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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Wide-bandgap semiconductors are semiconductor materials that permit devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperature than conventional semiconductor materials allowing more powerful electrical mechanisms to be built which are cheaper and more energy efficient. \"Wide-bandgap\" refers to higher-energy electronic band gaps, usually significantly larger than one electronvolt (eV). The exact threshold of \"wideness\" depends on the context, relative to what is considered a normal bandgap for the particular application at the particular time, but in contemporary usage, \"wide\" bandgap typically refers to material with a band gaps of at least two or three eV, significantly greater than that of the commonly used semiconductors, silicon (1.1 eV) or gallium arsenide (1.4 eV). WBG semiconductors are considered by the US Department of Energy to be a foundational technology that will transform multiple markets and industries, resulting in billions of dollars of savings for businesses and consumers when use becomes widespread. Applications include optoelectronic devices such as those for LED lighting and power components needed for higher efficiency transformers for grid and alternative energy generation as well as the robust and efficient power components used in high energy vehicles from electric trains to plug-in electric vehicles. Wide bandgap materials are often utilized in applications in which high-temperature operation is important."@en }

• Wide-bandgap_semiconductor abstract "Wide-bandgap semiconductors are semiconductor materials that permit devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperature than conventional semiconductor materials allowing more powerful electrical mechanisms to be built which are cheaper and more energy efficient. \"Wide-bandgap\" refers to higher-energy electronic band gaps, usually significantly larger than one electronvolt (eV). The exact threshold of \"wideness\" depends on the context, relative to what is considered a normal bandgap for the particular application at the particular time, but in contemporary usage, \"wide\" bandgap typically refers to material with a band gaps of at least two or three eV, significantly greater than that of the commonly used semiconductors, silicon (1.1 eV) or gallium arsenide (1.4 eV). WBG semiconductors are considered by the US Department of Energy to be a foundational technology that will transform multiple markets and industries, resulting in billions of dollars of savings for businesses and consumers when use becomes widespread. Applications include optoelectronic devices such as those for LED lighting and power components needed for higher efficiency transformers for grid and alternative energy generation as well as the robust and efficient power components used in high energy vehicles from electric trains to plug-in electric vehicles. Wide bandgap materials are often utilized in applications in which high-temperature operation is important.".