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Type: 
Conference
Description: 
This paper reports a detailed study of the electrical activation and the surface morphology of 4H-SiC implanted with different doping ions (P for n-type doping and Al for p-type doping) and annealed at high temperature (1650–1700 C) under different surface conditions (with or without a graphite capping layer). The combined use of atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM) allowed to clarify the crucial role played by the implant damage both in evolution of 4H-SiC surface roughness and in the electrical activation of dopants after annealing. The high density of broken bonds by the implant makes surface atoms highly mobile and a peculiar step bunching on the surface is formed during high temperature annealing. This roughness can be minimized by using a capping layer. Furthermore, residual lattice defects or precipitates were found in …
Publisher: 
Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Publication date: 
1 Jan 2010
Authors: 

Ming Hung Weng, Fabrizio Roccaforte, Filippo Giannazzo, Salvatore Di Franco, Corrado Bongiorno, Edoardo Zanetti, Alfonso Ruggiero, Mario Saggio, Vito Raineri

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Volume: 156 Pages: 493-498
Origin: 
Solid State Phenomena