PrefaceChapter 1: Silicon Carbide Wafer ManufacturingTransfer of Heteroepitaxial Grown 3C-SiC Layers for Application in Optical Frequency CombsSuppression of In-Grown SF Formation and BPD Propagation in 4H-Sic Epitaxial Layer by Sublimating Sub-Surface Damage before the GrowthNi-Silicide Ohmic Contacts on 4H-SiC Formed by Multi Pulse Excimer Laser Annealing In Situ Monitoring of the Ambient Gas Phase during PVT Growth of Nominally Undoped High Resistivity SiC BoulesStudy of GHz-Burst Femtosecond Laser Micro-Punching of 4H-SiC Wafers3C-SiC Island Growth on 4H-Sic Terraces: Statistical Evidence for the Orientation Selection RuleDevelopment of High Quality 8 Inch 4H-SiC SubstratesTailored Polycrystalline Substrate for SmartSiCTM Substrates Enabling High Performance Power DevicesStudy on Estimation of Device Yield in Non-Epitaxial 4H-SiC Material Relating to Defect Densities Influencing Bipolar Degradation with XRT- MeasurementsChapter 2: Functional MaterialsPVA Nanofibers Embedded with Different Concentration of ZnO Prepared by Electrospinning MethodDielectric Properties of Epoxy Composites Containing Silver Nanoparticle and Carbon Nanotube over the X-Band FrequencyThermomechanical and Dielectric Properties Relationship of Hybrid Carbon Black and Nano Silica Epoxy CompositesSelective Etch for Micromachining Process in Manufacturing Hybrid Microdevices composed of Ni-Mn-Ga and Silicon LayersImpedance and Dielectric Characterization of Epoxy Composites Containing Carbon Black and Carbon NanotubesChapter 3: Microwave Absorbing MaterialsThe Optimal Performance of a Geopolymer Hollow Pyramidal Microwave Absorber with Triangular SlottedThe Performance of Hollow Pyramidal Microwave Absorber Using Different Slot SizeUtilization of Carbon Biomass as an Absorbing Material in Anti-Microwave Brick Walls Manufacturing