A Formation of SiO2/4H-SiC Interface by Oxidizing Deposited Poly-Si and High Temperature Hydrogen Annealing

ABSTRACTA formation of SiO2/4H-SiC interfaces by oxidizing deposited poly-Si on a 4H-SiC substrate and high temperature hydrogen annealing at low pressure ( 8.5×102 Pa ) has been investigated. The oxidation rate of deposited poly-Si was approximately 100 times faster than that of a SiC. Hydrogen annealing more effectively reduced the flat band voltage shift ( ΔVfb ) of the 4H-SiC MOS structure than argon and vacuum annealing. Moreover, the good SiO2/4H-SiC interface was formed because ΔVfb decreased as the oxidation temperature increased.