Luca Nela

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Luca Nela is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Nela has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Luca Nela's work include GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (27 papers), Ga2O3 and related materials (18 papers) and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (14 papers). Luca Nela is often cited by papers focused on GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (27 papers), Ga2O3 and related materials (18 papers) and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies (14 papers). Luca Nela collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Italy. Luca Nela's co-authors include Elison Matioli, Georgios Kampitsis, Remco van Erp, Reza Soleimanzadeh, George S. Tulevski, Jianshi Tang, Qing Cao, Jun Ma, Shu‐Jen Han and Nirmana Perera and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nano Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Luca Nela

33 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Co-designing electronics with microfluidics for more sustainable cooling

2020 744 citations Remco van Erp, Reza Soleimanzadeh et al. Nature profile →
GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives

2021 398 citations Matteo Meneghini, Carlo De Santi et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luca Nela Switzerland	18	1.1k	764	542	468	460	33	2.1k
Han Yan China	21	736 0.7×	337 0.4×	304 0.6×	496 1.1×	670 1.5×	96	2.0k
Hui Shen China	24	589 0.5×	339 0.4×	416 0.8×	682 1.5×	455 1.0×	146	1.9k
Debbie G. Senesky United States	28	1.6k 1.5×	845 1.1×	156 0.3×	934 2.0×	1.1k 2.4×	140	2.7k
Siew Lang Teo Singapore	24	548 0.5×	191 0.3×	375 0.7×	460 1.0×	475 1.0×	78	1.6k
Jae‐Eung Oh South Korea	23	446 0.4×	335 0.4×	218 0.4×	325 0.7×	358 0.8×	114	1.4k
Liliana Stan United States	28	668 0.6×	570 0.7×	169 0.3×	1.1k 2.4×	676 1.5×	101	2.4k
Binhai Yu China	26	917 0.9×	355 0.5×	246 0.5×	1.0k 2.2×	206 0.4×	87	1.7k
Yongsheng Shi China	20	354 0.3×	314 0.4×	490 0.9×	234 0.5×	833 1.8×	82	1.3k
Rebecca Cheung United Kingdom	28	1.6k 1.5×	260 0.3×	222 0.4×	971 2.1×	1.1k 2.4×	178	2.8k
Arup Neogi United States	24	422 0.4×	242 0.3×	317 0.6×	693 1.5×	994 2.2×	159	2.2k

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Erp, Remco van, et al.. (2024). In-Chip Microfluidic Cooling Integrated on GaN Power IC Reaching High Power Density of 78 kW/l. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 39(8). 9717–9723. 2 indexed citations

Nela, Luca, et al.. (2022). Enhancement-Mode Multi-Channel AlGaN/GaN Transistors With LiNiO Junction Tri-Gate. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 43(9). 1523–1526. 11 indexed citations

Nela, Luca, et al.. (2022). Intrinsic Polarization Super Junctions: Design of Single and Multichannel GaN Structures. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 69(4). 1798–1804. 10 indexed citations

Nela, Luca, et al.. (2022). Stable enhancement-mode operation in GaN transistor based on LiNiO junction tri-gate. Applied Physics Letters. 121(5). 2 indexed citations

Nela, Luca, Ming Xiao, Yuhao Zhang, & Elison Matioli. (2022). A perspective on multi-channel technology for the next-generation of GaN power devices. Applied Physics Letters. 120(19). 26 indexed citations

Nela, Luca, et al.. (2021). Figures-of-Merit of Lateral GaN Power Devices: Modeling and Comparison of HEMTs and PSJs. IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society. 9. 1066–1075. 11 indexed citations

Meneghini, Matteo, Carlo De Santi, Idriss Abid, et al.. (2021). GaN-based power devices: Physics, reliability, and perspectives. Journal of Applied Physics. 130(18). 398 indexed citations breakdown →

Nela, Luca, et al.. (2021). Impact of Embedded Liquid Cooling on the Electrical Characteristics of GaN-on-Si Power Transistors. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 42(11). 1642–1645. 18 indexed citations

Nela, Luca, Jun Ma, Xiang Peng, et al.. (2021). Multi-channel nanowire devices for efficient power conversion. Nature Electronics. 4(4). 284–290. 72 indexed citations

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Nela, Luca, et al.. (2020). Ultra-compact, High-Frequency Power Integrated Circuits Based on GaN-on-Si Schottky Barrier Diodes. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 36(2). 1269–1273. 35 indexed citations

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Erp, Remco van, Reza Soleimanzadeh, Luca Nela, Georgios Kampitsis, & Elison Matioli. (2020). Co-designing electronics with microfluidics for more sustainable cooling. Nature. 585(7824). 211–216. 744 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nela, Luca, et al.. (2020). Performance of GaN Power Devices for Cryogenic Applications Down to 4.2 K. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 36(7). 7412–7416. 76 indexed citations

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Perera, Nirmana, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikoo, Armin Jafari, Luca Nela, & Elison Matioli. (2020). $C_{\text{oss}}$ Loss Tangent of Field-Effect Transistors: Generalizing High-Frequency Soft-Switching Losses. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 35(12). 12585–12589. 10 indexed citations

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Zhu, Minghua, et al.. (2020). P-GaN Tri-Gate MOS Structure for Normally-Off GaN Power Transistors. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 42(1). 82–85. 28 indexed citations

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Nela, Luca, et al.. (2020). Conformal Passivation of Multi-Channel GaN Power Transistors for Reduced Current Collapse. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 42(1). 86–89. 19 indexed citations

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Perera, Nirmana, Armin Jafari, Luca Nela, et al.. (2020). Output-Capacitance Hysteresis Losses of Field-Effect Transistors. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1–8. 10 indexed citations

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Nela, Luca, Georgios Kampitsis, Jun Ma, & Elison Matioli. (2019). Fast-Switching Tri-Anode Schottky Barrier Diodes for Monolithically Integrated GaN-on-Si Power Circuits. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 41(1). 99–102. 28 indexed citations

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Nela, Luca, Minghua Zhu, Jun Ma, & Elison Matioli. (2019). High-Performance Nanowire-Based E-Mode Power GaN MOSHEMTs With Large Work-Function Gate Metal. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 40(3). 439–442. 32 indexed citations

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Zhu, Minghua, et al.. (2019). High-Voltage Normally-off Recessed Tri-Gate GaN Power MOSFETs With Low on-Resistance. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 40(8). 1289–1292. 39 indexed citations

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Nela, Luca, Jianshi Tang, Qing Cao, George S. Tulevski, & Shu‐Jen Han. (2018). Large-Area High-Performance Flexible Pressure Sensor with Carbon Nanotube Active Matrix for Electronic Skin. Nano Letters. 18(3). 2054–2059. 189 indexed citations

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