中国物理B ›› 2019, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (10): 106101-106101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab3cc2

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Defects and electrical properties in Al-implanted 4H-SiC after activation annealing

Yi-Dan Tang(汤益丹), Xin-Yu Liu(刘新宇), Zheng-Dong Zhou(周正东), Yun Bai(白云), Cheng-Zhan Li(李诚瞻)   

  1. 1 High-Frequency High-Voltage Devices and Integrated Circuits Research and Development Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3 Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd, Zhuzhou 412001, China
  • 收稿日期:2019-06-28 修回日期:2019-08-16 出版日期:2019-10-05 发布日期:2019-10-05
  • 通讯作者: Yi-Dan Tang, Xin-Yu Liu E-mail:tangyidan@ime.ac.cn;xyliu@ime.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0100601).

Defects and electrical properties in Al-implanted 4H-SiC after activation annealing

Yi-Dan Tang(汤益丹)1,2, Xin-Yu Liu(刘新宇)1, Zheng-Dong Zhou(周正东)3, Yun Bai(白云)1, Cheng-Zhan Li(李诚瞻)3   

  1. 1 High-Frequency High-Voltage Devices and Integrated Circuits Research and Development Center, Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3 Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd, Zhuzhou 412001, China
  • Received:2019-06-28 Revised:2019-08-16 Online:2019-10-05 Published:2019-10-05
  • Contact: Yi-Dan Tang, Xin-Yu Liu E-mail:tangyidan@ime.ac.cn;xyliu@ime.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0100601).

摘要: The defects and electrical properties in Al-implanted 4H-SiC after activation annealing (1600 ℃-1800 ℃) are investigated. High temperature annealing can reduce the ion implantation-induced damage effectively, but it may induce extended defects as well, which are investigated by using Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS/C), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. According to the ratio of the channeled intensity to the random intensity in the region just below the surface scattering peak (Xmin) and RBS/C analysis results, the ion implantation-induced surface damages can be effectively reduced by annealing at temperatures higher than 1700 ℃, while the defects near the bottom of the ion-implanted layer cannot be completely annealed out by high temperature and long time annealing process, which is also demonstrated by SIMS and TEM analyses. Referring to the defect model and TEM analyses, an optimized annealing condition can be achieved through balancing the generation and elimination of carbon vacancies in the ion implanted layers. Furthermore, the electrical and surface properties are also analyzed, and the hole concentration, mobility, and resistivity are obtained through the Hall effect. The optimized activation annealing conditions of 1800 ℃/5 min are achieved, under which the lower defects and acceptable electrical properties are obtained.

关键词: Al-implanted 4H-SiC, activation annealing, extended defects, carbon vacancies

Abstract: The defects and electrical properties in Al-implanted 4H-SiC after activation annealing (1600 ℃-1800 ℃) are investigated. High temperature annealing can reduce the ion implantation-induced damage effectively, but it may induce extended defects as well, which are investigated by using Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS/C), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. According to the ratio of the channeled intensity to the random intensity in the region just below the surface scattering peak (Xmin) and RBS/C analysis results, the ion implantation-induced surface damages can be effectively reduced by annealing at temperatures higher than 1700 ℃, while the defects near the bottom of the ion-implanted layer cannot be completely annealed out by high temperature and long time annealing process, which is also demonstrated by SIMS and TEM analyses. Referring to the defect model and TEM analyses, an optimized annealing condition can be achieved through balancing the generation and elimination of carbon vacancies in the ion implanted layers. Furthermore, the electrical and surface properties are also analyzed, and the hole concentration, mobility, and resistivity are obtained through the Hall effect. The optimized activation annealing conditions of 1800 ℃/5 min are achieved, under which the lower defects and acceptable electrical properties are obtained.

Key words: Al-implanted 4H-SiC, activation annealing, extended defects, carbon vacancies

中图分类号:  (Doping and impurity implantation)

  • 61.72.U-
61.80.Jh (Ion radiation effects) 68.55.Ln (Defects and impurities: doping, implantation, distribution, concentration, etc.)