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Al and B ion-implantations in 6H- and 3C-SiC

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.358776· OSTI ID:6493564
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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
  3. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375 (United States)
  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
  5. GE Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York 12301 (United States)

Low (keV) and high (MeV) energy Al and B implants were performed into n-type 6H- and 3C-SiC at both room temperature and 850 [degree]C. The material was annealed at 1100, 1200, or 1400 [degree]C for 10 min and characterized by secondary ion mass spectrometry, Rutherford backscattering (RBS), photoluminescence, Hall and capacitance-voltage measurement techniques. For both Al and B implants, the implant species was gettered at 0.7 R[sub p] (where R[sub p] is the projected range) in samples implanted at 850 [degree]C and annealed at 1400 [degree]C. In the samples that were amorphized by the room temperature implantation, a distinct damage peak remained in the RBS spectrum even after 1400 [degree]C annealing. For the samples implanted at 850 [degree]C, which were not amorphized, the damage peak disappeared after 1400 [degree]C annealing. P-type conduction is observed only in samples implanted by Al at 850 [degree]C and annealed at 1400 [degree]C in Ar, with 1% dopant electrical activation.

DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
6493564
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics; (United States) Vol. 77:6; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English