PrefaceChapter 1: Properties of Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Materials and DevicesA Novel Non-Invasive Cryostatic Spectrometry Technique to Characterize the Carriers’ Multiplication Factor in Silicon Carbide Power DevicesElectroluminescence Spectra of a Gate Switched MOSFET at Cryogenic and Room Temperatures Agree with Ab Initio Calculations of 4H-SiC/SiO2-Interface DefectsComparison of the Performance-Degrading Near-Interface Traps in Commercial SiC MOSFETsSiC MOSFETs Biased C-V Curves: A Temperature InvestigationBody Diode of 1.2kV SiC MOSFET: Unipolar and Bipolar OperationPulsed Forward Bias Body Diode Stress of 1200 v SiC MOSFETs with Individual Mapping of Basal Plane DislocationsInvestigation on Switching Characteristics of 3.3kV SiC Power MOSFETs with SiO2/ SiN Gate StackMeasurement and Analysis of Body Diode Stress of 3.3 kV Sic-Mosfets with Intrinsic Body Diode and Embedded SBDImpact of Turn-Off Gate Voltage and Temperature on Threshold Voltage Instability in Pulsed Gate Voltage Stresses of SiC MOSFETsSmall-Signal Impedance and Split C-V Characterization of High-κ SiC Power MOSFETsLifetime Projection of Bipolar Operation of SiC DMOSFETChapter 2: Materials in ConstructionShear Strength Analysis of Rock due to the Effect of Surface Roughness Based on Laboratory Testing and Numerical ModelingExternal Shear Strengthening of RC Beams with Anchored Geopolymer Fiber Mortar Panel: An Experimental StudyFailure Mode of GFRP Bar RC Beams Using GFRP Sheet as Shear ReinforcementStrength Development of Seawater Mixed and Cured Concrete with Various Replacement Ratios of Fly AshStudy on some Properties of Sustainable Mortar Incorporating Processed Waste Tea AshInvestigation of Depth Variations of the Bamboo Twigs for its Acoustical PerformanceThe Sound Absorption Characteristics of Bamboo Twigs Based on Surface Combination PatternsThe Utilization of Geopolymer Mortar as Permanent Formwork in Reinforced Concrete BeamAssessment of Stone Ash as a Fine Aggregate Material to Meet the Value of Normal Concrete Compressive StrengthSound Absorption Coefficient Analysis for Composite Made of Agricultural Waste