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Epitaxial Growth of SiC on Non-Typical Orientations and MOS Interfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Hiroyuki Matsunami
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Kyoto University Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Tsunenobu Kimoto
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Kyoto University Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Hiroshi Yano
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Kyoto University Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Abstract

High-quality 4H-SiC has been epitaxially grown on (1120) substrates by chemical vapor deposition. The physical properties of epilayers and MOS interfaces on both (1120) and off-axis (0001) substrates are elucidated. An unintentionally doped 4H-SiC epilayer on (1120) shows a donor concentration of 1×1014 cm−3 with a total trap concentration as low as 3.8×1012 cm−3. Inversion-type planar MOSFETs fabricated on 4H-SiC (1120) exhibit a high channel mobility of 96 cm2/Vs. The channel mobility decreases according to the T−2.2 dependence above 200K, indicating reduced Coulomb scattering and/or electron trapping. The superior MOS interface on (1120) originates from the much lower interface state density near the conduction band edge.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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