Planar terminations in 4H-SiC Schottky diodes with low leakage and high yields

Author(s):  
R. Singh ◽  
J.W. Palmour
2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1827-1834 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Kosyachenko ◽  
V. M. Sklyarchuk ◽  
O. F. Sklyarchuk ◽  
O. L. Maslyanchuk ◽  
V. A. Gnatyuk ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 556-557 ◽  
pp. 1003-1006
Author(s):  
Pierre Brosselard ◽  
Dominique Tournier ◽  
Miquel Vellvehi ◽  
Josep Montserrat ◽  
Phillippe Godignon ◽  
...  

In this paper, we propose new designs of Schottky, JBS and PiN diodes, which process technology is compatible with that of vertical power SiC JFETs. Three novel diode designs are proposed and we report their electrical characteristics. The P+ buried layer implant of the JFET is used for the PiN anode formation and for the P+ islands of the JBS. The Schottky diode differs from a standard Schottky diode since buried rings below the Schottky contact region have been included and the anode metal layer also contacts the buried P+ region at the diode periphery. With this last approach, the resulting Schottky diodes show low leakage currents and surge current capability, with a lower on-state voltage than the JBS.


2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 022002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqi Wang ◽  
Siddharth Alur ◽  
Yogesh Sharma ◽  
Fei Tong ◽  
Resham Thapa ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 952-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. Geis ◽  
N. N. Efremow ◽  
J. A. von Windheim

1999 ◽  
Vol 572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Rupp ◽  
Christian Hecht ◽  
Arno Wiedenhofer ◽  
Dietrich Stephani

ABSTRACTResults about a new CVD system suited for epitaxial growth on six 2 inch SiC-wafers at a time are presented. Excellent gas flow stability is achieved for this new reactor type as shown by in- situ observations of the gas flow dynamics in the reactor chamber. These experimental results agree favorably with numerical process simulation results.The epitaxial layers grown in the multi-wafer system so far show a by an order of magnitude higher background impurity level (≤1015 cm−3) as reported previously for layers grown in single-wafer systems by the authors and other groups (≤ 1014 cm−3). On the other hand, the doping homogeneity achieved until today is very encouraging. The variation on a 2 inch wafer is less than ± 20% at about 1*1016 cm−3. The wafer to wafer variation of the average doping value both within a run and from run to run is within 15 %. The reproducibility and uniformity of the layer thickness is even better (total thickness variation ≤5% on a 2 inch wafer). The surface of the epitaxial layers is very smooth with a typical growth step height of 0.5 nm (4H, 8° off orientation). First measurements on Schottky diodes build on these layers show low leakage current values indicating low point defect density in the epitaxial layers.


2017 ◽  
Vol 897 ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Schoeck ◽  
Jonas Buettner ◽  
Mathias Rommel ◽  
Tobias Erlbacher ◽  
Anton J. Bauer

High-voltage 4H-SiC Junction Barrier Schottky diodes with a reverse breakdown voltage of over 4.5 kV and a turn-on voltage below 1 V have been fabricated. They achieved a forward current of 5 A at a forward voltage drop of 1.8 V and 20 A at 4.2 V. A low reverse leakage current of 0.3 μA at 1.2 kV and 37 μA at 3.3 kV was measured. The chip size was 7.3 mm x 7.3 mm, the active area 0.25 cm2 and the diode was able to handle a repetitive pulse current density of over 300 A/cm2 without degradation. Floating field rings in combination with a field-stop ring were used as edge termination to reach 73 % of the theoretical breakdown voltage. The epitaxial layer was 32 μm thick, with a nitrogen doping concentration of 1 x 1015 cm-3. The JBS diodes have been manufactured in a 100 mm SiC prototyping line, using well established processing technology, to achieve cost-efficient devices.


2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 035026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wasi Uddin ◽  
Mohd Saleem Pasha ◽  
Veerendra Dhyani ◽  
Sarmistha Maity ◽  
Samaresh Das

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