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2006

4H SILICON-CARBIDE; TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY; DEFECT CENTERS; ANNIHILATION

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Effect Of C∕Si Ratio On Deep Levels In Epitaxial 4h–Sic, C. W. Litton, D. Johnstone, S. Akarca-Biyikli, K. S. Ramaiah, I. Bhat, T. P. Chow, J. K. Kim, E. F. Schubert Jan 2006

Effect Of C∕Si Ratio On Deep Levels In Epitaxial 4h–Sic, C. W. Litton, D. Johnstone, S. Akarca-Biyikli, K. S. Ramaiah, I. Bhat, T. P. Chow, J. K. Kim, E. F. Schubert

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Changing the ratio of carbon to silicon during the epitaxial 4H–SiC growth is expected to alter the dominant deep level trap, which has been attributed to a native defect. The C∕Si ratio was changed from one to six during epitaxialgrowth of SiC. Diodes fabricated on the epitaxial layer were then characterized using current-voltage and deep level transient spectroscopy. The single peak at 340K (Z1/Z2 peak), was deconvolved into two traps, closely spaced in energy. The concentration of one of the Z1/Z2 traps decreased with increasing C∕Si ratio. This result opposes theoretical predictions of carboninterstitial components, and supports assignment to a …