Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Ren Research Lab
Led by Fan Ren · Chemical Engineering
What we study
The lab studies semiconductor materials and devices, focusing on sensors for heart attacks and wide-energy-bandgap devices like Ga2O3. They use advanced semiconductor technologies and coatings for dental applications.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Building & testing
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Heart Attack Sensor Technology
Developing a real-time, low-cost sensor using AlGaN/GaN HEMTs to detect heart attacks.
Wide-Energy-Bandgap Devices
Studying Ga2O3 for high-power electronics and solar blind photodetectors.
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Ceramic Coatings for Dental Prostheses
Creating durable coatings to protect dental ceramics from chipping.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Pulsed-laser single-event effects study of AlN Schottky barrier diodes
2026 · APL Electronic Devices
Studies how laser pulses damage AlN semiconductor devices.
- Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Electrical Characteristics and Carrier Dynamics in Diamond Schottky and Heterojunction Devices
2026 · ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
Tests how gamma rays affect diamond-based electronic devices.
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- Determination of band offsets at the interfaces of NiO and Cr2O3 with InAlN
2026 · Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena
Measures energy barriers between materials to improve GaN transistors.
- Non-thermal and non-equilibrium recovery of high-temperature degraded enhancement mode GaN HEMTs
2026 · Applied Physics Letters
Recovers high-temperature-damaged GaN transistors using electron forces.
- Beyond Passive Reliability: Repeated Electron Wind Force Rejuvenation of GaN HEMTs
2026 · ACS Applied Electronic Materials
Uses electron forces to repair damaged GaN transistors at low temperatures.
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