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Aluminium nitride is of interest in electronics because it combines

  • A.optical transparency with high electrical conductivity
  • B.high thermal conductivity with electrical insulation
  • C.high electrical conductivity together with a low cost
  • D.plasticity together with a very low firing temperature

Answer: B

Correct answer: high thermal conductivity with electrical insulation

Those two properties normally go together only in metals, which conduct both, so a material that conducts heat like a metal and blocks current like a ceramic is unusual and valuable. Aluminium nitride is used as a substrate and heat spreader in power electronics, where the heat must be carried away from the device and the current must not be. Its thermal expansion also matches silicon reasonably well.

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