><a itemprop=\"email\" href=\"mailto:tobias.dirnecker@fau.de\">tobias.dirnecker@fau.de<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"profile-socialmedia\"><h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Social Media and Websites<\/h2><div class=\"icon-list icon\"><ul class=\"list-icons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.fau.de\/persons\/100132656\" itemprop=\"sameAs\" aria-label=\"Cris-Profile of Dr. Tobias Dirnecker\"><span class=\"link-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">cris.fau.de\/persons\/100132656<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                 <\/div>\r\n                <\/section>    \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research is being conducted into modern device concepts that enable efficient control and conversion of electrical energy. 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